Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Policy. The State Agency has responsibilities related to the
provisions of the Older Americans Act (OAA) to:
(1) develop a State Plan on Aging as
prescribed by the Administration for Community Living;
(2) administer the State Plan on
Aging;
(3) coordinate all state
activities related to the OAA purposes and actively pursue resource development
at all levels of the aging network;
(4) serve as an effective and visible
advocate for older Oklahomans;
(5)
divide the state into planning and service areas for the purpose of designating
Area Agencies on Aging (AAA);
(6)
serve as a clearinghouse for the exchange of information pertinent to older
Oklahomans;
(7) provide
consultation, technical assistance, and training to AAAs and Title III project
staffs related to their responsibilities under Title III of the OAA;
(8) develop rules and program standards, as
appropriate, to carry out the mission of the OAA at all levels of the Title III
aging networkby:
(A) convening intra and
interagency task forces to review program issues and make recommendations for
policy development;
(B) submitting
proposed policy for review and comment to the appropriate:
(i) Title III aging network entities;
and
(ii) Oklahoma Human Services
staff; and
(C)
distributing the codified rules to the Title III aging network; and
(9) determine election regarding
nutrition services incentive program (NSIP) cash payments in lieu of
agricultural commodities and products purchased by the United States Secretary
of Agriculture for all or any portion thereof.
(b)
Authority. The authority for
this Section are Sections 305(a)(1) and 311(d)(1) of the OAA of 1965, as
amended.
(c)
Procedures. Procedures are outlined separately in this Part for
areas of responsibility identified in (a) of this Section.
(d)
Cross references. Refer to
Oklahoma Administrative Code
340:105-10-13
through
340:105-10-25.
Added at 11 Ok Reg
673, eff 11-29-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2771, eff 6-13-94; Amended at
13 Ok Reg 1561, eff 4-2-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 1407, eff 5-12-97;
Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1170, eff 5-13-02; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1062, eff
7-15-06
