Effective – 28 Aug 1994 208.600. Citation of law, definitions. — 1. Sections 208.600 to 208.630* shall be known and may be cited as the “Elderly Health and Nutrition Act of 1994”. 2. As used in sections 208.600 to 208.630*, the following terms mean: (1) “Elderly hunger”, the lack of sufficient food or nutrition, or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1994 208.603. Department of health and senior services to administer federal program. — The department of health and senior services shall apply for and administer the U. S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Supplemental Food Program and, upon federal appropriations, the department of health and senior services shall in turn distribute the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 208.606. Public education, at-risk elderly, purpose — action steps to be devised, preference for contacts. — 1. The department of health and senior services, in collaboration with other state agencies, shall devise and implement a competent, thorough and ongoing public education program aimed at at-risk elderly persons. The purpose of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 208.609. Coordination of existing transportation services — voluntary transportation systems — emergency food services. — 1. The departments of social services, elementary and secondary education, transportation, mental health, and health shall establish a task force which shall devise plans to integrate and coordinate existing transportation services such as school buses, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1994 208.618. Program to address mental health needs. — The department of mental health shall plan, develop and implement a program that addresses the mental health needs of the elderly population. Such plan and program shall address the issues of elderly isolation, depression or other mental health problems. The department of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 208.621. Program, at-risk elderly. — The department of health and senior services shall apply for a statewide Volunteers in Service to America program to assist the division in organizing and coordinating volunteer resources in areas with a substantial high-risk elderly population, especially geared toward identifying at-risk elderly persons, personally contacting […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1994 208.624. Invest in caring, model program — intergenerational care and training program. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall devise a model program entitled “Invest in Caring” that recruits, trains and connects student volunteers with senior service programs and in turn provides student volunteers with credit hours […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1994 208.627. Report, delivery of case management services, contents — delivery of report. — 1. The department of social services shall seek input from the department of mental health and community-based social service agencies, which provide case management services to the elderly, for the purpose of developing a report outlining areas […]
