(A) There is created the Adult Protection Coordinating Council under the auspices of the State Health and Human Services Finance Commission and is comprised of:

1. (1) one member from the institutional care service provision system or a family member of a consumer of that system and one member from the home and community-based service provision system or a family member of a consumer of that system, both of whom must be appointed by the Governor for terms of two years; and

2. (2) these members who shall serve ex officio:

   1. (a) Attorney General or a designee;
   2. (b) Board of Long Term Health Care Administrators, Executive Director, or a designee;
   3. (c) State Board of Nursing for South Carolina, Executive Director, or a designee;
   4. (d) Commission on Aging, Executive Director, or a designee;
   5. (e) Criminal Justice Academy, Executive Director, or a designee;
   6. (f) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Commissioner, or a designee;
   7. (g) State Department of Mental Health, Commissioner, or a designee;
   8. (h) South Carolina Department of Mental Retardation, Commissioner, or a designee;
   9. (i) Adult Protective Services Program, Director, or a designee;
   10. (j) Health and Human Services Finance Commission, Executive Director, or a designee;
   11. (k) Joint Legislative Committee on Aging, Chair, or a designee;
   12. (l) Police Chiefs' Association, President, or a designee;
   13. (m) Prosecution Coordination Commission, Executive Director, or a designee;
   14. (n) South Carolina Protection and Advocacy System for the Handicapped, Inc., Executive Director, or a designee;
   15. (o) South Carolina Sheriff's Association, Executive Director, or a designee;
   16. (p) South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Chief, or a designee;
   17. (q) Long Term Care Ombudsman or a designee;
   18. (r) South Carolina Medical Association, Executive Director, or a designee;
   19. (s) South Carolina Health Care Association, Executive Director, or a designee;
   20. (t) South Carolina Home Care Association, Executive Director, or a designee.