9100. (a) There is in the California Health and Human Services Agency, the California Department of Aging. (b) The department’s mission shall be to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments. (c) (1) In fulfilling its mission, the […]
9101. (a) The department shall consist of a director, and any staff as may be necessary for proper administration. (b) The department shall maintain its main office in Sacramento. (c) The Governor, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint the director. The Governor shall consider, but not be limited to, recommendations from the commission. (d) The director shall […]
9101.1. In developing the Master Plan for Aging pursuant to Executive Order N-14-19, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services shall consider applying, on behalf of the State of California, to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 820, Sec. 3. (AB 1118) Effective January 1, 2020.)
9101.5. (a) (1) The University of California is requested to compile the following information: (A) A survey of existing resources throughout California’s governmental and administrative structure that are available to address the needs of an aging society. The survey shall include, but not be limited to, a commentary on existing gaps in these resources, and projections for gaps […]
9102. The duties and powers of the department shall be: (a) To administer all programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and this division, including providing ongoing oversight, monitoring, and service quality evaluation to ensure that service providers are meeting standards of service performance established by the department. This shall include, but is […]
9103. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Recent studies have shown that lifelong experiences of marginalization place lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors at high risk for isolation, poverty, homelessness, and premature institutionalization. Moreover, many LGBT seniors are members of multiple underrepresented groups, and as a result, are doubly marginalized. Due […]
9103.1. (a) The department shall ensure all older adults have equal access to programs and services provided through the Older Americans Act and under this division in each planning and services area, regardless of physical or mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused by actual or perceived racial and ethnic status, including, […]
9104. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the California Department of Aging shall administer the Access to Technology Program for older adults and adults with disabilities, a pilot program to connect older adults and adults with disabilities to technology to help reduce isolation, increase connections, and enhance […]
9105. The department may adopt and promulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out this division. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
9105.1. The department, in partnership with the area agencies on aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, any independent living centers, any contractor selected to implement the federal Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-394), and any organization that serves seniors and persons with disabilities, may develop and provide consumer advice regarding home modification for seniors […]
9106. (a) The department shall administer the administrative cost limitation, as defined in applicable federal law or regulation on a statewide basis. This allocation shall be based on notices of grant award. The formula to be used for the allocation of those funds shall be as follows: (1) Each planning and service area shall receive a base […]
9107. The department may accept gifts and grants from any source, public or private, to assist it in the performance of its functions, and these gifts and grants shall operate to augment any appropriation made for the support of the department. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
9108. In addition to any nutrition programs conducted under the McCarthy-Kennick Nutrition Program for the Elderly Act of 1972 (Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 18325) of Part 6 of Division 9), the department, with the approval of the Department of Finance, may make funds available from Section 17 of Chapter 157 of the Statutes of […]
9109. The department shall, in consultation with nutrition site directors and area agencies on aging, develop policies and guidelines for senior nutrition sites that ensure food safety and that maximize the use of leftover meals and food products. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, senior education programs on good nutrition and handling, […]
9110. (a) The department may make available state funds to fund senior nutrition programs that complement programs implemented pursuant to Title III of the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3021). (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
9111. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a great disparity in the method by which the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3001, et seq.) and General Fund moneys are distributed to the 33 area agencies on aging in this state. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to correct these inequities […]
9112. (a) The department shall implement an intrastate funding formula in accordance with all federal regulations. This formula shall apply to all federal and state funds allocated for programs provided for under Title III of the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3021, et seq.). (b) The intrastate funding formula shall include all of the following: […]
9113. Area agencies on aging shall maintain in effect contracts funded from appropriations made by the Budget Act of 2000 for community-based service program expansion until July 1, 2004. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 108, Sec. 23. Effective July 10, 2000.)
9114. The department may, where necessary to ensure the continued provision of services or program operation, advance available state funds to an area agency on aging in an amount up to one-sixth of the annual state and federal allocation to the area agency on aging. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. […]
