[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1321.7]

[Page 258]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1321--GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--State Agency Responsibilities
 
Sec. 1321.7  Mission of the State agency.


    (a) The Older Americans Act intends that the State agency on aging 
shall be the leader relative to all aging issues on behalf of all older 
persons in the State. This means that the State agency shall proactively 
carry out a wide range of functions related to advocacy, planning, 
coordination, interagency linkages, information sharing, brokering, 
monitoring and evaluation, designed to lead to the development or 
enhancement of comprehensive and coordinated community based systems in, 
or serving, communities throughout the State. These systems shall be 
designed to assist older persons in leading independent, meaningful and 
dignified lives in their own homes and communities as long as possible.
    (b) The State agency shall designate area agencies on aging for the 
purpose of carrying out the mission described above for the State agency 
at the sub-State level. The State agency shall designate as its area 
agencies on aging only those sub-state agencies having the capacity and 
making the commitment to fully carry out the mission described for area 
agencies in Sec. 1321.53 below.
    (c) The State agency shall assure that the resources made available 
to area agencies on aging under the Older Americans Act are used to 
carry out the mission described for area agencies in Sec. 1321.53 below.