R510-401-7. Caregiver Advisory Council

(1) The Area Agency on Aging shall develop and maintain a Caregiver Advisory Council.

(2) The Caregiver Advisory Council may be a subgroup of the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council providing they meet the requirements set forth in the rule.

(a) The Caregiver Advisory Council may be comprised of no less than five members, some of who shall be caregivers.

(3) The Caregiver Advisory Council shall meet no less than semiannually, and meetings shall be scheduled by each Area Agency on Aging.

(4) The primary duty of the Caregiver Advisory Council shall include but not be limited to conducting an annual caregiver satisfaction survey for the caregiver program.

(5) The Caregiver Advisory Council shall advise the Area Agency on Aging in determining service needs and developing action plans. When there is a concern over the use of limited resources for Respite Care and Supplemental Services, the Area Agencies on Aging, in consultation with their Caregiver Advisory Council, may further limit the amount of services provided to an individual caregiver. This local policy decision shall be in writing and shall be uniform for all caregivers for the current fiscal year.