Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-5932

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Council: means the advisory council on aging created by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Secretary: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902
  • Services: means those services designed to provide assistance to the aged such as nutritional programs, facilities improvement, transportation services, senior volunteer programs, supplementary health services, programs for leisure-time activities, housing and employment counseling, other informational, referral and counseling programs to aid the aged in availing themselves of existing public or private services or other similar social services intended to aid the senior citizen in attaining and maintaining self-sufficiency, personal well-being, dignity and maximum participation in community life. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902

The secretary shall not execute a contract with an area agency on aging unless the contract contains:

(a) Evidence of support by the area on aging governing board or the area on aging advisory council;

(b) identification of service providers to be reimbursed for services;

(c) evidence that no in-home services will be directly provided by an area agency on aging; and

(d) a means acceptable for prioritizing customers who are most in need of the program’s benefits.