Section 210.50 Definitions

Section 210

Section 210.50  Definitions

The following definitions are

applicable to all provisions of this rule, except where otherwise stated:

"Act"

means the Illinois Act on the Aging, effective November 9, 1973, as amended,

(Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 23, paragraph 6101, et seq.)

"A-95

clearinghouse" means an agency designated in accordance with U.S. Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-95, Revised, and by an executive

order of the Governor of the State of Illinois for the purpose of providing

State and local officials with a mechanism through which they can have input

into proposed Federal and federally assisted programs and projects.

"Area

Agency" means the agency designated pursuant to the Older Americans Act by

the Department in a planning and service area to develop and administer the

area plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services for older

persons.

"Area

Plan" means the document submitted, pursuant to the Older Americans Act,

by an area agency on aging to the Department in order to receive Federal

Subgrants or contracts from the Department.  The area plan contains all

required provisions and commitments that the area agency will administer funded

activities in accordance with all applicable Federal and State requirements.

The area plan also contains a detailed statement of the manner in which the

area agency is developing a comprehensive and coordinated system throughout the

planning and service area for all services authorized by this rule and services

specified in (89 Ill. Adm. Code 230.150) which are provided by other agencies

within the planning and service area.

"CFR"

means Code of Federal Regulations.

"Comprehensive

and coordinated system" means a program of interrelated social and

nutrition services designed to meet the needs of older persons in a planning

and service area.

"Department"

means the Illinois Department on Aging

ervices

specified in (89 Ill. Adm. Code 230.150) which are provided by other agencies

within the planning and service area.

"CFR"

means Code of Federal Regulations.

"Comprehensive

and coordinated system" means a program of interrelated social and

nutrition services designed to meet the needs of older persons in a planning

and service area.

"Department"

means the Illinois Department on Aging.

"Greatest

economic need" means the need resulting from an income level at or below

the poverty threshold established by the Bureau of the Census.

"Greatest

social need" means the need caused by non-economic factors which include

physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social

isolation including that caused by racial or ethnic status (for example, Black,

Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian American) which restrict an individual's

ability to perform normal daily tasks or which threaten his or her capacity to

live independently.

"Informed

consent" means approval given by an individual, or the legal

representative of an individual, for a specific activity after having been

apprised relative to the proposed activity, the reason for the activity and the

expected outcome of the activity including proposed uses of any derived

information and subsequent activities.

"Means

test" means a measurement of available financial resources to a prescribed

standard of need to determine eligibility and level of payment to be made for

services provided.

"Multipurpose

senior center" means a community or neighborhood facility for the

organization and provision of a broad spectrum of services including health,

social, nutritional, and educational services; and a facility for recreational

and group activities for older persons.

"Planning

and service area" means a geographic area of the State designated pursuant

to the Older Americans Act for purposes of planning, development, delivery and

overall administration of services under an approved area plan

of a broad spectrum of services including health,

social, nutritional, and educational services; and a facility for recreational

and group activities for older persons.

"Planning

and service area" means a geographic area of the State designated pursuant

to the Older Americans Act for purposes of planning, development, delivery and

overall administration of services under an approved area plan.

"Service

provider" means an entity that is awarded a subgrant or contract from an

area agency to provide services under the area plan.

"State

Plan" means the document submitted by the State to the Commissioner of the

Administration on Aging, United States Department of Health and Human Services,

in order to receive grants from the State's allotments under Title III of the

Older Americans Act. (42 USC 3001 et seq.)  The state plan contains provisions

required by the Older Americans Act and implementing regulations and

commitments that the Department will administer or supervise the administration

of all funded activities in accordance with al Federal requirements.