Senior Care and Services Study Commission [38 Pa.B. 3419]
[Saturday, June 21, 2008]The purpose of this notice is to announce the establishment of the Senior Care and Services Study Commission (Commission) under the act of June 30, 2007, (P. L. 49, No. 16) (Act 16). See 62 P. S. §§ 801-D--803-D. Act 16 provides for the establishment of the Commission for the following purposes:
1. Reviewing the care, services and resources available to Commonwealth residents 65 years of age or older.
2. Projecting the future need for care and services through the year 2025.
3. Evaluating the ability of the current assessment and delivery systems to meet the projected service needs.
4. Projecting the resources necessary to meet the projected need and making policy recommendations as to how the projected need can best be met considering the resource limitations that may exist at the time the Commission completes its work.
Under Act 16, the date of the establishment of the Commission shall be the date the last member is appointed to the Commission. See 62 P. S. § 802-D(d)(3). The date of the last appointment occurred May 1, 2008. Therefore, May 1, 2008, shall be considered the date of the establishment of the Commission.
Public Comment
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the contents of this notice to Gail Weidman, Department of Public Welfare, Office of Long-Term Living, P. O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Comments received within 30 days will be reviewed and considered for any subsequent revision of the notice.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid or service may submit comments using the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
ESTELLE B. RICHMAN,
SecretaryFiscal Note: 14-NOT-552. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1166. Filed for public inspection June 20, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
