Chapter 19A

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Chapter 19A: DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS

• Section 1 Establishment; secretary, powers and duties
• Section 2 Offices of administration and of program planning and management; assistant secretaries
• Section 3 Divisions and administrative units; directors; description of organization, filing
• Section 4 Home care program; needs and services of adult handicapped; powers and duties of secretary
• Section 4A Sliding fee scale for home care services; financial eligibility limits
• Section 4B Aging services access points
• Section 4C Pharmacy outreach program; medication education and intervention resource center; executive office of elder affairs
• Section 5 Citizen advisory boards
• Section 6 Regulations
• Section 7 Acceptance of gifts or grants
• Section 8 Employees; appointments and removal; age restriction
• Section 9 Experts and technical consultants; appointment
• Section 10 Civil service status or tenure of employees
• Section 11 Interagency cooperation
• Section 12 Biennial evaluations of programs and projects; standards, restriction; publication of summaries; annual report
• Section 13 Repealed, 2007, 192, Sec. 3
• Section 14 Definitions applicable to Secs. 14 to 26
• Section 15 Reports of abuse; liability
• Section 16 Protective services system
• Section 17 Protective services agencies; authorized activities
• Section 18 Assessment and evaluation of reports; investigations; arrangement for protective services
• Section 19 Consent to protective services; interference with provision of services
• Section 20 Lack of capacity to consent to protective services; hearings; emergency orders; placement or commitment
• Section 21 Geriatric evaluation process
• Section 22 Financial eligibility guidelines; reimbursements by elderly persons
• Section 23 Records; disclosure; destruction; regulations; penalties
• Section 24 Reports
• Section 25 Rules and regulations
• Section 26 Powers and responsibilities of other departments or agencies
• Section 27 Definitions applicable to Secs. 27 to 35
• Section 28 Long term care ombudsman program; director
• Section 29 Access to consenting residents; purpose of visit
• Section 30 Access to facility by ombudsman or designee; purpose; access to residents' records
• Section 31 Residents' records; confidentiality; investigations; notice of actions and findings; notice of abuse
• Section 32 Complaints; investigation and resolution; contracts with local programs
• Section 33 Ombudsman; duties
• Section 33A Liability of ombudsmen; willful interference with duties; retaliation
• Section 34 Rules and regulations
• Section 35 Construction of chapter; interagency cooperation
• Section 36 Eligibility for public assistance programs; reverse mortgage proceeds
• Section 37 Hot lunch program; incorporation into school lunch program
• Section 38 Liability of counselors and coordinators; description of duties and responsibilities
• Section 39 Subsidized catastrophic prescription drug insurance program; department of elder affairs
• Section 40 Prescription drug review commission; membership; recommendations
• Section 41 Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund