Michigan Compiled Laws Act 180 Of 1981 Older Michiganians Act (400.581 - 400.594)***** 400.586a This § Does Not Apply After March 29, 1988: See (3) Of 400.586a *****

• Section 400.581 Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “older Michiganians act”. History: 1981, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1981 Compiler's...
• Section 400.582 Definitions.
  As used in this act: (a) “Area agency on aging” means an agency designated by the commission under section 4(i). (b) “Chief elected official...
• Section 400.583 Commission On Services To The Aging; Establishment; Appointment, Qualifications, And Term Of Members; Vacancies; Members Of Commission Created By Former Act; Compensation And Expenses; Chairperson.
  (1) A commission on services to the aging is established within the executive office of the governor. The commission shall consist of 15 members...
• Section 400.584 Duties Of Commission.
  (1) The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Serve as an effective and visible advocate for aging and older persons in all...
• Section 400.585 Office Of Services To The Aging; Creation; Exercise Of Powers And Functions; Appointment Of Director; Exemption; Compensation; Director As Special Assistant To Governor And Liaison To Commission.
  The office of services to the aging is created within the department of management and budget. The office shall exercise its powers and functions,...
• Section 400.586 Office Of Services To The Aging; Duties.
  The office of services to the aging shall do all of the following: (a) Serve as a visible and effective advocate for aging and...
• Section 400.586a Older Persons' Shared Housing Program; Establishment; Duties Of Office; Applicability Of Section.
  400.586a Older persons' shared housing program; establishment; duties of office; applicability of section. Sec. 6a. (1) There is established an older persons' shared housing program...
• Section 400.586b Report; Applicability Of Section.
  400.586b Report; applicability of section. Sec. 6b. (1) Within 2 years after the effective date of this section, the office shall report to the house...
• Section 400.586c Volunteer Service Credit Program.
  (1) The office may establish a program in 1 or more counties under which an older person, or a person of any age who...
• Section 400.586d-400.586f Repealed. 1988, Act 235, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to computer-based volunteer skills bank, program sites, and grants to establish demonstration service credit programs.Popular Name: Act 180
• Section 400.586g State Long-term Care Ombudsman; Job Qualifications; Operation; Duties; Immunity From Liability; Rebuttable Presumption.
  (1) Job qualifications for the state long-term care ombudsman established pursuant to section 6(2)(aa) shall include, but not be limited to, experience in all...
• Section 400.586h Local Or Regional Long-term Care Ombudsman Programs; Requirements.
  The local or regional long-term care ombudsman programs established pursuant to section 6(2)(aa) shall do all of the following: (a) Accept, investigate, verify, and...
• Section 400.586i State, Local, Or Regional Long-term Care Ombudsman And Trained Volunteers; Access To Long-term Care Facility; Purpose; Time; “access” Defined.
  The state long-term care ombudsman, the local or regional long-term care ombudsmen, and their trained volunteers shall be granted access to any long-term care...
• Section 400.586j Retaliation Or Discrimination As Misdemeanor; Unlawful Conduct; Fine.
  (1) A person who retaliates or discriminates against any of the following individuals due to that individual's registration of a complaint or assistance in...
• Section 400.586k Older Persons' Abuse Prevention Fund; Establishment; Administration; Contributions; Creation Of Older Persons' Abuse Prevention Project; Duties Of Office; Pilot Programs; Report; Definition.
  (1) There is established in the state treasury an older persons' abuse prevention fund, to be administered by the office. The fund shall consist...
• Section 400.587 Office Of Services To The Aging; Interagency Agreements.
  The office shall develop interagency agreements with departments or agencies providing services to older persons. The agreements shall specify methods of interagency planning and...
• Section 400.587a State Advisory Council On Mental Health And Aging; Establishment; Administration And Operation; Membership, Duties, And Operation.
  The state advisory council on mental health and aging is jointly established in, and shall be administered and operated jointly by, the office of...
• Section 400.588 Conduct Of Commission Business At Public Meeting; Notice.
  (1) The business which the commission created pursuant to this act may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held...
• Section 400.589 Agency Designated As Area Agency On Aging; Powers And Duties; Source And Use Of Funds; Advisory Council.
  (1) An agency designated by the commission as an area agency on aging may be any of the following: (a) An established office on...
• Section 400.589a Senior Care Respite Fund; Creation; Administration; Expenditures; Money Credited To Fund; Balances Carried Over.
  (1) The senior care respite fund is created in the department of treasury. The fund shall be administered by the office and shall be...
• Section 400.589b Senior Care Respite Fund; Distribution Of Money; Administrative Costs.
  (1) The office shall annually distribute the money in the senior care respite fund to the area agencies on aging. Each area agency on...
• Section 400.590 Proposed State Program Concerned With Providing Services To Older Persons; Review And Approval Of Office; Obtaining Budget Request Relating To Programs For Older Persons.
  A proposed state program concerned with providing services to older persons shall be submitted to, and coordinated with, the office, and an allotment of...
• Section 400.591 Rules.
  The office, in consultation with, and with the approval of, the commission, shall promulgate rules pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts...
• Section 400.592 Review Of Functions, Responsibilities, And Performance Of Office And Commission.
  A thorough review of the functions, responsibilities, and performance of the office and commission shall be completed every 5 years after the effective date...
• Section 400.593 Transfer Of Equipment, Records, And Supplies To Commission And Office.
  The equipment, records, and supplies of the commission and office which are repealed pursuant to section 14 are transferred to the commission and office...
• Section 400.594 Repeal Of Mcl 400.541 To 400.553.
  Act No. 146 of the Public Acts of 1975, as amended, being sections 400.541 to 400.553 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed....

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