1. The department of elder affairs and the area agencies on aging, in consultation with the senior living coordinating unit, shall create, on a county basis, a database directory of all health care and support services available to seniors. The department of elder affairs shall make the database electronically available to the public, and shall update the database on at least a monthly basis.
2. The department of elder affairs shall seek foundation funding to develop and provide an educational program for individuals aged twenty-one and older which assists participants in planning for and financing health care services and other supports in their senior years.
3. The department of human services shall develop and distribute an informational packet to the public that explains, in layperson terms, the law, regulations, and rules under the medical assistance program relative to health care services options for seniors, including but not limited to those relating to transfer of assets, prepaid funeral expenses, and life insurance policies.
4. The director of human services, the director of the department of elder affairs, the director of public health, the director of the department of inspections and appeals, the director of revenue and finance, and the commissioner of insurance shall constitute a senior advisory council to provide oversight in the development and operation of all informational aspects of the senior living program under this section.
2000 Acts, ch 1004, §9, 22
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