HB 1805

Abstract

Aging services; economic and social need. Provides that, in providing aging services, the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall prioritize providing services to older persons with the greatest economic or social need. The bill defines "economic need" as need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty line and "social need" as need caused by noneconomic factors, including (i) physical and mental disabilities, which may include developmental disabilities and human immunodeficiency virus; (ii) language barriers; and (iii) cultural, social, or geographic isolation, including that caused by racial or ethnic status, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation that restricts an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or threatens such individual's capacity to live independently.

Aging services; social need. Provides that,in providing aging services, the Department for Aging and RehabilitativeServices shall prioritize older persons with significant social needand defines "social need" as need caused by noneconomic factors,including physical and developmental disabilities; language barriers;cultural, social, or geographic isolation, including that causedby racial or ethnic status; gender identity or gender expression;sexual orientation; or status as a person infected with human immunodeficiencyvirus that restricts an individual's ability to perform normal dailytasks or threatens such individual's capacity to live independently.