Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES › Division 15 - Division of Senior and Disability Services › Chapter 7 - Service Standards › Section 19 CSR 15-7.005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates defined
				  terms.
(1) Area Agency on
				Aging-The agency designated by the division in a planning and service area to
				develop and administer a plan and administer available funds for a
				comprehensive and coordinated system of services for older adults and adults
				with disabilities who require similar services.
(2) Case management-A service which ensures that
				individuals with chronic or acute care needs are assessed and provided with a
				comprehensive and coordinated service program designed to meet those assessed
				needs.
(3) Caterer-A restaurant,
				hospital, school, or commercial organization which prepares meals under
				contract.
(4) Center-Any facility
				regardless of terminology used, that is, senior center, congregate nutrition
				center, nutrition site, supportive services center, satellite center or site,
				or multipurpose senior center, that is utilized to provide one (1) or more
				services to older adults.
(5)
				Congregate nutrition services-The provision of nutrition services to older
				adults in a congregate or group setting.
(6) Contributions-Money or Supplemental Nutrition
				Assistance Program (SNAP) (for meals only) given voluntarily and confidentially
				toward the cost of a service received.
(7) Division-The Division of Senior and Disability
				Services of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
(8) Greatest economic need- The need
				resulting from an income level at or below the poverty line.
(9) Greatest social need-The need caused by
				non-economic factors, including disability; language barriers; and cultural,
				social, or geographic isolation, including isolation caused by racial or ethnic
				status, which restrict the ability of an individual to perform normal daily
				tasks and/or threatens the capacity of the individual to live
				independently.
(10)
				Follow-up-Recontacting the inquirer or agency/organization to whom the referral
				was made to assure if contact was made or if further services are
				required.
(11) Frail elderly-Older
				adults having a physical or mental disability, including having Alzheimer's
				disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction,
				that restricts the ability of the individual to perform normal daily tasks or
				which threatens the capacity of the individual to live independently.
(12) Home and community based
				services-services offered to eligible adults in a non-institutional
				setting.
(13) Homebound-One who is
				confined to the home because of illness or incapacitating disability.
(14) Home-delivered nutrition
				services-Nutrition services delivered to eligible recipients in their
				homes.
(15) Low-income-Persons
				whose annual income is at or below the poverty threshold established by the
				Office of Management and Budget.
(16) Minority-Individuals of the following
				racial/ethnic compositions: American Indian/Alaskan Native; Asian/Pacific
				Islander; Black, not of Hispanic origin; or Hispanic.
(17) Multipurpose senior center-A community or
				neighborhood facility for the organization and provision of a broad spectrum of
				services which shall include but not be limited to provision of health,
				including mental health, social, nutrition, and educational services, and the
				provision of facilities for recreational activities for older adults.
(18) Nutrition services-Provision of
				congregate or home-delivered meals, or both.
(19) Older adult-A person sixty (60) years of age or
				older.
(20) Outreach- Intervention
				with individuals initiated by an agency or organization for the purpose of
				identifying potential participants (or their caregivers) and encouraging their
				use of existing services and benefits.
(21) Participant-An eligible individual who
				receives one (1) or more services.
(22) Public education-Provision of information to the
				public where seniors gain access to area agency on aging services or the
				information meets a need of the elderly.
(23) Senior center-A facility providing nutrition
				services and a variety of supportive services to older adults.
(24) Service provider-Any agency which
				contracts with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services;
				Department of Social Services, Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compliance; or an
				area agency on aging to provide services directly to older adults.
(25) Volunteer-A person, other than staff or
				Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) enrollees, who contributes
				personal service.
*Original authority: 660.050, RSMo 1984, amended 1988,
					 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995.