Section 7-503.19 - [Not funded.] Senior nutrition services communications plan.(a) Within 180 days after the applicability date of the No Senior Hungry Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022, passed on 2nd reading on December 6, 2022 (Enrolled version of Bill 24-419), the Department shall establish and implement a senior nutrition services communications plan that, at a minimum:(1) Describes the outreach needs of the District's food insecure senior population and best practices for communicating with this population, including senior residents who are difficult to reach, such as those who are not currently participating in available programming;(2) Requires the Department to disseminate information about all senior nutrition services provided by the District using best practices for reaching seniors, including an annual mailer to District seniors that lists nutrition services, including how to enroll in such services;(3) Cross-promotes senior nutrition services;(4) Provides annual trainings for all senior-facing District employees and community-based organizations on nutrition services that are available to District seniors;(5) Provides outreach to physicians and clinicians serving seniors so that they are able to provide appropriate referrals for their patients using existing referral systems; and(6) Details how the Department, in partnership with the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, will update its websites and application portals for senior nutrition services using best practices for senior-facing technology, taking into account access to and familiarity with technology among the population being served.(b) In preparing the plan required by subsection (a) of this section, the Department shall:(1) Coordinate with all District agencies providing services relevant to senior food insecurity and the taskforce established by section 321; and(2) Provide opportunity for input from the public, including community-based organizations serving seniors, healthcare providers, and seniors participating in nutrition programs, by:(A) Holding at least 4 community meetings open to the public; and(B) Drafting a plan available for written comments.(c) The Department shall update the plan required by subsection (a) of this section every 3 years. The Department shall publish the plan required by subsection (a) of this section and all updates on its website. Added by D.C. Law 24-294,§ 2, 70 DCR 000560, eff. 3/10/2023.