Section 0030-01-05-.02 - DESIGNATION OF AREA AGENCIES ON AGING(1) The State Agency will designate an Area Agency in each planning and service area in which it allocates funds under this part.(2) The Area Agency must: (a) Develop and administer the area plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services; and,(b) Serve as the advocate and focal point for older persons in the planning and service area.(3) Before designating or redesignating an Area Agency, the State Agency will;(a) Determine, through an onsite assessment, the capacity of the agency to carry out all the functions of an Area Agency specified in this part; and,(b) Consider the views of the unit or units of general purpose local government within the planning and service area.(4) The State Agency has made initial designations of Area Agencies which will remain in effect unless a redesignation is required or requested.(5) The State Agency may designate as an Area Agency any one of the following types of agencies that has the Authority and capacity to carry out the functions of an Area Agency; (a) An established office on aging which operates within the planning and service area;(b) Any office or agency of a unit of general purpose local government that is proposed by the chief elected official of the unit;(c) Any office or agency proposed by the chief elected officials of a combination of units of general purpose local government; or,(d) Any other public or private nonprofit agency, except any regional or local agency of the State.(6) In designating or redesignating an Area Agency, the State Agency will give preference to:(a) An established office on aging;(b) An agency that has previously been involved primarily in aging programs; or,(c) An Indian tribal organization in any planning and service area whose boundaries are essentially the same as those of an Indian reservation(s).(7) An Area Agency must be able to meet the conditions prescribed by the State Agency on Aging.(8) The potential Area Agency must have demonstrated its capacity, through previous activities or other suitable evidence, to perform the functions required of an Area Agency on Aging.(9) The potential agency must have area wide identification. It must be able to work with all social, economic, racial, and geographic elements of the planning and service area it seeks to serve and be able to facilitate the development of a focal point on aging within each community in the planning and service area.(10) The State Agency may remove the designation as an Area Agency on Aging from an organization serving in that capacity. In such a case, the State Agency will follow the procedures in Section 0030-1-8-.03 of these rules.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0030-01-05-.02
Original rule filed July 6, 1982; effective August 6, 1982.Authority: T.C.A. § 14-6-105.