Scope and Purpose

651 CMR 11.00 is promulgated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 19A, § 3, and 42 U.S.C. 3027(a)(5) and its implementing regulations to provide an opportunity for a public hearing to applicants for designation as Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) denied after a proposalprocess, applicants denied as geographic areas to be served by AAA's under 42 U.S.C. 3025(a) after a proposal process, designated AAA's when EOEA disapproves an Area Plan or terminates Area Agency on Aging (AAA) status as defined in42 U.S.C. 3026, or affected parties if EOEA designates anadditionalplanningand service area(s), divides the state into different planning and service areas, or otherwise affects the boundaries of the planning and service areas in the state as set forth in 42 U.S.C. 3025(b).