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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 340. Department of Human Services |
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Chapter 105. Aging Services |
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Subchapter 10. Policies and Procedures Manual for Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as Amended |
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Part 7. PROGRAM STANDARDS FOR SERVICES FUNDED UNDER TITLE III OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED |
SECTION 340:105-10-86. Congregate and home delivered meals site change of status
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- (a) Policy. Any site change of status, such as a site opening, closing, or relocating, in the congregate and home delivered meals programs is based upon objective, quantifiable, sociodemographic, and needs assessment data.(b) Authority. The authority for this Section is Section 1321.11 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(c) Procedures. The requirements for implementing this Section are outlined in this subsection.(1) Thirty days prior to the change of status of a nutrition site, the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) submits to Aging Services Division (ASD) a letter of request for change of site status, with current health department and fire inspection reports, and an analysis of data considered by the project in recommending each proposed change.(A) When a new site is opened, the analysis includes an evaluation of sociodemographic data for the entire planning and service area (PSA).(B) When an existing site is relocated within the local area or closed, the evaluation of sociodemographic data may be limited to the local area of potential impact.(2) The analysis includes:(A) reason(s) for each proposed change;(B) existing meal services for older persons in the PSA or local area, for each change;(C) all potentially eligible areas within the PSA with no current services, for opening or relocating outside the local area;(D) a list and ranking of all unserved areas in the order of their priority for future funding, for opening or relocating outside the local area;(E) the number and proportion of minority, low income, and older persons in greatest economic or social need for each currently served and currently unserved area, for each change;(F) the total number of persons age 60 years or older in the total PSA, and in each current and prospective service area, for each change;(G) a revised grant to include the budget justification for each change. The budget justification includes, at a minimum, the number of meals funded and served, a thorough explanation regarding substantial over or under serving of meals, and a meal cost evaluation;(H) the proposed date of each change;(I) transportation services available for older persons affected by each change;(J) nutrition project advisory council and governing board recommendations for each change; and(K) any other information ASD deems necessary to evaluate the proposed expansion.(3) Upon review of the analysis, ASD may disapprove or conditionally approve the request for site change. When a site is conditionally approved, the new site must pass an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) inspection, conducted by an AAA or ASD, to complete the approval process.(d) Cross references. See OAC 340:105-10-50.1(a)(4) and (7), 340:105-10-51 through 340:105-10-52, 340:105-10-68, 340:105-10-71, 340:105-10-74 through 340:105-10-79, and 340:105-10-82 through 340:105-10-85.