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Vermont Statutes Title 33. Human Services, § 6204. Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living; duties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(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.

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