HomeMy WebLinkAboutO3A Assurances Appendix G Statement of Assurances and Verification of Intent
For the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027, the Olympic Area Agency on Aging
accepts the responsibility to administer this Area Plan in accordance with all requirements of the Older
Americans Act(OAA) (as amended through P.L. 116-131) and related state law and policy.Through the
Area Plan,the Olympic Area Agency on Aging shall promote the development of a comprehensive and
coordinated system of services to meet the needs of older individuals and individuals with disabilities
and serve as the advocacy and focal point for these groups in the Planning and Service Area. The
Olympic Area Agency on Aging assures that it will:
Comply with all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, policies and contract requirements
relating to activities carried out under the Area Plan.
Conduct outreach, provide services in a comprehensive and coordinated system, and establish goals
objectives with emphasis on a) older individuals who have the greatest social and economic need, with
particular attention to low income minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas; b)
older individuals with significant disabilities; c)older Native Americans Indians; and d) older individuals
with limited English-speaking ability.
All agreements with providers of OAA services shall require the provider to specify how it intends to
satisfy the service needs of low-income minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas
and meet specific objectives established by the Olympic Area Agency on Aging for providing services to
low-income minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas within the Planning and
Service Area.
Provide assurances that the Area Agency on Aging will coordinate planning, identification, assessment of
needs, and provision of services for older individuals with disabilities,with particular attention to
individuals with significant disabilities, with agencies that develop or provide services for individuals
with disabilities.
Provide information and assurances concerning services to older individuals who are Native Americans,
including:
Information concerning whether there is a significant population of older Native Americans in the
planning and service area, and if so, an assurance that the Area Agency on Aging will pursue activities,
including outreach,to increase access of those older Native Americans to programs and benefits
provided under the Area Plan.
An assurance that the Area Agency on Aging will,to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the
services the agency provides with services provided under title VI of the Older Americans Act; and
An assurance that the Area Agency on Aging will make services under the Area Plan available,to the
same extent as such services are available to older individuals within the planning and service area, to
older Native Americans.
Provide assurances that the Area Agency on Aging, in funding the State Long Term Care Ombudsman
program under section 307(a)(9), will expend not less than the total amount of Title 111 funds expended
by the agency in fiscal year 2000 on the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.
Obtain input from the public and approval from the AAA Advisory Council on the development,
implementation and administration of the Area Plan through a public process, which should include, at a
minimum, a public hearing prior to submission of the Area Plan to DSHS/ALTSA. The Olympic Area
Agency on Aging shall publicize the hearing(s)through legal notice, mailings, advertisements in
newspapers, and other methods determined by the MA to be most effective in informing the public,
service providers, advocacy groups, etc.
Date Laura Cepoi, Executive Director,
Olympic Area Agency on Aging
Date Susan Conniry,Advisory Council Chair
Date Greg otherton,Jefferson County Commissioner
and Chair of the Olympic Area Agency on Aging
Council of Governments