Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-2209

• Area agency on aging: shall mean the agency formed or eligible pursuant to the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act which is designated by the department as responsible for the administration of the area program plan in each planning-and-service area. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2208
• Area program plan: shall mean the document submitted to the department by an area agency on aging in order to receive funds under the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act and under the Older Americans Act, as now or hereafter amended, which details the area agency on aging's plan for a comprehensive, coordinated program of community aging services for such area. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2209
• Community aging services: means those activities and services which fulfill the goals of the Nebraska Community Aging Services Act, which are necessary to promote, restore, or support self-sufficiency and independence for older persons, and which include: (1) Congregate activities, including, but not limited to, senior centers, group meals, volunteerism, adult day services, and recreation. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2210
• Department: shall mean the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2206
• Greatest economic need: shall mean the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty level as established by the Office of Management and Budget. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2211.01
• Greatest social need: shall mean the need caused by noneconomic factors, including physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, and cultural, social, or geographic isolation including that caused by racial or ethnic status, which restricts an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks, which threatens such individual's capacity to live independently, or which interferes with the exercise of rights and privileges. See Nebraska Statutes 81-2211.02