45 CFR § 1321.83 - Client and service priority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1321.83"
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title: "45 CFR § 1321.83 - Client and service priority."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1321.83"
section_name: "Client and service priority."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING"
part_number: "1321"
part_name: "GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 3001"
regulatory_source: "89 FR 11656, Feb. 14, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1321.83 Client and service priority.

(a) The State agency and/or area agency shall ensure service to those identified as members of priority groups through assessment of local needs and resources.

(b) The State agency and/or area agency shall establish criteria to prioritize the delivery of services under Title III, parts B (except for Ombudsman program services which are subject to provisions in 45 CFR part 1324), C, and D, in accordance with the Act.

(c) The State agency and/or area agency shall establish criteria to prioritize the delivery of services under Title III, part E, in accordance with the Act, to include:

(1) Caregivers who are older individuals with greatest social need, and older individuals with greatest economic need (with particular attention to low-income older individuals);

(2) Caregivers who provide care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders with neurological and organic brain dysfunction; and

(3) If serving older relative caregivers, older relative caregivers of children or adults with severe disabilities.