Section 3. Waiting list study.
(a) General rule.--The department shall conduct a study by geographic region of the length of time older Pennsylvanians wait for lottery-funded services, including any program for the delivery of meals to a home or residence, provided by area agencies on aging. The study shall include:
(1) An evaluation of the accuracy of the waiting list
for lottery-funded services maintained by area agencies on
aging.
(2) A review of each area agency on aging to identify:
(i) the services older Pennsylvanians are seeking
from the agency;
(ii) the time it takes the agency to provide these
services; and
(iii) the partial services, if any, that are
currently being provided.
(3) A survey of community services available to
individuals on area agencies on aging waiting lists and to
private pay individuals.
(4) The cost of providing services to individuals on the
waiting list by category of need.
(b) Report.--The department shall report the results of the study to the chairman and minority chairman of both the Aging and Youth Committee and the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of both the Aging and Youth Committee and the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives within one year of the effective date of this act.