Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Policy. The Area Agency on
Aging (AAA) awards grants to local entities to provide disease prevention and
health promotion services and information at multipurpose senior centers,
congregate meal sites, through home delivered meals programs, or other
appropriate sites. Disease prevention and health promotion services include:
(1) health risk assessments;
(2) routine health screening, such as
hypertension, glaucoma, cholesterol, cancer, vision, hearing, diabetes, bone
density, oral health, and nutrition screening;
(3) nutritional counseling and educational
services for older persons and their primary caregivers;
(4) health promotion programs, including
programs relating to preventing and reducing the effects of chronic disabling
conditions, such as osteoporosis or cardiovascular disease; and promoting
dental care, alcohol and substance abuse reduction, smoking cessation, weight
loss and control, and stress management;
(5) programs regarding physical fitness,
group exercise, and music, art, and dance movement therapy, including
multigenerational participation programs provided by a:
(A) higher education institution;
(B) local educational agency, as defined in
Section 1471 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
or
(C) community-based
organization; and
(6)
home injury control services, including high-risk home environment screenings
and educational programs on fall, fracture, or other injury
prevention;
(7) depression
prevention screening, community mental health services coordination, provision
of educational activities, and psychiatric and psychological services
referral;
(8) educational programs
on the availability, benefits, and appropriate use of preventive health
services covered under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act;
(9) medication management screening and
education to prevent incorrect medication and adverse drug reactions;
(10) information concerning diagnosis,
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation concerning age related diseases and
chronic disabling conditions, including osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases,
diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with neurological and
organic brain dysfunction;
(11)
gerontological counseling; and
(12)
social services counseling and follow-up health services based on any of the
services described in (1) through (11) of this subsection.
(b)
Authority. The authority for
this Section is Sections 102(12), 361, and 362 of the Older Americans Act of
1965, as Amended.
(c)
Procedures. The requirements for implementing this Section are
outlined in this subsection. AAA:
(1)
receives input from other entities in the planning and service area (PSA)
involved with disease prevention and health promotion regarding targeting AAA
funds;
(2) considers using funds to
expand successful disease prevention and health promotion activities currently
funded by Title III-B or other sources in the community, such as annual health
fairs or periodic health screenings at nutrition sites;
(3) seeks technical assistance, as
appropriate, from Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) Community Living, Aging and
Protective Services (CAP) staff;
(4) submits a plan to OKDHS CAP to include:
(A) services funded. Services funded do not
include those for which payment is made under Titles XVIII and XIX of the
Social Security Act;
(B) projected
expenditures for each service; and
(C) specific objectives to target services to
the medically underserved older persons in the PSA. The definition of medically
underserved, which is used to allocate the funding, is stated in the area plan
and chosen from:
(i) the definition outlined
by the Public Health Service Bureau of Health Care Delivery, Department of
Health and Human Services;
(ii) a
definition developed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health; or
(iii) any other definition in keeping with
the intent of assisting medically underserved older persons; and
(5) ensures Title III-D
disease prevention and health promotion programs or services meet the minimum
requirements in this paragraph.
(A) The
program meets the requirements of the Administration for Community Living
Evidence-Based definition including:
(i)
demonstrated effectiveness through evaluation in improving health and wellbeing
or reducing disease, disability or injury among older adults;
(ii) proven effectiveness with older adult
population, using experimental or quasi-experimental design;
(iii) published research results in a
peer-reviewed journal;
(iv) full
translation in one or more community sites; and
(v) developed dissemination products that are
available to the public.
(B) The program is considered an
evidenced-based program by any operating division of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services and is shown to be effective and
appropriate for older adults.
(d)
Cross references. See
Oklahoma Administrative Code
340:105-10-50.1(a)(15-16)
and 340:105-10-51.
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 21 Ok Reg 898, eff 4-26-04; Amended at
22 Ok Reg 897, eff 5-12-05