Administration of the Older Americans Act

PURPOSE: This rule describes the organizational structure in the state for administration of Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that publication of the entire text of the material that is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here. (1) The Division of Senior and Disability Services, within the Department of Health and Senior Services, is the single organizational unit that is delegated all authority and responsibility to administer programs under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. (2) The division has designated ten (10) distinct planning and service areas (PSAs) within the state with one (1) area agency on aging (AAA) in each PSA. These agencies are Senior Age Area Agency on Aging (including Dallas, Polk, Dade, Lawrence, Greene, Webster, Wright, Texas, Shannon, Oregon, Howell, Douglas, Christian, Barry, Stone, Taney, and Ozark counties); Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging (SEMO), d/b/a Aging Matters (including Cape Girardeau, Ste. Genevieve, Perry, St. Francois, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Wayne, Bollinger, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Ripley, Carter, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Dunklin counties); District III Area Agency on Aging, d/b/a Care Connection for Aging Services (including Chariton, Carroll, Saline, Lafayette, Johnson, Pettis, Henry, Benton, Bates, St. Clair, Hickory, Vernon, and Cedar counties); Young at Heart Resources (including Atchison, Daviess, Nodaway, Worth, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan, Grundy, Gentry, Holt, Andrew, DeKalb, Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Livingston, and Linn counties); Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging (NEAAA) (including Adair, Schuyler, Scotland, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Shelby, Marion, Randolph, Monroe, Ralls, Pike, Lincoln, Montgomery, and Warren counties); Central Missouri Area Agency on Aging (CMAAA), d/b/a Aging Best (including Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Miller, Moniteau, Cole, Osage, Morgan, Gasconade, Crawford, Washington, Dent, Phelps, Maries, Pulaski, Laclede, and Camden counties); Mid-America Regional Council, Department of Aging and Adult Services (including Ray, Clay, Platte, Jackson, and Cass counties); Aging Ahead (including St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, and Jefferson counties); St. Louis Area Agency on Aging (SLAAA) (St. Louis City); and Region X Area Agency on Aging (including Barton, Jasper, Newton, and McDonald counties). (3) Any public or nonprofit private agency or office or agency of a unit of general purpose local government, regional planning area, or metropolitan area which is designated to function only for the purpose of serving as an area agency on aging may apply to the division to be designated as a PSA. The division will consider the following factors in making a determination: (A) A population of one hundred thousand (100,000) or more; (B) The numbers of adults aged sixty (60) or older, including those with the greatest economic and social need; (C) The views of public officials representing units of general purpose local governments; (D) The incidence of need for services and the resources available to administer services to meet those needs; and (E) The boundaries of units of general purpose local government, regional planning areas, existing economic development districts and areas within the state established for planning and administering human services, including the area-wide comprehensive planning and development districts or regions established pursuant to the state and local review system which replaces that of the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-95, Part IV. The division will include all portions of an economic development district within a single PSA. (4) If the division denies an application for designation as a PSA, the applicant shall receive written notification which shall include: (A) Explanation of the reasons for denial of the application; (B) Provision of the opportunity for the applicant to review any pertinent documents upon which the determination was based; and (C) Notification of the right to request a formal hearing on the determination. AUTHORITY: section 192.2000, RSMo 2016.* This rule previously filed as 13 CSR 154.020. Original rule filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective April 30, 1986. Emergency amendment filed Jan. 5, 1989, effective Jan. 16, 1989, expired April 24, 1989. Amended: Filed Jan. 5, 1989, effective March 25, 1989. Moved to 19 CSR 15-4.020, effective Aug. 28, 2001. Amended: Filed Jan. 25, 2022, effective Aug. 30, 2022. *Original authority: 192.2000, RSMo 1984, amended 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2014.