The Department shall consult with the Office of Emergency Management,
Department of Public Safety, the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), the Administration on Aging, grantees, area agencies on aging,
other state, county and local government entities, service providers
and other activities which have an interest in or role in meeting
the needs of the elderly in planning for, during, and after natural,
civil defense, and/or man-made disasters. To facilitate this responsibility,
the Department shall identify an individual as the Emergency Management
specialist for the Department who shall:
(1) represent the Department at meetings and functions
pertinent to emergency management and communicate and coordinate with
representatives of other agencies and activities concerned with
emergency management;
(2) develop all reports resulting from disaster recovery
operations;
(3) develop procedures for reimbursement of Title III
funds for use by area agencies on aging in disaster recovery operations,
including the acquisition of certificates of non-duplication of services
from the FEMA on-site director, review such requests for accuracy
and validity, and forward these requests to the Administration on
Aging for payment;
(4) provide technical assistance to area agencies engaged
in planning for services to the elderly prior to disasters and following
any natural, man-made or civil defense disaster which impacts the
elderly within their PSA; and
(5) assist area agencies in disaster recovery operations.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §213.11 adopted to be effective January 12, 1995, 19 TexReg 10555; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8842; transferred effective June 15, 2021, as published in the May 28, 2021 issue of the Texas Register, 46 TexReg 3421 |
