Section 1603-V - Powers and duties of council.(a)General rule.--The council shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To consult with various departments and agencies and to make recommendations on regulations, licensure, financing or any other responsibilities of those departments or agencies relating to long-term care.(2) To perform such other duties as the Governor may assign relating to long-term care.(3) To approve reports produced by any committee established under section 1604-V before release to the public or the General Assembly.(4) To develop and adopt rules for conducting council meetings, including, but not limited to, the procedure for formally adopting the approval of committee reports before release to the public.(5) To develop and adopt rules for conducting committee meetings. This power includes, but is not limited to, determining the scope of responsibilities for each committee, the number of members for each committee and the procedure for formally adopting the approval of committee reports before release to the council.(6) To assign topics for research and study to each committee. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit a committee from proposing topics for consideration to the council.(b) Scope.--All the powers and duties enumerated in this section shall be performed in a manner that addresses all areas of long-term care, including, but not limited to, institutional care and home-based and community-based services.Added by P.L. TBD 2023 No. 34,§ 8, eff. 12/13/2023.