Sec. 306. Area plans
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Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3026 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by striking maintenance, or construction of multipurpose senior centers and inserting maintenance, modernization, or construction of multipurpose senior centers (which system includes a plan to use the skills and services of older individuals in paid and unpaid work, including multigenerational work and older individual-to-older individual service activities, relating to such maintenance, modernization, or construction, or activities at the centers) ; by striking greatest economic need and all that follows through rural areas) the first place it appears and inserting greatest economic need ; and by striking greatest social need and all that follows through rural areas) residing in such area, and inserting greatest social need (with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B)) residing in such area, ; in paragraph (2)(A)— by striking mental health services and inserting evidence-based behavioral health services, evidence-based chronic condition self-care management programs, and evidence-based falls prevention programs ; and by striking eligible) and inserting eligible and shall include information on paid and unpaid work opportunities for older individuals, as available) ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (i)(I), by striking will— and all that follows and inserting will set specific objectives, consistent with State policy, for providing services to older individuals with greatest economic need, older individuals with greatest social need (with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B)), and older individuals at risk for institutional placement; and ; in clause (i)(II), by striking items
(aa)and
(bb)of ; and in subclauses (I), (II), and
(III)of clause (ii), by striking low-income and all that follows through rural areas and inserting individuals with greatest economic need and individuals with greatest social need (with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B)) ; and in subparagraph (B)(i)— in subclause (II), by striking economic need and all that follows through rural areas) and inserting economic need ; in subclause (III), by striking social need and all that follows through rural areas) and inserting social need (with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B)) ; and in subclause (VII), by inserting with multiple chronic illnesses or after older individuals ; in paragraph (6)— in subparagraph (D), by inserting (including acute care providers) after service providers ; in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting and Federally qualified health centers, as defined in sections 1861(aa)(4) and 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( after 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4) , 1396d(l)(2)(B)) 203(b) ; and by adding at the end the following: in coordination with the State agency and with the State agency responsible for elder abuse prevention services, increase public awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and remove barriers to elder abuse education, prevention, investigation, and treatment; and serve as an advocate in the corresponding planning and service area for evidence-based falls prevention programs and policies for older individuals and, if possible, enter into partnerships with State government agencies (such as the State health agency and State transportation agency), local agencies, and community-based organizations that implement evidence-based falls prevention programs and policies; ; in paragraph (7)— in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking placement, to permit such individuals and inserting placement, with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B), to permit such at-risk individuals ; in subparagraph (C)— by inserting (including falls) after injury ; and by striking and at the end; and in subparagraph (D), by adding and at the end; by striking paragraph
(9)and inserting the following: provide assurances that the area agency on aging, in carrying out the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program described in section 307(a)(9), will— provide adequate funding to carry out an effective Ombudsman program in compliance with this Act; and expend to carry out the program not less than the total amount of funds appropriated under this Act or made available through other resources, and expended by the agency in fiscal year 2010, in carrying out such a program under this Act; ; in paragraph (16), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (17)— by inserting and revise after develop ; by inserting and health after State emergency response ; and by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: include information describing— how the area agency on aging will engage in outreach to veterans who are eligible for services under this Act; and effective and efficient procedures for the coordination of services provided under this Act with services provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs and other providers. ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)(B), by striking including individuals and all that follows and inserting including older individuals with greatest economic need and older individuals with greatest social need (with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B)); ; and in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (J), by striking and ; by redesignating subparagraph
(K)as subparagraph (L); and by inserting after subparagraph
(J)the following: protection from elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and .
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