Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Policy. In order to receive Older Americans Act (OAA) funding, the
State Agency must have a developed and approved State Plan on Aging (State
Plan). The State Plan must be on file with the Administration for Community
Living (ACL) and available for public review.
(b)
State Plan. The Oklahoma
Human Services (OKDHS) Aging Services (AS) State Plan encompasses and
delineates the programmatic commitments that AS, as the designated State Unit
on Aging, administers, coordinates, or supervises during a given multi-year
period. AS develops the State Plan for approval by the Governor of Oklahoma and
for gubernatorial submission to the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
(c)
State Plan Requirements. At
a minimum, the State Plan must include:
(1)
identification of the state agency designated to develop and administer the
State Plan;
(2) statewide program
objectives to implement requirements under Title III of the OAA and objectives
established by the Assistant Secretary for Aging through the rulemaking
process;
(3) a resource allocation
plan and budget, indicating the proposed use of all Title III funds
administered by the State Agency and the distribution of Title III funds to
each planning and service area (PSA);
(4) identification of PSA and of Area
Agencies on Aging (AAA) geographic boundaries;
(5) prior federal fiscal year information
related to the:
(A) number of low-income,
minority older Oklahomans;
(B)
methods used to attempt to satisfy the service needs of such minority older
Oklahomans; and
(C) methods used to
attempt to satisfy the service needs of older Oklahomans residing in rural
areas;
(6) all
assurances and provisions in the OAA and regulations ensure:
(A) preference is given to older Oklahomans
in the greatest economic and social need and to older Oklahomans at risk for
institutional placement with particular attention given to those residing in
rural areas; low-income, minority older Oklahomans; and older Oklahomans with
limited English proficiency in the provision of services under the
plan;
(B) all services under the
OAA are provided without use of any means tests;
(C) all services provided under Title III
meet existing state and local health and safety licensing requirements for the
provision of those services;
(D)
older Oklahomans are provided opportunities to voluntarily contribute to the
cost of services; and
(E) other
such assurances as are needed for compliance with OAA, regulations, other
applicable federal and state laws; and
(7) the State Council on Aging membership and
responsibilities.
(d)
State Plan Objectives. The State Plan identifies the objectives AS
proposes to achieve during the multi-year period and the plan(s) of action
implemented in order to meet the identified objectives.
(1) The State Plan:
(A) identifies the manner in which the state
is divided into planning and service areas and the designation of AAAs; and
(B) sets forth the resource
allocations under the program by providing information regarding the methods,
data, and rationale used in developing the State Plan and formulating planning
priorities.
(2) Prior to
submitting the State Plan to the Governor, AS holds a public hearing(s) on the
proposed State Plan, per Part 1321.27 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal
Regulations ( 45 C.F.R. Part 1321.27). Public notice of each hearing is
provided as required. A summary of the State Plan is available for review. The
complete State Plan is available through AS.
(A) The State Council on Aging and the public
have an opportunity to review and comment on the State Plan.
(B) AS revises the State Plan as appropriate,
following State Council on Aging and public comments.
(C) AS submits the State Plan to the
Governor.
(e)
Authority. The authority for this Section is Section
307 of the
OAA and 45 C.F.R. Part 1321.17 .
(f)
Cross references. Refer to
Oklahoma Administrative Code
340:105-10-14
and
340:105-1-4.
Added at 11 Ok Reg
673, eff 11-29-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2771, eff 6-13-94; Amended at
19 Ok Reg 1170, eff 5-13-02; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1754, eff 6-1-08 (emergency);
Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2221, eff 7-1-09
