Sec. 705. Additional State plan requirements
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Section 705 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3058d ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or grant after allotment ; in paragraph (1), by striking requirements of the chapter and this chapter and inserting requirements of this chapter and this subtitle ; in paragraph (2), by inserting family caregivers, after title VI, ; in paragraph (4), by striking enactment of this subtitle and inserting enactment of the chapter ; in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: an assurance that the State has— a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and a Plan for Enforcement of such a Bill, developed in accordance with the procedures described under paragraph
(2)and as approved by the Assistant Secretary, and the State shall include a copy of the Bill and Plan; or a waiver of subparagraph
(A)from the Assistant Secretary and a proposal for developing and submitting for approval a Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights and Plan for Enforcement. ; by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (d); by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: The Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights referred to in subsection (a)(8) shall, at a minimum— address a home care consumer’s right to basic safety; address a home care consumer’s right to access information about the cost of home care services prior to receiving those services; address a home care consumer’s right to choice, participation, and self-determination; address a home care consumer’s right to redress grievances; and meet any other guidelines determined to be appropriate by the Assistant Secretary. The Plan for Enforcement referred to in subsection (a)(8) shall include a description of how State entities with a role in protecting older individuals will coordinate activities to enforce the Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights. ; and by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term home care consumer and home care services have the meanings given the terms in section 736. .
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