Examples of Older Americans Act funds in a sentence
The applicant shall comply with all federal regulations (45 CFR 1321) governing Older Americans Act funds and programs.
ODA is concerned primarily about protecting the health and safety of consumers receiving services paid with Older Americans Act funds through compliance with these rules.
Because the primary purpose of these rules is to ensure the health and safety of consumers receiving services paid with Older Americans Act funds, the rules treat all providers the same, regardless of their size.
A provider is only required to comply with an AAA-provider agreement if (1) the provider bids on providing the service to be paid with Older Americans Act funds, and (2) the provider’s bid is a winning bid.
Section 173.392 of the Revised Code requires ODA to adopt rules to establish requirements to include in, or exclude from, AAA-provider agreements (i.e., contracts) that are paid, in whole or in part, with Older Americans Act funds.
The only new requirement ODA is proposing is, for trips paid with Older Americans Act funds (173-3-06.6), to require providers to collect a unique identifier when documenting trips, which can be done by using an electronic or manual system.
Performance-based regulations define the required outcome, but don’t dictate the process the regulated stakeholders must use to achieve compliance.173-3-06: For providers to enter into an AAA-provider agreement to provide transportation paid (in part or in whole) by Older Americans Act funds, 45 C.F.R. 75.327 to 75.335 and OAC rules 173-3-04, 173-3-05, and 173-3-05.1 require providers to participate in free and open competition.
In the AAA-provider agreement, the AAA shall include the requirements in rule 173-3-06 of the Administrative Code for every AAA-provider agreement paid, in whole or in part, with Older Americans Act funds.
Providers voluntarily bid for an AAA-provider agreement to be paid with Older Americans Act funds for trips provided to consumers.
This special audit reported on discrepancies and lack of documentation regarding trips paid by Medicaid and Older Americans Act funds.