(a) There is established a Board of Long-Term Care Administration to consist of 7 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
(b) The Board shall regulate the practice of nursing home administration, the practice of assisted living administration, and the practice of home health care administration.
(c) Of the members of the Board, 2 shall be nursing home administrators licensed in the District, one shall be an assisted living administrator licensed in the District, one shall be an educator from an institution of higher learning engaged in teaching health care administration, one shall be an allied health professional licensed in the District who has a demonstrated interest in long-term care, one shall be a health professional licensed in the District who has experience in long-term care such as a social worker or other long-term care professional such as a home health care administrator, and one shall be a consumer member.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.
(e) Of the members initially appointed under this section, 2 shall be appointed for a term of one year, 2 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The terms of the members first appointed shall begin on the date that a majority of the first members are sworn in, which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.
(Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 205, 33 DCR 729; Oct. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 7-31, § 3(d), 34 DCR 3789; Mar. 26, 2014, D.C. Law 20-96, § 102(f), 61 DCR 1184.)
1981 Ed., § 2-3302.5.
This section is referenced in § 1-523.01.
The 2014 amendment by D.C. Law 20-96 rewrote the section.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions
Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards
Subchapter II - Establishment of Health Occupation Boards and Advisory Committees; Membership; Terms
§ 3–1202.01. Board of Dentistry
§ 3–1202.02. Board of Dietetics and Nutrition
§ 3–1202.05. Board of Long-Term Care Administration
§ 3–1202.06. Board of Occupational Therapy
§ 3–1202.07. Board of Optometry
§ 3–1202.08. Board of Pharmacy and Advisory Committee on Clinical Laboratory Practitioners
§ 3–1202.09. Board of Physical Therapy
§ 3–1202.10. Board of Podiatry
§ 3–1202.11. Board of Psychology
§ 3–1202.12. Board of Social Work
§ 3–1202.13. Board of Professional Counseling
§ 3–1202.14. Board of Respiratory Care
§ 3–1202.15. Board of Massage Therapy
§ 3–1202.16. Board of Chiropractic
§ 3–1202.17. Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
§ 3–1202.18. Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
§ 3–1202.19. Boards of Allied Health executive director
§ 3–1202.20. Boards of Behavioral Health executive director
§ 3–1202.21. Board of Veterinary Medicine
§ 3–1202.22. Board of Veterinary Medicine executive director