SECTION 95 - E040 - OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

95.1. (LTG: State Matching Funds Carry Forward) Any unexpended balance on June thirtieth of the prior fiscal year of the required state matching funds appropriated in Part IA, Section 95, Distribution to Subdivisions, shall be carried forward into the current fiscal year to be used as required state match for federal funds awarded to subdivisions on or before September thirtieth of the current fiscal year.

95.2. (LTG: State Match Funding Formula) Of the state funds appropriated under Distribution to Subdivisions, the first allocation by the Office on Aging shall be for the provision of required State matching funds according to the Office on Aging formula for distributing Older Americans Act funds. The balance of this item shall be distributed to the planning and service areas of the State. In the event state appropriations are reduced, reductions to the planning and service areas shall be based on amounts distributed in accordance with the previous requirements.

95.3. (LTG: Registration Fees) The Office on Aging is authorized to receive and expend registration fees for educational, training and certification programs.

95.4. (LTG: Council Meeting Requirements) The duties and responsibilities, including the statutory requirement to hold meetings of the Coordinating Council established pursuant to Section 43-21-120 and of the Long Term Care Council established pursuant to Section 43-21-130, both under the Office on Aging in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, are suspended for the current fiscal year.

95.5. (LTG: Home and Community-Based Services) State funds appropriated for Home and Community-Based Services shall be used to fund those services that most directly meet the goal of allowing seniors to live safely and independently at home. Allowable services as defined in the Lieutenant Governors State Plan include: group dining, home delivered meals, transportation to group dining sites, transportation for essential trips, personal care (formerly Home Care Level I), homemaker (formerly Home Care Level II), Home Chore, Home Modification, Legal Assistance, and Assessments. Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) may expend no more than ten percent for administrative services and one-quarter of one percent shall be retained by the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging to provide monitoring and oversight of the program. However, up to three percent of the annual state appropriation for Home and Community-Based Services may be retained at the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging to be allocated by the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging to the affected regions in cases of an emergency and/or natural disaster recognized by the Governor. If these funds are not utilized in the fiscal year allocated, they are to be treated as carry forward funds and reallocated to the AAAs. The Interstate Funding Formula shall be used as a guideline for the allocation of state funds appropriated for Home and Community-Based Services. The Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging shall develop and implement a structured methodology to allocate the state Home and Community-Based Services funding. The methodology shall include flexibility to reallocate funds amongst the AAAs, and be composed of, at a minimum, the following factors: a minimum base amount, the fiscal years federally allocated funds, federal and state carry forwards funds, and an appropriate weighted proportion that will achieve the mission of the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging to provide as many services as possible to the citizens of South Carolina. Each AAA shall submit a budget for approval by the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging indicating the services to be provided. Any unexpended Home and Community-Base Services funds in this program shall be carried forward by the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging and used for the same purposes. Funds may not be transferred from the Home and Community-Based special line item for any other purpose.

95.6. (LTG: Geriatric Loan Forgiveness Program) In lieu of quarterly payments to a recipient of the Geriatric Loan Forgiveness Program, the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging is authorized to make a single lump sum payment to the lending institution of up to $35,000 or the loan balance, whichever is less.

Any unexpended balance on June thirtieth of the prior fiscal year of funds appropriated in Part IA, Section 95, Geriatric Physician Loan Program, shall be carried forward and used for the same purpose as originally appropriated.

95.7. (LTG: Caregivers Carry Forward) Unexpended funds from appropriations to the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging for caregivers shall be carried forward from the prior fiscal year and used for the same purpose.

95.8. (LTG: Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Carry Forward) Any unexpended funds from appropriation to the Lieutenant Governors Office on Aging for the Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program shall be carried forward from the prior fiscal year and used for the same purpose.