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(9) The for-profit urban nursing home or assisted |
living industry. |
(10) The for-profit rural nursing home or assisted |
living industry. |
(11) The not-for-profit nursing home or assisted |
living industry. |
(12) The home care association or home care industry. |
(13) The adult day care association or adult day care |
industry. |
(14) An association representing workers who provide |
long-term services and supports. |
(15) A representative of providers that serve the |
predominantly ethnic minority populations. |
(16) Case Management Organizations. |
(17) Three consumer representatives which may include |
a consumer of long-term services and supports or an |
individual who advocates for such consumers. For purposes |
of this provision, "consumer representative" means a |
person who is not an elected official and who has no |
financial interest in a health or long-term care delivery |
system. |
(c) The Task Force shall not meet unless all consumer |
representative positions are filled. The Task Force shall |
reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender. |
(d) The Chair of the Task Force shall be appointed by the |
Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. |
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(e) The Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family |
Services shall assign appropriate staff and resources to |
support the efforts of the Task Force. The Task Force shall |
meet as often as necessary but not less than 4 times per |
calendar year. |
(f) The Task Force shall promote and facilitate |
communication, coordination, and collaboration among relevant |
State agencies and communities of color, limited |
English-speaking communities, and the private and public |
entities providing services to those communities. |
(g) The Task Force shall do all of the following: |
(1) Document the number and types of Long-Term Services |
and Supports (LTSS) providers in the State and the number |
of clients served in each setting. |
(2) Document the number and racial profiles of |
residents using LTSS including, but not limited to, |
residential nursing facilities, assisted living |
facilities, adult day care, home health services, and other |
home and community based long-term care services. |
(3) Document the number and profiles of family or |
informal caregivers who provide care for minority elders. |
(4) Compare data over multiple years to identify trends |
in the delivery of LTSS for each racial or ethnic category |
including: Alaskan Native or American Indian, Asian or |
Pacific Islander, black or African American, Hispanic, or |
white. |
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(5) Identify any racial disparities in the provision of |
care in various LTSS settings and determine factors that |
might influence the disparities found. |
(6) Identify any disparities uniquely experienced in |
metropolitan or rural areas and make recommendations to |
address these areas. |
(7) Assess whether the LTSS industry, including |
managed care plans and independent providers, is equipped |
to offer culturally sensitive, competent, and |
linguistically appropriate care to meet the needs of a |
diverse aging population and their informal and formal |
caregivers. |
(8) Consider whether to recommend that the State |
require all home and community based services as a |
condition of licensure to report data similar to that |
gathered under the Minimum Data Set and required when a new |
resident is admitted to a nursing home. |
(9) Identify and prioritize recommendations for |
actions to be taken by the State to address disparity |
issues identified in the course of these studies. |
(10) Monitor the progress of the State in eliminating |
racial disparities in the delivery of LTSS. |
(h) The Task Force shall conduct public hearings, |
inquiries, studies, and other forms of information gathering to |
identify how the actions of State government contribute to or |
reduce racial disparities in long-term care settings. |