{"data":{"id":"us-mt/52-3-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"52-3-402","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this part is to grant the department authority to develop and administer the state plan on aging, to coordinate services to older adults pursuant to the Older Americans Act, and to establish or redesignate planning and service areas pursuant to section 305 of that act. It is the intent of the legislature that the number of planning and service areas be limited so that unnecessary administrative costs are eliminated.","path":["TITLE 52. FAMILY SERVICES","CHAPTER 3. ADULT SERVICES","Part 4. State Plan on Aging"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0520/chapter_0030/part_0040/section_0020/0520-0030-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:51Z","sha256":"efcc9cb58b1a971c62935f43a92c88851e6598cdfbb0ffe113bcf3901eab8c23","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/52-3-401","next":"us-mt/52-3-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}