(1) In accordance with applicable provisions of section 305 of the Older Americans Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3025, the department may designate an entity as an area agency in a planning and service area after considering the following factors:
- (a) geographical distribution of older adults in Montana;
- (b) incidence of need for supportive services, nutrition services, multipurpose senior centers, and legal assistance;
- (c) distribution of older adults residing in such areas who have the greatest social or economic need, with particular attention to low-income older adults, including older low-income minority adults, older adults with limited English proficiency, and older adults residing in rural areas;
- (d) distribution of Native American elders residing in such areas;
- (e) distribution of resources available to provide such services or centers;
- (f) boundaries of existing areas within the state drawn for the planning or administration of supportive-services programs; and
- (g) location of units of general-purpose local government.
Authorizing statute(s): 52-3-406, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 52-3-402, 52-3-404, MCA
History: NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1096, Eff. 3/28/80; READOPT, 1983 MAR p. 740, Eff. 7/1/83; TRANS, from Dept. of SRS, 1987 MAR p. 1492, Eff. 7/1/87; TRANS, from DFS, 1998 MAR p. 2279; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1884, Eff. 7/27/24.