Louisiana § RS 46:937 - Frail elderly program; administration
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 46:937 — Frail elderly program; administration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 46:937. Frail elderly program; administration
NOTE: §937 eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.
A. The office of elderly affairs shall create the frail elderly program which shall provide home and community services to persons sixty years of age or older who have some degree of functional impairment in areas serviced by a participating voluntary council on aging. Such impairment shall be determined by the comprehensive assessment conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the office.
B. In areas serviced by a voluntary council on aging which agrees to participate, the program shall be administered by the council, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the office.
NOTE: §937 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
A. The Department of Elderly Affairs shall create the frail elderly program which shall provide home and community services to persons sixty years of age or older who have some degree of functional impairment in areas serviced by a participating voluntary council on aging. Such impairment shall be determined by the comprehensive assessment conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
B. In areas serviced by a voluntary council on aging which agrees to participate, the program shall be administered by the council, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
Acts 1992, No. 358, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
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