South Carolina § 43-21-140 Purpose and duties of council.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 43-21-140 — Purpose and duties of council.

South Carolina § 43-21-140

Title 43SOCIAL SERVICES

Ch. 21DEPARTMENT AND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING

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S.C. Code Ann. § 43-21-140 (2026).

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The council has no authority to direct or require any implementing action from any member agency. The council shall identify future policy issues in long term care and may conduct research and demonstration activities related to these issues. Through close coordination of each member agency's planning efforts, the council shall develop recommendations for a statewide service delivery system for all health-impaired elderly or disabled persons, regardless of the persons' resources or source of payment. These recommendations must be updated annually as needed. The service delivery system must provide for:

(1)charges based on ability to pay for persons not eligible for Medicaid;

(2)coordination of community services;

(3)access to and receipt of an appropriate mix of long term care services

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The council has no authority to direct or require any implementing action from any member agency. The council shall identify future policy issues in long term care and may conduct research and demonstration activities related to these issues. Through close coordination of each member agency's planning efforts, the council shall develop recommendations for a statewide service delivery system for all health-impaired elderly or disabled persons, regardless of the persons' resources or source of payment. These recommendations must be updated annually as needed. The service delivery system must provide for: (1) charges based on ability to pay for persons not eligible for Medicaid; (2) coordination of community services; (3) access to and receipt of an appropriate mix of long term care services for all health-impaired elderly or disabled persons; (4) case management; and (5) discharge planning and services. The council, through its member agencies, shall study and make recommendations concerning the costs and benefits of: adult day care centers, in-home and institutional respite care, adult foster homes, incentives for families to provide in-home care, such as cash assistance, tax credits or deductions, and home-delivered services to aid families caring for chronically impaired elderly relatives.