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OG <br /> committee I may be a member of that committee. Any county <br /> commissioner who is appointed to the committee shall be deemed to <br /> be serving on the committee in an ex officio capacity. Members <br /> of the committee shall serve without compensation, but may be <br /> reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the <br /> performance of their duties. The names of the committee members <br /> and the date of expiration of their terms shall be filed with the <br /> Division of Aging, Department of Human Resources. <br /> (h) The Division of Aging, Department of Human Resources, <br /> shall develop training materials, which shall be distributed to <br /> each committee member. Each committee member must receive <br /> training as specified by the Division of Aging prior to <br /> exercising any power under G. S. 131D-32. The Division of Aging, <br /> Department , of Human Resources, shall provide the committees with <br /> information, guidelines, training, and consultation to direct <br /> them in the performance of their duties. " <br /> Sec. 2. G. S. 131D-32 is rewritten to read as follows: <br /> " (a) The committee shall serve as the nucleus for increased <br /> community involvement with domiciliary homes and their residents. <br /> (b) The committee shall promote community education and <br /> awareness df the needs of aging and disabled persons who reside <br /> in domiciliary homes, and shall work towards keeping the public <br /> informed about aspects of long-term care and the operation of <br /> domiciliary homes in North Carolina. <br /> (c) The committee shall develop and recruit volunteer <br /> resources to enhance the quality of life for domiciliary home <br /> residents. <br /> (d) The committee shall establish linkages with the <br /> domiciliary home administrators and the county Department of <br /> Social Services for the purpose of maintaining the intent of the <br /> domiciliarlil home residents' Bill of Rights. <br /> (e) Each committee shall apprise itself of the general <br /> conditions under which the persons are residing in the homes, and <br /> shall work for the best interests of the persons in the homes. <br /> This may include assisting persons who have grievances with the <br /> home and 'facilitating the resolution of grievances at the local <br /> level. The names of all, complaining persons and the names of <br /> residents involved in the complaint shall remain confidential <br /> unless writ1ten permission is given for disclosure. The committee <br /> shall notify the enforcement agency of all verified violations of <br /> the Domiciliary Home Residents' Bill of Rights. <br /> • (f) The committee or subcommittee may communicate through the <br /> • committee chair with the Department of Human Resources, the <br /> county Department of Social Services, or any other agency in <br /> relation to the interest of any resident. <br /> (g) Each committee shall : quarterly visit the homes for the <br /> aged and disabled it serves. Eor each official quarterly visit, <br /> a majoritylof the committee members shall be present. A minimum <br /> of three members of the committee shall, make at least one visit <br /> annually to each family care home and group home for <br /> developmentally disabled adults present in the county. In <br /> addition, each committee may visit the domiciliary homes it <br /> serves whenever it deems it necessary to carry out its duties. <br /> / In counties with subcommittees, the subcommittee assigned to a <br /> home shall. ! perform the duties of the committee under this <br /> Senate Bill 18 3 <br />