[PART II.]Ā CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES

 

Note

 

Ā  Part heading added by L 2007, c 93, Ā§8.

 

Revision Note

 

Ā  Enacted as part III, this part was renumbered as part IIpursuant to Ā§23G-15.

 

[Ā§349-15Ā  Coordination and development ofcaregiver support services.]Ā  The executive office on aging shallcoordinate a statewide system of caregiver support services by, among otherthings:

(1)Ā  Integrating family caregiver support with theaging and disability resource center demonstration project;

(2)Ā  Analyzing the long-term care needs of olderadults and the capacity of family and informal caregivers to help them remainsafely at home;

(3)Ā  Advocating, mobilizing, and coordinating employerand community resources to enable and augment family caregiver support;

(4)Ā  Establishing and maintaining protocols andstandards for federal and state caregiver services administered by state,county, or other local agencies on aging;

(5)Ā  Establishing and supervising the alignment oflong-term care advocacy assistance staff caregiver support objectives with theplanning, resource development, grants management, data management, andevaluation functions of the executive office on aging; and

(6)Ā  Coordinating statewide support for grandparentsand other aging relative caregivers of children eighteen and under. [L 2006, c262, Ā§5]

 

Revision Note

 

Ā  Section codified pursuant to Ā§23G-15.