Or. Admin. Code § 411-002-0110 - Designation of Area Agencies on Aging
(1) Each Planning and Service Area shall have
only one designated Area Agency on Aging.
(2) The Administrator of the Division shall
designate Area Agencies on Aging.
(3) The designation shall comply with the
Older Americans Act by giving right of first refusal in designating new Area
Agencies on Aging to a unit of general purpose local government, of which the
boundaries, and the boundaries of the proposed Planning and Service Area, are
reasonably contiguous. If a unit of local government does not exercise this
right, the Division shall give preference to an established office on
aging.
(4) A designated Area Agency
on Aging shall be:
(a) An office or agency of
a unit of general purpose local government, which is selected by the chief
elected official of the unit to serve as an Area Agency; or
(b) Any office or agency designated by the
appropriate chief elected officials of any combination of units of general or
general and special purpose local government formed in accordance with ORS
Chapter 190; or
(c) A private
nonprofit organization.
(5) Unless otherwise requested by the
applicant and approved by the Division, designation of new Area Agencies on
Aging become effective at the beginning of the state fiscal year, July
1.
(6) Prior to making a decision
on designation of a new Area Agency on Aging, the Division shall conduct an
on-site review to determine the capacity of the applicant to perform the
functions of an Area Agency on Aging.
(7) Denial of an application for designation
as an Area Agency on Aging may be appealed to the Division for an
Administrative Review. Such an appeal must be made in writing and received by
the Division within 30 days of the notice of denial. The Division will conduct
an Administrative Review and a written decision will be issued by the Division
within 30 days of the completion of the Administrative Review.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 410.070
Stats. Implemented: ORS 410.210 - ORS 410.300
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