SECTION 340:105-10-61. Information and assistance services  


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  • (a)   Policy. All providers of information and assistance (I & A) services comply with standards listed in OAC 340:105-10-50.1(a)(13), 340:105-10-51 and 340:105-10-61 through 340:105-10-63. I & A services for older persons include services:
    (1)   providing current information on services available within their communities;
    (2)   linking older persons to the opportunities and services available within their communities; and
    (3)   establishing adequate follow-up procedures, to the maximum extent practicable.
    (b)   Authority. The authority for this Section is the Office of Management and Budget Notice of Action 0985-0008 and Section 102(29) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended.
    (c)   Procedures. The Area Agency on Aging implements this Section by:
    (1)   incorporating the provisions in this Section into its Title III policies and procedures manual;
    (2)   providing technical assistance to prospective service project applicants regarding the policy in the development of services; and
    (3)   utilizing the policy as an indicator in the evaluation of service project proposals.
    (d)   Cross references. See OAC 340:105-10-50.1(a)(13), 340:105-10-51, 340:105-10-54(a)(3), 340:105-10-62, and 340:105-10-63.
[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 22 Ok Reg 897, eff 5-12-05]