205.590 Technical advisory committees.
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(1)The following technical advisory committees shall be established for the purpose of
acting in an advisory capacity to the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance with
respect to the administration of the medical assistance program and in performing
the function of peer review:
(a)A Technical Advisory Committee on Physician Services consisting of five
physicians appointed by the council of the Kentucky State Medical
Association;
(b)A Technical Advisory Committee on Hospital Care consisting of five
hospital administrators appointed by the board of trustees of the Kentucky
Hospital Association;
(c)A Technical Advisory Committee on Dental Care consisting of five
dentists appointed by the Kentucky Dental Association;
(d)A Technical Advisory Committee on Nursing Service consisting of five
nurses appointed by the board of directors of the Kentucky State Association
of Registered Nurses;
(e)A Technical Advisory Committee on Nursing Home Care consisting of six
members of which five
(5)members shall be appointed by the Kentucky
Association of Health Care Facilities, and one
(1)member shall be appointed
by the Kentucky Association of Nonprofit Homes and Services for the Aging,
Inc.;
(f)A Technical Advisory Committee on Optometric Care consisting of five
members appointed by the Kentucky Optometric Association;
(g)A Technical Advisory Committee on Podiatric Care consisting of five
podiatrists appointed by the Kentucky Podiatry Association;
(h)A Technical Advisory Committee on Primary Care consisting of five
primary care providers, two
(2)of whom shall represent licensed health
maintenance organizations, appointed by the Governor, until such time as an
association of primary care providers is established, whereafter the association
shall appoint the members;
(i)A Technical Advisory Committee on Home Health Care consisting of five
members appointed by the board of directors of the Kentucky Home Health
Association;
(j)A Technical Advisory Committee on Consumer Rights and Client Needs
consisting of seven
(7)members, with one
(1)member to be appointed by
each of the following organizations: the American Association of Retired
Persons Kentucky, the Family Resource Youth Services Coalition of
Kentucky, the Kentucky Association of Community Health Workers, the
Kentucky Legal Services Corporation, the Arc of Kentucky, the Department
of Public Advocacy, and the National Association of Social Workers-
Kentucky Chapter;
(k)A Technical Advisory Committee on Behavioral Health consisting of seven
(7)members, with one
(1)member to be appointed by each of the following
organizations: the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition, the Kentucky
Association of Regional Programs, the National Alliance on Mental Illness
(NAMI)Kentucky, a statewide mental health consumer organization, the
People Advocating Recovery (PAR), the Brain Injury Association of America-
Kentucky Chapter, and the Kentucky Brain Injury Alliance;
(l)A Technical Advisory Committee on Children's Health consisting of ten
members, with one
(1)member to be appointed by each of the following
organizations: the Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
the Kentucky PTA, the Kentucky Psychological Association, the Kentucky
School Nurses Association, the Kentucky Association for Early Childhood
Education, the Family Resource and Youth Services Coalition of Kentucky,
the Kentucky Youth Advocates, the Kentucky Association of Hospice and
Palliative Care, a parent of a child enrolled in Medicaid or the Kentucky
Children's Health Insurance Program appointed by the Kentucky Head Start
Association, and a pediatric dentist appointed by the Kentucky Dental
Association;
(m)A Technical Advisory Committee on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities consisting of nine
(9)members, one
(1)of whom shall be a
consumer who participates in a nonresidential community Medicaid waiver
program, one
(1)of whom shall be a consumer who participates in a
residential community Medicaid waiver program, one
(1)of whom shall be a
consumer representative of a family member who participates in a community
Medicaid waiver program, and one
(1)of whom shall be a consumer
representative of a family member who resides in an ICF/ID facility that
accepts Medicaid payments, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor;
one
(1)member shall be appointed by the Arc of Kentucky; one
(1)member
shall be appointed by the Commonwealth Council on Developmental
Disabilities; one
(1)member shall be appointed by the Kentucky Association
of Homes and Services for the Aging; and two
(2)members shall be appointed
by the Kentucky Association of Private Providers, one
(1)of whom shall be a
nonprofit provider and one
(1)of whom shall be a for-profit provider;
(n)A Technical Advisory Committee on Therapy Services consisting of six
members, two
(2)of whom shall be occupational therapists and shall be
appointed by the Kentucky Occupational Therapists Association, two
(2)of
whom shall be physical therapists and shall be appointed by the Kentucky
Physical Therapy Association, and two
(2)of whom shall be speech therapists
and shall be appointed by the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing
Association;
(o)A Technical Advisory Committee on Pharmacy consisting of seven
members, two
(2)of whom shall be Kentucky licensed pharmacists who own
fewer than ten
(10)pharmacies in the Commonwealth and shall be appointed
by the Kentucky Independent Pharmacy Alliance, two
(2)of whom shall be
Kentucky licensed pharmacists and shall be appointed by the Kentucky
Pharmacy Association, and one
(1)member to be appointed by each of the
following organizations: the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky
Primary Care Association, and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores;
(p)A Technical Advisory Committee on Persons Returning to Society from
Incarceration consisting of twelve
(12)members of whom:
1. One
(1)shall be appointed by each of the following organizations: the
Kentucky Jailers Association, the Kentucky Medical Association, the
Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse-Midwives,
Community Action of Kentucky, the Homeless and Housing Coalition
of Kentucky, the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, a Kentucky
civil legal aid program, the Kentucky Department of Corrections, the
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy, the Kentucky Association of
Regional Programs, and the Kentucky Administrative Office of the
Courts; and
2. One
(1)formerly incarcerated individual who is a current or former
Medicaid recipient shall be appointed by Mental Health America of
Kentucky; and
(q)A Technical Advisory Committee on Emergency Medical Services consisting
of seven
(7)members, one
(1)of whom shall represent the air medical
industry and shall be appointed by the Kentucky Chapter of the Association of
Air Medical Services; one
(1)of whom shall be appointed by the Kentucky
Board of Emergency Medical Services; two
(2)of whom shall represent the
emergency medical services billing industry and shall be members of and
appointed by the Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association; two
(2)of
whom shall represent ground ambulance providers and shall be appointed by
the Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association; and one
(1)of whom shall
represent a fire-based emergency medical service and shall be appointed by
the Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs. All members appointed to this
committee shall represent emergency medical services providers that operate
in Kentucky and shall have experience in interpreting, implementing, or
ensuring compliance with Medicaid regulations.
(2)The members of the technical advisory committees shall serve until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
(3)Each appointive member of a committee shall serve without compensation but shall
be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses in carrying out their
duties with reimbursement for expenses being made in accordance with state
regulations relating to travel reimbursement.