SECTION 340:105-10-13. State Plan on Aging

(a)   Policy. In order to receive Older Americans Act (OAA) funding, the State Agency must have developed and approved a State Plan on Aging. This plan must be on file with the Administration on Aging and must be available for public review. At a minimum, the plan must include:

(1)   identification by the State of the sole state agency that has been designated to develop and administer the plan;

(2)   statewide program objectives to implement the requirements under Title III of the OAA and any objectives established by the federal Assistant Secretary for Aging through the rulemaking process;

(3)   a resource allocation plan, 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 the geographic boundaries of each PSA and of Area Agencies on Aging;

(5)   prior federal fiscal year information related to:

(A)   number of low income minority older persons;

(B)   methods used to attempt to satisfy the service needs of such minority older persons; and

(C)   methods used to attempt to satisfy the service needs of older persons who reside in rural areas;

(6)   all assurances and provisions as outlined in the OAA and regulations ensure:

(A)   preference is given to older persons in greatest economic and social need and to older persons at risk for institutional placement with particular attention given to those older persons residing in rural areas, low-income minority older persons, and older persons 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 any existing state and local health and safety licensing requirements for the provision of those services;

(D)   older persons are provided opportunities to voluntarily contribute to the cost of services; and

(E)   other such assurances as are needed for compliance with the OAA, regulations, other applicable federal law, state statutes, and state policy; and

(7)   listing of State Council on Aging membership and responsibilities.

(b)   Authority. The authority for this Section is Section 307 of the OAA of 1965, as amended and Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1321.17.

(c)   Cross references. See OAC 340:105-10-14.

[Source: 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]