Sec. 101.033. OLDER AMERICANS ACT; STATE PLAN    


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  • (a) The department and the Texas Department of Human Services shall jointly develop this state's plan on aging, as required by the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section 3001 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments.

    (b) The department and the Texas Department of Human Services shall jointly conduct a statewide needs assessment for long-term care services. The assessment shall include input from:

    (1) area agencies on aging;

    (2) regional and local state agency staff; and

    (3) community-based organizations.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 592, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.28(3), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.