Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 6204
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 6204
- Choices for Care program: means the Choices for Care program contained within Vermont's Global Commitment to Health Section 1115 demonstration or a successor program. See
- Department: means the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. See
- Older Americans Act: means the federal law originally enacted in 1965 to facilitate a comprehensive and coordinated system of supports and services for older Americans and their caregivers. See
- Older Vermonters: means all individuals residing in this State who are 60 years of age or older. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- State Plan on Aging: means the plan required by the Older Americans Act that outlines the roles and responsibilities of the State and the area agencies on aging in administering and carrying out the Older Americans Act. See
- State Unit on Aging: means an agency within a state's government that is directed to administer the Older Americans Act programs and to develop the State Plan on Aging in that state. See
§ 6204. Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living; duties
(a) The Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living is Vermont’s designated State Unit on Aging.
(1) The Department shall administer all Older Americans Act programs in this State and shall develop and maintain the State Plan on Aging.
(2) The Department shall be the subject matter expert to guide decision making in State government for all programs, services, funding, initiatives, and other activities relating to or affecting older Vermonters, including:
(A) State-funded and federally funded long-term care services and supports;
(B) housing and transportation;
(C) health care reform activities; and
(D) public health crisis and emergency preparedness planning.
(3) The Department shall administer the Choices for Care program, which the Department shall do in coordination with efforts it undertakes in its role as the State Unit on Aging.
(b)(1) The Department shall coordinate strategies to incorporate the principles established in section 6202 of this subchapter into all programs serving older Vermonters.
(2) The Department shall use both qualitative and quantitative data to monitor and evaluate the system’s success in targeting services to individuals with the greatest economic and social need.
(c) The Department’s Advisory Board established pursuant to section 505 of this title shall monitor the implementation and administration of the Older Vermonters Act established by this subchapter. (Added 2019, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 5, 2020; amended 2021, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2022.)