45 CFR § 2551.45 - Is a Senior Companion a federal employee, an employee of the sponsor or of the volunteer station?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s2551.45"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 2551.45 - Is a Senior Companion a federal employee, an employee of the sponsor or of the volunteer station?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2551.45"
section_name: "Is a Senior Companion a federal employee, an employee of the sponsor or of the volunteer station?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2551"
part_name: "SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 4950 42 U.S.C. 12651b-12651d; E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 14115, Mar. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2551"
---
# 2551.45 Is a Senior Companion a federal employee, an employee of the sponsor or of the volunteer station?
Senior Companions are volunteers, and are not employees of the sponsor, the volunteer station, AmeriCorps, or the Federal Government.
[83 FR 64646, Dec. 17, 2018]