PUBLIC LAW 109–365—OCT. 17, 2006
120 STAT. 2541
low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas)’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘(with particular attention to lowincome minority individuals)’’ and inserting ‘‘(with particular attention to low-income older individuals, including low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas)’’; and (iii) by inserting ‘‘the number of older individuals at risk for institutional placement residing in such area,’’ after ‘‘individuals) residing in such area,’’; (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— (i) by inserting after ‘‘transportation,’’ the following: ‘‘health services (including mental health services),’’; and (ii) by inserting after ‘‘information and assistance’’ the following: ‘‘(which may include information and assistance to consumers on availability of services under part B and how to receive benefits under and participate in publicly supported programs for which the consumer may be eligible)’’; (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: ‘‘(i)(I) provide assurances that the area agency on aging will— ‘‘(aa) set specific objectives, consistent with State policy, for providing services to older individuals with greatest economic need, older individuals with greatest social need, and older individuals at risk for institutional placement; ‘‘(bb) include specific objectives for providing services to low-income minority older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals residing in rural areas; and ‘‘(II) include proposed methods to achieve the objectives described in items (aa) and (bb) of subclause (I);’’; and (II) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, older individuals with limited English proficiency,’’ after ‘‘lowincome minority individuals’’ each place it appears; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) by moving the left margin of each of subparagraph (B), clauses (i) and (ii), and subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (i), 2 ems to the left; and (II) in clause (i)— (aa) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘with limited English-speaking ability; and’’ and inserting ‘‘with limited English proficiency;’’; (bb) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘or related’’ and inserting ‘‘and related’’; and (cc) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(VII) older individuals at risk for institutional placement; and’’;
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