Review, Submission, and Approval of Area Agency on Aging Area Plans and Plan Amendments

PURPOSE: This rule describes the requirements for review, submission to the division, and the criteria for approval of the area agency on aging’s area plan or plan amendments. (1) Where not covered by charter or established governmental procedures the following shall apply. The area agency on aging shall submit the area plan and any plan amendments for review and approval by the area agency on aging’s governing body. The area agency on aging shall obtain signed documentation stating that the area plan and annual updates have been approved by the governing body. The area agency on aging shall also submit the area plan and annual updates to its advisory council for review and comment prior to transmittal to the state unit on aging as required by 45 CFR 1321.57. The area agency on aging shall comply with the Missouri state and local review process. (2) Following guidelines specified by the division in the preprint, the area agency on aging shall submit the proposed area plan or amendments to the division for approval. (3) The division will approve, in writing, an area agency on aging’s plan or plan amendment indicating that it meets federal and state regulations and division policies and guidelines. (4) The division will notify the area agency on aging, in writing, within fifteen (15) business days of receipt at division offices of making a determination that it finds that any provision of the area plan or any plan amendment is not approvable and that the division proposes to disapprove the area plan or amendment. Written notification shall include the following: (A) Explanation of the reasons for the disapproval; (B) Provision for the opportunity for the area agency on aging 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: sections 192.2000 and 192.2025, RSMo 2016.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 15-6.110 and 13 CSR 15-4.160. Original rule filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective April 30, 1986. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2000, effective March 30, 2001. Moved to 19 CSR 15-4.160, 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, and 192.2025, RSMo 1999, amended 2014. **Pursuant to Executive Order 21-07, 19 CSR 15-4.160, section (4) was suspended from April 3, 2020 through May 1, 2021.