Sec. 604. Principles for person-directed services and supports during serious illness
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The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living. The term covered agency means— a State agency or area agency on aging; and a Federal agency other than the Department of Health and Human Services, and a unit of that Department other than the Administration on Aging, that the Assistant Secretary determines performs functions for which the principles are relevant, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The term principles means the Principles for Person-directed Services and Supports during Serious Illness, issued by the Administration for Community Living on September 1, 2017, or an updated set of such Principles.
The term State agency has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3002 ). The Administrator shall disseminate the principles to appropriate stakeholders within the aging network, as determined by the Assistant Secretary, and to covered agencies. The covered agencies may use the principles in setting priorities for service delivery and care plans in programs carried out by the agencies. The Administrator shall solicit, on an ongoing basis, feedback on the principles from covered agencies, experts in the fields of aging and dementia, and stakeholders who provide or receive disability services.
Not less often than once, but not more often than annually, during the 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to Congress a report describing the feedback received under subsection
(c)and indicating if any changes or updates are needed to the principles.
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