RS 46:937: Frail elderly program; administration

A. The office of elderly affairs shall create the frail elderly program which shall provide home and community services to persons sixty years of age or older who have some degree of functional impairment in areas serviced by a participating voluntary council on aging. Such impairment shall be determined by the comprehensive assessment conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the office.

B. In areas serviced by a voluntary council on aging which agrees to participate, the program shall be administered by the council, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the office.

A. The Department of Elderly Affairs shall create the frail elderly program which shall provide home and community services to persons sixty years of age or older who have some degree of functional impairment in areas serviced by a participating voluntary council on aging. Such impairment shall be determined by the comprehensive assessment conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department.

B. In areas serviced by a voluntary council on aging which agrees to participate, the program shall be administered by the council, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the department.