PUBLIC LAW 102-375—SEPT. 30, 1992 106 STAT. 1247 "(1) PROJECT.—The term 'Project' means a Project to Improve the Delivery of Long-Term Care Services. "(2) RESOURCE CENTER. —The term llesource Center* means a Resource Center for Long-Term Care. "(b) RESOURCE CENTERS. — "(1) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. — The Commissioner shall award grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities to support the establishment or operation of not fewer than four and not more than seven Resource Centers in accordance with paragraph (2). "(2) REQUIREMENTS. — "(A) FUNCTIONS.—Each Resource Center that receives funds under this subsection shall, with respect to subjects within an area of specialty of the Resource Center— "(i) perform research; "(ii) provide for the dissemination of results of the research; and "(iii) provide technical assistance and training to State agencies and area agencies on aging. "(B) AREA OF SPECIALITY.— For purposes of subparagraph (A) the term 'area of speciality* means— "(i) Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and other cognitive impairments; "(ii) client assessment and case management; "(iii) data collection and analysis; "(iv) home modification and supportive services to enable older individuals to remain in their homes; "(v) consolidation and coordination of services; "(vi) linkages between acute care, rehabilitative services, and long-term c£u:e, facilities and providers; "(vii) decisionmaking and bioethics; "(viii) supply, training, and quality of long-term care personnel, including those who provide rehabihtative services; "(ix) rural issues, including barriers to access to services; "(x) chronic mental illness; "(xi) populations with greatest social need and populations with greatest economic need, with particular attention to low-income minorities; and "(xii) an area of importance as determined by the Commissioner. "(c) PROJECTS.—The Commissioner shall award grants to, or Grants. enter into contracts with, eligible entities to support the entities Cont'"acts. in establishing and carrying out not fewer than 10 Projects. "(d) USE OF FUNDS. — " (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), an eligible entity may use funds received under a grant or contract— "(A) described in subsection (b)(l) to pay for part or all of the cost (including startup cost) of establishing and operating a new Resource Center, or of operating a Resource Center in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992; or
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