Chapter 19a - Department of Elder Affairs

Section 1 - Establishment; Secretary, Powers and Duties
Section 2 - Offices of Administration and of Program Planning and Management; Assistant Secretaries
Section 3 - Divisions and Administrative Units; Directors; Description of Organization, Filing
Section 4 - Home Care Program; Needs and Services of Adult Handicapped; Powers and Duties of Secretary
Section 4a - Sliding Fee Scale for Home Care Services; Financial Eligibility Limits
Section 4b - Aging Services Access Points
Section 4c - Pharmacy Outreach Program; Medication Education and Intervention Resource Center; Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Section 4d - Home Care Worker Registry
Section 5 - Citizen Advisory Boards
Section 6 - Regulations
Section 7 - Acceptance of Gifts or Grants
Section 8 - Employees; Appointments and Removal; Age Restriction
Section 9 - Experts and Technical Consultants; Appointment
Section 10 - Civil Service Status or Tenure of Employees
Section 11 - Interagency Cooperation
Section 12 - Biennial Evaluations of Programs and Projects; Standards, Restriction; Publication of Summaries; Annual Report
Section 14 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 14 to 26
Section 15 - Reports of Abuse; Liability
Section 16 - Protective Services System
Section 17 - Protective Services Agencies; Authorized Activities
Section 18 - Assessment and Evaluation of Reports; Investigations; Arrangement for Protective Services
Section 19 - Consent to Protective Services; Interference With Provision of Services
Section 20 - Lack of Capacity to Consent to Protective Services; Hearings; Emergency Orders; Placement or Commitment
Section 21 - Geriatric Evaluation Process
Section 22 - Financial Eligibility Guidelines; Reimbursements by Elderly Persons
Section 23 - Records; Disclosure; Destruction; Regulations; Penalties
Section 24 - Reports
Section 25 - Rules and Regulations
Section 26 - Powers and Responsibilities of Other Departments or Agencies
Section 27 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 27 to 35
Section 28 - Long Term Care Ombudsman Program; Director
Section 29 - Access to Consenting Residents; Purpose of Visit
Section 30 - Access to Facility by Ombudsman or Designee; Purpose; Access to Residents' Records
Section 31 - Residents' Records; Confidentiality; Investigations; Notice of Actions and Findings; Notice of Abuse
Section 32 - Complaints; Investigation and Resolution; Contracts With Local Programs
Section 33 - Ombudsman; Duties
Section 33a - Liability of Ombudsmen; Willful Interference With Duties; Retaliation
Section 34 - Rules and Regulations
Section 35 - Construction of Chapter; Interagency Cooperation
Section 36 - Eligibility for Public Assistance Programs; Reverse Mortgage Proceeds
Section 37 - Hot Lunch Program; Incorporation Into School Lunch Program
Section 38 - Liability of Counselors and Coordinators; Description of Duties and Responsibilities
Section 39 - Subsidized Catastrophic Prescription Drug Insurance Program; Department of Elder Affairs
Section 40 - Prescription Drug Review Commission; Membership; Recommendations
Section 41 - Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund
Section 42 - Commission on Malnutrition Prevention Among Older Adults
Section 43 - Prevention and Elimination of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression; Training Program