Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§8005 Eligibility for Services

Title 42 › CHAPTER 89 — CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES › § 8005

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A professional assessment committee must decide who in a project can join a congregate services program and what services match each person’s abilities and needs. The committee must use rules that give people fair treatment, due process, a chance to appeal decisions, and keep personal and medical records private. Other residents can take part in congregate meal programs if the local housing agency or nonprofit finds it won’t hurt the program’s cost-effectiveness or operation. If a public housing agency or nonprofit getting help under this chapter changes the committee’s members, it must tell the Secretary within 30 days and give the new members’ names and professional qualifications. Procedures must make sure membership changes meet the requirements of section 8002(7).

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §8005

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

(a)Professional assessment committee for determination of eligibility

The identification of project residents eligible to participate in a congregate services program assisted under this chapter, and the designation of the services appropriate to their individual functional abilities and needs, shall be made by a professional assessment committee. Such committee shall utilize procedures which insure that the process of determining eligibility of individuals for services under this title shall accord such individuals fair treatment and due process and a right of appeal of such determination of eligibility, and shall also assure the confidentiality of personal and medical records.

(b)Participation of other residents in meal services program

Other residents may participate in a congregate meal service program assisted under this chapter if the local public housing agency or nonprofit corporation determines that the participation of these individuals will not adversely affect the cost-effectiveness or operation of the program.

(c)Notification of change in membership of professional assessment committee

Any public housing agency or nonprofit corporation receiving assistance under this chapter shall notify the Secretary of any change in the membership of the professional assessment committee within thirty days of such change. Such notification shall list the names and professional qualifications of new members of the committee.

(d)Procedure for changes in membership of professional assessment committee

Procedures shall be established to insure that changes in the membership of the professional assessment committee are consistent with the requirements of section 8002(7) of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 8005

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110