§ 203. Programs for the aging. 1. The office shall submit to the\nfederal department of health and human services a state plan for\npurposes of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 and subsequent\namendments thereto. The office shall be the single state agency for\nsupervising the administration of such plan and shall be primarily\nresponsible for coordination of state programs for the aging for\npurposes of such federal act. The office shall act for the state in any\nnegotiations relative to the submission and approval of such plan and\nmay make such arrangements, not inconsistent with law, as may be\nrequired by or pursuant to federal law to obtain and retain such\napproval and to secure for the state the benefits of the provisions of\nsuch federal act. For the purposes of administering such state plan\napproved by the federal department of health and human services, when\ntargeting program services and supports based on "greatest social need",\nthe office shall consider the need caused by non-economic factors which\nshall include, but not be limited to: physical or mental disability;\nAlzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia; language barriers\nincluding limited English proficiency and low literacy; and cultural,\nsocial, or geographic isolation caused by, among other things, racial\nand ethnic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,\nrural residence, homebound status, caregiver status, risk of\ninstitutionalization, or HIV status when such isolation restricts the\nability of an individual to perform normal daily tasks or threatens the\nability of the individual to live independently.\n 2. In addition to the powers and duties contained in section two\nhundred two of this title, the office is hereby authorized, to the\nextent appropriations are available therefor, to establish, operate and\nmaintain, or to contract with counties, cities, towns, villages, school\ndistricts or public or private nonprofit corporations, associations,\ninstitutions, or agencies concerned with the aging, for the operation\nand maintenance of programs for the aging. Pursuant to the rules and\nregulations of the office, such programs may include, but need not be\nlimited to, the following:\n (a) coordination and community planning;\n (b) information services;\n (c) counselling services;\n (d) home care and protection services;\n (e) operation of multi-service centers; and\n (f) retired senior volunteer programs.\n 3. The director, with the advice of the advisory committee for the\naging, shall make appropriate rules and regulations governing the\nsubmission and approval of applications for the operation of programs\nfor the aging pursuant to subdivision two of this section. If an\napplication is disapproved, the applicant, upon request, shall be\nafforded a hearing before the director or his or her designee.\n 4. (a) As required by the office, each county, city, town, village,\nschool district or public or private nonprofit corporation, association,\ninstitution or agency operating a program for the aging pursuant to\nsubdivision two of this section shall submit to the office (1) a\nquarterly estimate of anticipated expenditures for operation and\nmaintenance of such program, including rental of buildings, purchase of\nequipment, administrative expenses, miscellaneous personal expenses of\nolder persons incurred in the provision of volunteer services, and\napproved expenditures for minor alterations or repairs, not less than\nthirty days before the first day of the months of April, July, October\nand January, and (2) a verified accounting of the financial operations\nof such program during the preceding calendar quarter, together with a\nclaim for reimbursement as provided in this title, on or before the\nthirtieth day of April, July, October and January. The director may\npermit the submission of such accountings with respect to periods\nexceeding three months, but not exceeding one year.\n (b) After receipt o
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