Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
Within the planning and service area, an area agency on aging must:
(a) Serve as an effective and visible
advocate and focal point for older persons in the planning and service area;
and,
(b) Develop and administer the
area plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services for older
persons in accordance with the requirements of its contract with the
department.
(2) Each area
agency on aging must agree to the following responsibilities:
(a) Establish and maintain a board of
directors and an advisory council. The responsibilities, membership, frequency
of meeting, by-laws and minutes of the advisory council must follow the
conditions as required under Section 306(a)(6)(D) of the Older Americans Act of
1965, as amended in 2006.
(b)
Establish and maintain staff to administer the area plan.
(c) Plan social, health, nutrition and
in-home services to meet the current and projected needs of older persons in
the planning and service area, within the limits of available funds.
(d) Contract with service providers to assist
socially or economically needy older persons, with special emphasis on
low-income older individuals, including low-income minority older individuals,
older individuals with limited English proficiency and older individuals
residing in rural areas, as established by local needs assessment
information.
(e) Have procedures
for handling complaints from persons whose services have been denied,
terminated or reduced under any programs funded by the Older Americans Act. The
procedures shall be developed in accordance with the area agency on aging's
contract with the department.
(f)
Provide programmatic and technical assistance to service providers and monitor
and assess services provided under the area plan.
(g) Provide financial management services,
technical assistance and financial monitoring of the operations of the service
providers, and maintain accountability for all contracted funds awarded by the
department.
(h) Provide training
and staff development necessary for the implementation of the area
plan.
(i) Accurately prepare and
submit programmatic and fiscal reports required by departmental policies in a
timely manner as specified in its contract with the department.
(j) Coordinate with other programs serving
older persons to ensure a comprehensive service delivery system.
(k) Ensure that membership of the area agency
on aging governing board is composed of persons residing within the planning
and service area. Each governing board shall adopt in its by-laws specific
policy concerning conflict of interest regarding board members. No conflict
policy shall be less stringent than the Code of Conduct provided in chapter
112, part III, F.S., the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and
Employees.
(3) The Area
Agency on Aging is authorized to plan and administer the programs listed in
this subsection as established by the provisions of its contract with the
department:
(a) Older Americans Act of 1965,
as amended in 2006:
Title III B - Supportive Services and Senior Centers
Program;
Title III C - Nutrition Programs;
Title III D - Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Services Program;
Title III E - National Family Caregiver Support Program; and,
Title VII - Elder Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation. The
department shall directly administer programs from Title VII, Older Americans
Act, Programs for Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation; and the
Outreach, Counseling, and Assistance Program.
(b) Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the
Elderly Program.
(c) Medicaid
Waiver Aged and Disabled Adults (ADA) and Assisted Living for the Elderly (ALE)
programs.
(d) United States
Department of Agriculture programs.
(e) Additional federal grant programs as
awarded by the federal government.
Rulemaking Authority
430.08 FS. Law Implemented
430.03,
430.04
FS.
New 12-23-81, Formerly 10A-11.07, 10A-11.007, Amended
3-28-95, 9-24-08.
