Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Each area agency on aging shall develop an area plan in
accordance with 45 CFR 1321, Subpart F.
a) Area Plan Requirements
Each area agency on aging shall develop an area plan for a
three-year period specified by the Department.
1) The area plan shall be submitted in
accordance with the uniform area plan format and other instructions issued by
the Department.
2) The area plan
shall provide for the development of a comprehensive and coordinated service
delivery system for social and nutrition services in which the area agency on
aging enters into cooperative arrangements with other service planners and
providers within the planning and service area for the purpose of:
A) Facilitating access to and utilization of
all existing services; and
B)
Effectively and efficiently developing social and nutrition services to meet
the needs of older persons.
b) Service Delivery Requirements
Each area plan shall provide that the service delivery
requirements are met within the planning and service area, as specified in this
Part for:
1) Giving preference to
older persons with greatest economic or social needs;
2) Restricting direct provision of
services;
3) All service providers
concerning licensure, safety, (Refer to Section
230.230) ,
training, outreach, coordination, preference to those with greatest economic or
social need, contributions, maintenance of non-Federal support for services,
and advisory role for older persons (Refer to Section
230.240
);
4) Multipurpose senior centers
activities;
5) Nutrition
services;
6) Legal
services;
7) Information and
referral services; and
8)
Transportation services.
c) Fiscal Requirements
Each area plan shall provide that 50 percent of the social
service allotment for the planning and service area is expended for priority
services as required by 45 CFR 1321.187.
d) Public Hearing
1) The area agency on aging shall hold at
least one public hearing on the area plan and all amendments to the area
plan.
2) The area agency on aging
shall submit the area plan and all amendments to the area plan for review and
comment by the area agency advisory council and to the State A-95
clearing-house and the areawide A-95 clearinghouse(s) for the particular
designated planning and service area.
e) Department Approval
In accordance with procedures established by the Department,
each area agency on aging shall submit the area plan and all amendments to the
area plan to the Department for approval.
f) Subgrants and Contracts for Services
The area agency on aging shall provide all services under
this Part by the use of subgrants or contracts unless a specific waiver of this
requirement is received in writing from the Department prior to the provision
of services.
