A. Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Coordination of Services for Older Oklahomans Act".
B. The purpose of the Coordination of Services for Older Oklahomans Act is to establish a coordinated system for the delivery of information, referral and follow-up services to older Oklahomans through a process of joint public and private agency planning and collaboration.
C. The system is to be implemented through interagency agreements and will utilize a shared, computerized data base in order to reduce duplication and improve efficiency in the delivery of such services. The data base is to be jointly developed, implemented and utilized by the public agencies responsible for information, referral and follow-up services to older Oklahomans and private agencies that provide such services pursuant to a contract with a state agency.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. April 23, 1996.