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CHAPTER 35-A OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS ELDER LAW ARTICLE I SHORT TITLE Section 101. Short title. ARTICLE II PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY TITLE 1 STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING Section 201. Office for the aging; director. 202. General powers and duties of office. 203. Programs for the aging. 204. Records of available space. 205.…
ARTICLE I SHORT TITLE Section 101. Short title.
§ 101. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Elder Law".
ARTICLE II PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY Title 1. State office for the aging (§§ 201-226) 3. Program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage (§§ 240-254) 5. Age friendly communities (§ 301)
TITLE 1 STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING Section 201. Office for the aging; director. 202. General powers and duties of office. 203. Programs for the aging. 204. Records of available space. 205. Exclusion from mandatory retirement. 206. Informal caregiver training. 207. Foster grandparents program for vulnerable infants and…
§ 201. Office for the aging; director. 1. There is hereby created within the executive department an office for the aging. 2. The head of such office shall be a director, who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall hold office during the pleasure of the governor.…
§ 202. General powers and duties of office. The office shall have the following powers and duties: 1. to advise and assist the governor in developing policies designed to help meet the needs of the aging and to encourage the full participation of the aging in society; 2. to coordinate state programs and activities rela…
§ 203. Programs for the aging. 1. The office shall submit to the federal department of health and human services a state plan for purposes of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 and subsequent amendments thereto. The office shall be the single state agency for supervising the administration of such plan and shall b…
§ 204. Records of available space. 1. The office shall have the responsibility to compile and maintain an inventory of space available for placing eligible aged citizens in facilities under the jurisdiction of the dormitory authority; the office shall also take whatever action necessary to locate those aged citizens of…
§ 205. Exclusion from mandatory retirement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee of the office or an employee of a local public agency whose position is in whole or in part funded through the office, or the federal older Americans act of 1965 as amended, shall not be subject to any mandatory retireme…
§ 206. Informal caregiver training. 1. The director is hereby authorized and directed, to the extent appropriations are available therefor, to develop, establish and operate training and technical assistance programs, including caregiver resource centers, caregiver networks, and other support activities, for informal c…
§ 207. Foster grandparents program for vulnerable infants and children. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Qualified area agencies on aging" shall mean those agencies which operate a foster grandparent program for the care of vulnerable infants and c…
§ 208. Respite program. 1. The director is hereby authorized to establish and monitor respite projects for the purposes of encouraging the initiation and expansion of respite, evaluating the effectiveness of respite in deterring and/or delaying institutionalization, evaluating the demand for respite and of the cost of…
§ 209. Naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program. 1. As used in this section: (a) "Older adults" shall mean persons who are sixty years of age or older. (b) "Eligible applicant" shall mean a not-for-profit agency specializing in housing, health or other human services which serves or would ser…
§ 210. Advisory committee. 1. There shall be within the office an advisory committee for the aging, consisting of not more than thirty-five members, appointed by the governor. In making such appointments, the governor shall give due consideration to representation from the major regions of the state. One member of the…
§ 211. Assistance of other agencies. To effectuate the purposes of this title, the director may request from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, and the same are authorized to provide, such facilities, assistance and data, as will ena…
§ 212. Grants or gifts. The director, with the approval of the governor, may accept as agent of the state any gift, grant, devise or bequest, whether conditional or unconditional (notwithstanding the provisions of section eleven of the state finance law), and including federal grants, for any of the purposes of this ar…
§ 213. Reports. 1. The office shall from time to time report to the governor, and shall make an annual report to the governor and legislature. 2. Such annual report shall: (a) Describe the progress, problems and other matters related to the provision of services to older persons by programs administered by the office i…
§ 214. Community services for the elderly. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) "Designated agency" shall mean an agency which is designated by the chief executive officer of the county if there be one, or otherwise the governing board of such county, or th…
§ 215. Social model adult day services programs. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Advisory committee for the aging" shall mean the advisory committee for the aging established pursuant to section two hundred ten of this title. (b) "Social adult day services" shall mean a program providing a variety of long…
§ 215-a. Senior vision services program. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Senior vision services" shall mean the provision of non-vocational services to elderly persons who have a functional visual impairment. These services may include, but not be limited to, client assessment, information and referral, c…
* § 215-b. Enriched social adult day services. 1. Legislative intent. Social adult day services programs are resources that can help communities maintain the independence of functionally impaired adults. The level of services needed by some functionally impaired adults exceeds the level of assistance currently availabl…
§ 216. Senior center council. 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, the term "council" shall mean the senior center council convened by the director pursuant to this section. 2. Membership. The senior center council shall consist of ten members appointed by the director who shall serve as the chair. These me…
§ 217. Congregate services initiative for the elderly. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) "Designated agency" shall mean an agency which is designated by the chief executive officer of the county if there be one, or otherwise the governing board of such c…
* § 217-a. Long term care insurance education and outreach program. 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "long term care insurance resource center" shall mean a project within an area agency on aging funded pursuant to this section that provides direct assistance to the general public in choosing and obtaining…