§ 416a - Resident Advisory Committees

CHAPTER 10— ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME › SUBCHAPTER I— ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF RETIREMENT HOME

(a)(1) A Resident Advisory Committee is an elected body of residents at each facility of the Retirement Home established to provide a forum for all residents to express their needs, ideas, and interests through elected representatives of their respective floor or area.

(a)(2) A Resident Advisory Committee—

(a)(2)(A) serves as a forum for ideas, recommendations, and representation to management of that facility of the Retirement Home to enhance the morale, safety, health, and well-being of residents; and

(a)(2)(B) provides a means to communicate policy and general information between residents and management.

(b) The election process for the Resident Advisory Committee at a facility of the Retirement Home shall be coordinated by the facility Ombudsman.

(c)(1) The Chairperson of a Resident Advisory Committee shall be elected at large and serve a two-year term.

(c)(2) Chairpersons serve as a liaison to the Administrator and are voting members of the Advisory Council. Chairpersons shall create meeting agendas, conduct the meetings, and provide a copy of the minutes to the Administrator, who will forward the copy to the Chief Operating Officer for approval.

(d) At a minimum, meetings of a Resident Advisory Committee shall be conducted quarterly.