Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0030 - Commission on Aging and Disability
Subtitle 0030-01 - Rules and Regulations
Chapter 0030-01-01 - Definitions
Section 0030-01-01-.01 - DEFINITIONS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0030-01-01-.01
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) As used in the rules and regulations of the Tennessee Commission on Aging, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Act" means the Older Americans Act of
1965, as Amended ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et. seq.).
(b) "Area Agency on Aging" means the agency
designated by the State Agency in a planning and service area to develop and
administer the area plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services
for older persons.
(c)
"Administration on Aging" (AoA) means the agency established in the Office of
the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, as part of the Office
of Human Development Services, and which is charged with the responsibility of
administering the provisions of the Act, except for Title V.
(d) "Commission" means the Tennessee
Commission on Aging, specifically the board or board actions.
(e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner on
Aging of the Administration on Aging, Office of Human Development Services,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) "Department" means the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
(g)
"Federal Fiscal Year" means the period October 1 through September
30.
(h) "Planning and service area"
means a geographic area of a state which serves as an administrative unit that
is designated for purposes of planning, development, delivery and overall
administration of services under an area plan.
(i) "Regulations" means Title 45, Code of
Federal Regulations, "Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging,"
published March 31, 1980, Sections 1320, 1321, 1324, and 1326.
(j) "Service provider" means an entity that
is awarded a contract from an Area Agency to provide services under the area
plan.
(k) "State Fiscal Year" means
the period of July 1 through June 30.
(l) "State Agency" means the single agency
designated to develop and administer the State Plan and to be the focal point
on aging in the state, i.e., the Tennessee Commission on Aging, but, more
specifically, refers to the staff or staff functions rather than board
actions.
(m) "Unit of general
purpose local government" means a political subdivision of the state whose
authority is general and not limited to only one function or combination of
related functions.
Authority: T.C.A. § 14-6-104.
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