231.33 Area agencies on aging duties.
Each area agency on aging shall:
1. Develop and administer an area plan on aging approved by the commission.
2. Assess the types and levels of services needed by older individuals and their caregivers in the planning and service area, and the effectiveness of other public or private programs serving those needs.
3. Enter into contracts to provide services under the plan.
4. Provide technical assistance as needed, document quarterly monitoring, and provide a written report of an annual on-site assessment of all service providers funded by the area agency.
5. Coordinate the administration of its plan with federal programs and with other federal, state, and local resources in order to develop a comprehensive and coordinated service system.
6. Establish an advisory council.
7. Give preference in the delivery of services under the area plan to older individuals with the greatest economic or social need, with particular attention to low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas.
8. Assure that older individuals and their caregivers in the planning and service area have reasonably convenient access to information and assistance services.
9. Provide adequate and effective opportunities for older individuals to express their views to the area agency on policy development and program implementation under the area plan.
10. Designate community focal points.
11. Conduct outreach efforts to identify older individuals with the greatest economic or social needs, with particular attention to low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas, and inform them of the availability of services under the area plan.
12. Develop and publish the methods that the agency uses to establish preferences and priorities for services.
13. Submit all fiscal and performance reports in accordance with the policies of the commission.
14. Monitor, evaluate, and comment on laws, rules, regulations, policies, programs, hearings, levies, and community actions which significantly affect the lives of older individuals.
15. Conduct public hearings on the needs of older individuals and their caregivers.
16. Represent the interests of older individuals and their caregivers to public officials, public and private agencies, or organizations.
17. Coordinate planning with other agencies and organizations to promote new or expanded benefits and opportunities for older individuals.
18. Coordinate planning with other agencies for assuring the safety of older individuals in a natural disaster or other safety threatening situation.
19. Incorporate into the bylaws of the area agency’s board of directors and comply with the procedure established by the department for selection of members to the board of directors as provided in section 231.23.
20. Provide the opportunity for older individuals residing in the planning and service area to offer substantive suggestions regarding the employment practices of the area agency on aging.
21. Comply with all applicable requirements of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system established pursuant to chapter 97B. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an employee of an area agency on aging that was enrolled in an alternative qualified plan prior to July 1, 2012, may continue participation in that alternative qualified plan in lieu of mandatory participation in the Iowa public employees’ retirement system.
22. Encourage the development of public and private partnerships, entrepreneurial activities, and other mutually collaborative efforts.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1014
C87, §249D.33
89 Acts, ch 241, §6
C93, §231.33
99 Acts, ch 129, §12; 2003 Acts, ch 141, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 45, §8, 9; 2006 Acts, ch 1184, §107; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §38; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §25; 2010 Acts, ch 1192, §51, 73; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §9; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §22; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §48, 54, 55; 2018 Acts, ch 1049, §9, 10
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 231 - DEPARTMENT ON AGING — OLDER IOWANS
Section 231.2 - Legislative findings and declaration.
Section 231.3 - State policy and objectives.
Section 231.11 - Commission established.
Section 231.13 - Meetings — officers.
Section 231.14 - Commission duties and authority.
Section 231.21 - Department on aging.
Section 231.22 - Director — assistant director.
Section 231.23 - Department on aging — duties and authority.
Section 231.23A - Programs and services.
Section 231.24 - Certified retirement communities.
Section 231.31 - State plan on aging.
Section 231.32 - Criteria for designation of area agencies on aging.
Section 231.33 - Area agencies on aging duties.
Section 231.34 - Limitation of funds used for administrative purposes.
Section 231.42 - Office of long-term care ombudsman — duties — penalties for violations.
Section 231.43 - Authority and responsibilities of the commission.
Section 231.45 - Certified volunteer long-term care ombudsman program.
Section 231.51 - Older American community service employment program.
Section 231.52 - Senior internship program.
Section 231.53 - Coordination with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Section 231.54 - Elderlaw education program.
Section 231.55 - Retired senior volunteer programs.
Section 231.56 - Services and programs.
Section 231.56A - Prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation program.
Section 231.57 - Coordination of advocacy.
Section 231.58 - Long-term living coordination.
Section 231.61 - Adult day services requirements — oversight.
Section 231.62 - Alzheimer’s disease services and assistance.
Section 231.63 - End-of-life care information.
Section 231.64 - Aging and disability resource center.