Sec. 101.043. PERSONS TO BE SERVED

(a) The program shall give priority to an elderly person who:

(1) has recently suffered a major illness or health care crisis or has recently been hospitalized;

(2) lives in a rural area;

(3) has insufficient caregiver support;

(4) has a mild to moderate impairment or a temporary severe impairment; and

(5) is in great economic or social need, with particular attention to low-income minority older persons.

(b) The department shall maintain a memorandum of agreement with the Texas Department of Human Services assuring that there is no duplication of services to persons served by the community care for aged and disabled program of the Texas Department of Human Services.

(c) In awarding funding the department shall serve priority populations consistent with the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. Section 3001 et seq.), as amended.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 894, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 425, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; 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.