Code of Massachusetts Regulations
651 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS
Title 651 CMR 11.00 - Area Agencies On Aging Status Appeals
Section 11.02 - Definitions

Appellant means an organization or agency set forth in 651 CMR 11.02 which requests a public hearing following an adverse ruling by EOEA concerning its AAA/Area Plan, AAA designation status, or AAA planning and service area status.

Area Agency on Aging (AAA) means a single agency designated by EOEA and charged with the responsibility of developing and implementing an Area Plan for the provision of services to elderly persons in a Planning and Service Area under OAA Title III.

Area Plan means a plan submitted by an AAA and approved by EOEA which enables the AAA to administer activities under Title III.

Assistant Secretary on Aging means the Assistant Secretary of the Administration on Aging of the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

Days means calendar days, unless otherwise specified otherwise.

Elders means residents of the Commonwealth who are 60 years of age or older.

EOEA means the Executive Office of Elder Affairs of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Planning and Service Area means an area designated by EOEA (as SUA) under § 305(a)(1)(E) or § 305(b)(5)(A) of the Older Americans Act, as amended, ( 42 U.S.C. 3025(a)(1)(E)) or 3025(b)(5)(A)) in which an AAA carries out an Area Plan.

Secretary means the Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs of the Commonwealth.

SUA means the State Unit on Aging, which for Massachusetts is the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.

Title III means Title III of the Older Americans Act, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and all regulations and directives implementing it.