Section 0030-01-01-.01 - DEFINITIONS(1) As used in the rules and regulations of the Tennessee Commission on Aging, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Act" means the Older Americans Act of 1965, as Amended ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et. seq.).(b) "Area Agency on Aging" means the agency designated by the State Agency in a planning and service area to develop and administer the area plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services for older persons.(c) "Administration on Aging" (AoA) means the agency established in the Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, as part of the Office of Human Development Services, and which is charged with the responsibility of administering the provisions of the Act, except for Title V.(d) "Commission" means the Tennessee Commission on Aging, specifically the board or board actions.(e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner on Aging of the Administration on Aging, Office of Human Development Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.(f) "Department" means the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.(g) "Federal Fiscal Year" means the period October 1 through September 30.(h) "Planning and service area" means a geographic area of a state which serves as an administrative unit that is designated for purposes of planning, development, delivery and overall administration of services under an area plan.(i) "Regulations" means Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, "Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging," published March 31, 1980, Sections 1320, 1321, 1324, and 1326.(j) "Service provider" means an entity that is awarded a contract from an Area Agency to provide services under the area plan.(k) "State Fiscal Year" means the period of July 1 through June 30.(l) "State Agency" means the single agency designated to develop and administer the State Plan and to be the focal point on aging in the state, i.e., the Tennessee Commission on Aging, but, more specifically, refers to the staff or staff functions rather than board actions.(m) "Unit of general purpose local government" means a political subdivision of the state whose authority is general and not limited to only one function or combination of related functions.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0030-01-01-.01
Original chapter filed July 6, 1982; effective August 6, 1982.Authority: T.C.A. § 14-6-104.