19 CSR 15-4.080
Withdrawal of Designation
PURPOSE: This rule identifies the circumstances under which the division may withdraw designation of an area agency on aging,
notify the assistant secretary of the action,
and provide for continuity of services.
(1) The division may withdraw an area agency on aging’s designation if—
(A) The area agency on aging does not
comply with requirements of federal and state
laws or rules;
(B) State or federal funds are not being
expended for the purposes for which they
were intended; or
(C) Older adults are not receiving appropriate services within available resources.
(2) Withdrawal of designation of an area
agency on aging shall not occur without consultation with the director of the area agency
on aging and the area agency on aging board
and an opportunity has been granted for a
formal hearing and review by the governor.
(3) Should the division withdraw designation
of an area agency on aging, the division will
notify the assistant secretary in writing of its
action, provide a plan for the continuity of
services in the affected planning and service
area (PSA), and designate a new area agency
on aging in the PSA in a timely manner.
(4) If necessary to ensure a continuity of services in a PSA, the division, for a period of
up to one hundred eighty (180) calendar days,
may perform the responsibilities of the area
agency on aging or assign the responsibility
of the area agency on aging to another agency in the PSA. The division may request an
extension of an additional one hundred eighty
(180) days from the assistant secretary if the
need for the extension can be demonstrated.
AUTHORITY: section 192.2000, RSMo 2016.*
This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR
15-6.050 and 13 CSR 15-4.080. Original rule
filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective April 30, 1986.
Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2000, effective
March 30, 2001. Moved to 19 CSR 15-4.080,
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.
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