§1608.1. Jefferson Council on Aging; allocation of services among certain local centers; conditions
A. Subject to the conditions provided in Subsection B of this Section, the Jefferson Council on Aging, referred to hereafter in this Section as the "council", shall ensure delivery of a minimum level of services at the following centers within the set of services to be funded with monies disbursed pursuant to R.S. 46:1608 or another funding source:
(1) The Harvey Community Center.
(2) The Marrero Community and Senior Center.
(3) The Woodmere Community Center.
B.(1) The council shall allocate funding for services at a center designated in Subsection A of this Section only if a nonprofit service provider that provides activities, programs, and services for residents age sixty and over at the primary location of the center has entered into a contract, cooperative endeavor agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other agreement with Jefferson Parish.
(2) The council shall provide for services to be provided at each center designated in Subsection A of this Section until the value of the services provided for and funded pursuant to this Section at the center reaches ten thousand dollars in a fiscal year.
(3) The services provided pursuant to this Section shall be for residents age sixty or over exclusively, and may include, without limitation, any of the following:
(a) A senior prescription program providing low-cost or free prescription medications to seniors.
(b) A senior health insurance information program.
(c) Aging and disability resources.
(d) The following special services for seniors:
(i) Care management including, without limitation, personal care and respite care services.
(ii) Homemaker services.
(iii) Legal resources and services.
(iv) Educational services.
(v) Nutrition services.
(vi) Transportation services.
C. No monies allocated for services pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be used to displace, replace, or supplant any local or state funding for the operation of a center designated in Subsection A of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 215, §1.
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