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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§3030c–1 Rights Relating to In-home Services for Frail Older Individuals

Title 42 › CHAPTER 35 — PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS › SUBCHAPTER III — GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING › Part A — General Provisions › § 3030c–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Assistant Secretary must make sure agencies that give in-home services protect the rights of every older person who gets those services. Each person must be told ahead of time about the services they will receive and about any changes that could affect their well-being. They must be allowed to help plan and change their services unless a court has found them legally incompetent. They must be able to complain without being punished or treated unfairly. Their records must be kept private. Their belongings must be treated with respect. Before services start, they must be told, both in writing and spoken aloud, about their rights and what is expected of them.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §3030c–1

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Assistant Secretary shall require entities that provide in-home services under this subchapter to promote the rights of each older individual who receives such services. Such rights include the following:
(1)The right—
(A)to be fully informed in advance about each in-home service provided by such entity under this subchapter and about any change in such service that may affect the well-being of such individual; and
(B)to participate in planning and changing an in-home service provided under this subchapter by such entity unless such individual is judicially adjudged incompetent.
(2)The right to voice a grievance with respect to such service that is or fails to be so provided, without discrimination or reprisal as a result of voicing such grievance.
(3)The right to confidentiality of records relating to such individual.
(4)The right to have the property of such individual treated with respect.
(5)The right to be fully informed (orally and in writing), in advance of receiving an in-home service under this subchapter, of such individual’s rights and obligations under this subchapter.

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Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–171 struck out “(a) Promotion.—” before “The Assistant” and substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner”.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3030c–1

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102