N.Y. PBH Law § 4603

§ 4603. Continuing care retirement community council; powers and\nduties. 1. The continuing care retirement community council is hereby\nestablished, to consist of the following, or their designees: the\nattorney general; the commissioner; the director of the office for the\naging; and eight public members appointed by the governor. Such public\nmembers shall be representative of the public, and have a demonstrated\nexpertise or interest in continuing care retirement communities;\nprovided that no more than one such member shall be a sponsor, owner,\noperator, manager, member of a board of directors, or shareholder of a\ncontinuing care retirement community. At least two public members shall\nbe residents of a continuing care retirement community. At least one of\nthe public members shall be a representative of an organization with\ndemonstrated experience in representing the interests of senior\ncitizens. The public members of the council shall have fixed terms of\nfour years. The council shall be chaired by the commissioner or the\ndesignee of such commissioner.\n (a) Members of such council shall serve without compensation for their\nservices as members of the council, except that each of them may be\nallowed the necessary and actual expenses which such member shall incur\nin the performance of their duties under this article.\n (b) A majority of the appointed voting membership of the council shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n 2. The council shall meet as often as the commissioner may deem\nnecessary to fulfill its responsibilities. The council shall have the\nfollowing powers and duties:\n a. to advise the commissioner on policy matters related to the\nestablishment and operation of continuing care retirement communities;\n b. to advise the commissioner in the development of the state's\noverall policy regarding continuing care retirement communities and\ncause studies and research to be conducted as it may deem advisable and\nnecessary; and\n c. to make any other recommendations to the commissioner as may be\nnecessary to encourage or further regulate the development of continuing\ncare retirement communities.\n