Sec. 307. State plans
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Section 307(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3027(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: evaluate, using uniform procedures described in section 202(a)(26), the need for supportive services (including legal assistance pursuant to paragraph (11), information and assistance services, care coordination, and transportation services), nutrition services, economic security and benefits counseling, and multipurpose senior centers within the State; ; in paragraph (4), by striking provided to individuals and all that follows and inserting provided to individuals with greatest economic need and individuals with greatest social need (with particular attention to individuals with factors listed in section 102(26)(B)). ; by striking paragraph
(9)and inserting the following: The plan shall provide assurances that the State agency will carry out, through the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, a State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program in accordance with section 712 and this title, and, in carrying out the program, 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 (11)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking legal assistance— and inserting legal assistance, which shall be provided through an integrated legal assistance delivery system— ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking individuals with the greatest such need; 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)), ; by striking paragraph
(15)and inserting the following: The plan shall provide assurances that programming and services will be provided in a culturally and linguistically competent manner to older individuals with greatest social need. ; in paragraph (16)— in subparagraph (A), by striking clauses
(i)through
(vi)and inserting the following: 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 caregivers of individuals described in clause
(i)or (ii); and ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking through
(vi)and inserting and
(ii); and by striking caretakers and inserting caregivers ; in paragraph (23)(A), by striking with other State services and inserting with other Federal and State health care programs and services ; in paragraph (28)(B)— by striking clause
(i)and inserting the following: the projected change in the number of older individuals in the State, and information indicating the dispersal and growth in the number of older individuals with greatest social need in each planning and service area in the State; ; and in clause (ii), 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 by adding at the end the following: The plan shall include information describing— how the State agency 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. The plan shall include an assurance that the State has made efforts to train relevant staff to recognize the common signs and symptoms of possible dementia. .
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