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 120 STAT. 2540

PUBLIC LAW 109–365—OCT. 17, 2006 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) the State agency shall, consistent with this section, promote the development and implementation of a State system of long-term care that is a comprehensive, coordinated system that enables older individuals to receive long-term care in home and community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs and preferences of the older individuals and their family caregivers, by— ‘‘(A) collaborating, coordinating, and consulting with other agencies in such State responsible for formulating, implementing, and administering programs, benefits, and services related to providing long-term care; ‘‘(B) participating in any State government activities concerning long-term care, including reviewing and commenting on any State rules, regulations, and policies related to long-term care; ‘‘(C) conducting analyses and making recommendations with respect to strategies for modifying the State system of long-term care to better— ‘‘(i) respond to the needs and preferences of older individuals and family caregivers; ‘‘(ii) facilitate the provision, by service providers, of long-term care in home and community-based settings; and ‘‘(iii) target services to individuals at risk for institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain in home and community-based settings; ‘‘(D) implementing (through area agencies on aging, service providers, and such other entities as the State determines to be appropriate) evidence-based programs to assist older individuals and their family caregivers in learning about and making behavioral changes intended to reduce the risk of injury, disease, and disability among older individuals; and ‘‘(E) providing for the availability and distribution (through public education campaigns, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, area agencies on aging, and other appropriate means) of information relating to— ‘‘(i) the need to plan in advance for long-term care; and ‘‘(ii) the full range of available public and private long-term care (including integrated long-term care) programs, options, service providers, and resources.’’.

SEC. 306. AREA PLANS.

Section 306 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘(with particular attention to lowincome minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas)’’ and inserting ‘‘(with particular attention to low-income older individuals, including

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