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§ 131E-125 GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA § 131E-128 128-1 or G.S. 128-1.1. Any count)' commissioner who is appointed to the com- mittee shall be deemed to be serving on the committee in an ex officio capacity. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for the amount of actual expenses incurred by them in the per- formance of their duties. The names of the committee members and the dat': of expiration of their te~s shall be filed with the Division of Aging which shall supply a copy to the Division of Facility ~ices. ~ ' (~) The Division of Aging, Dep~ment of Human ~sources, shall develop training materials which shall be distributed ~ each committee mem~r and nursing home. Each committee member must receive training as sp~ified by the Division of Aging prior ~ exercising any ~wer under subs~tion (h) of th~s section. The Division of Aging, Department of Human Resources, shall provide the committees with info~ation, ~idelines, training, and consultation ~ direct them in the perfo~ance of their duties. (h) (1) Each committee shall apprise i~elfofthe general ~nditions under which the persons are residing in the homes, and shall work for the best interes~ of the ~rsons in the homes. This may include assisting persons who have ~ievances with the home and facilitating the res- olution of ~ievances at the local level. (2~ Each commit~e shall quarterly visit the nursing home it se~es. For each official qua~rly visit, a majority of the commit~ mem~rs shall ~ present. In addition, each commit~ may visit the nu~ing homo it ~rves whenever it d~ms it nece~a~, ~ ca~ out i~ duties. In counties with four or more nursing homes, the su~ommittee assi~ed ~ a home shall perfm'm the duties of the ~mmit~e under this subdivision, and a majority of the su~ommit~e mem~ must ~ present for any visit. (3} Each member of a committee shall have the right between 10:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. to enter into the facility the commit~e se~es in order ~ carry out the members' res~nsibilities. In a ~unty whe~ sub~mmittees have ~en established, this right of acce~ shall ~ limi~d to homes se~ed by those subcommit~es to which the mem~r has ~en ap~in~d. (4) ~e commit~e or subcommit~e may communica~ through i~ chair with the Department or any other agency in relation ~ the inte~st of any patient. The names of all complaining persons shall remain coufidential unless written pe~ission is given for disclosure. (5) Each home shall c~perate with the committee as it carries out i~ duties. (6) Before entering in~ any nursing home, the committee, subcommittee, or member shall identify itselfto the person present at the facility who is in charge of the facility at that time. {1977, c. 897, s. 2; 1977. 2nd Sess., c. 1192, s. 1; 1983, c. 143, ss. 4-9; c. 775, s. 1.) 775. s. 6, the changes made by c. 143 have been fence, and inserted "and the governing ~ies oF effectuated in this section. Rel~reaces in c. 143 the hospilsls licen~d under A~icle 5 of G.S. 430