[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1321.7]



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                        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.