Multipurpose Senior Center

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the requirements that shall be met by an area agency on aging for the acquisition, establishment, maintenance, modernization, or construction of a multipurpose senior center. 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) Area agencies on aging may award funds to a public or private nonprofit agency for the following purposes: (A) Acquiring, establishing, maintaining, modernizing, or constructing of a multipurpose senior center; or (B) Paying the costs of professional and technical personnel required to operate multipurpose senior centers. (2) In making multipurpose senior center awards, the area agency on aging shall give preference to facilities located in communities with the greatest numbers of older adults, including those who are low-income minorities and those with greatest economic and social need. (3) The area agency on aging shall assure the following general requirements will be met prior to awarding funds for a multipurpose senior center: (A) It serves a cross-section of all segments of the older adult population of its planning and service area, including those who are low-income minorities and those with greatest economic and social need; and (B) It operates a program of group activities, individual services and community service, opportunities in each of the following categories: 1. Access services; 2. Community services, including advocacy-related services; 3. Services for frail, vulnerable, and atrisk older adults; and 4. Nutrition services. (4) The area agency on aging shall submit to the division, for review and prior approval, a written plan for purchase or construction of a multipurpose senior center with accompanying justification and documentation. The division shall approve the proposed plan based on the following criteria: (A) For proposed award for construction, there is no other suitable facility available to be a community focal point for service delivery; and (B) For proposed award for purchasing or constructing a facility, only if there are no suitable facilities for leasing. (5) The area agency on aging shall submit to the division, for review and prior approval, the plans and specifications for any proposed acquisition, establishment, maintenance, modernization, or construction of a multipurpose senior center funded with federal or state funds in order to assure that all applicable minimum construction standards shall be met, particularly the requirements of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended. (6) The area agency on aging shall submit to the division, for review, an assurance by a licensed architect, a certified code enforcement official, or certified general contractor that the plans and specifications for any proposed alteration or renovation comply with all applicable local or state ordinances, laws, or building codes that affect the load-bearing structures of a multipurpose senior center funded with federal or state funds, or both. In the absence of state and local codes, the area agency on aging shall assure compliance with the International Building Code 2015 Edition, which has been incorporated by reference in this rule, published by the International Code Council, 500 New Jersey Avenue NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001. To order 1-888-422-7233, ext. 33822, or visit the International Code Council website at http://shop.iccsafe.org/codes/2015-international-codes-and-references.html. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. (7) The area agency on aging shall require recipients of an award for the establishment, maintenance, modernization, or construction of a facility to be used as a multipurpose senior center to comply with the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act and other mandatory federal labor standards. (8) A facility acquired, established, maintained, modernized, or constructed to be used as a multipurpose senior center shall be used for that purpose for a minimum of ten (10) years from the date of acquisition, establishment, maintenance, modernization, or construction or twenty (20) years after the completion of construction. (9) The area agency on aging shall ensure that no federal or state funds shall be used for religious instruction or worship. (10) The area agency on aging shall ensure that no federal or state funds shall be used for the promotion of any political point of view. (11) The area agency on aging shall assure Disability Services the following: (A) Sufficient funds shall be available to meet the nonfederal share of the award; (B) Sufficient funds shall be available to effectively use the facility as a multipurpose senior center; (C) In a facility that is shared with other age groups, federal or state funds shall support only— 1. That part of the facility used by older adults; or 2. A proportionate share of the costs based on the extent of use of the facility by older adults; and (D) A multipurpose senior center program must be operated in that facility in accordance with standards set forth in 19 CSR 157.010 AUTHORITY: section 192.2000, RSMo 2016.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 156.140 and 13 CSR 15-4.230. Original rule filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective April 30, 1986. Amended: Filed June 3, 1991, effective Oct. 31, 1991. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2000, effective March 30, 2001. Moved to 19 CSR 15-4.230, 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.