Aging Competency
Chapter 3: Federal Laws & Programs
Abbreviations
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEA: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Formerly Health Care
Financing Administration)
DOJ: US Department of Justice
EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
OAA: Older Americans Act
SSA: Social Security Act
SSBG: Social Services Block Grant (Title XX, Social Security Act)
SCSEP: Senior Community Service Employment Program (Title V, OAA)
WIA: Workforce Investment Act
Materials to Review
- Age Discrimination (US Department of Labor)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- CMS/HCFA History
- Public Laws Affecting Seniors (FirstGov for Seniors)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Older Americans Act (OAA): Overview and Brief History
- Older Americans Act - A Layman's Guide
- OAA - Current Regulations
- OAA 2006 Amendments
- OAA - Official Compilation of the Older Americans Act as Amended
in 2006 (AoA) - Fast Facts and Figures About Social Security
- Title XX Block Grants to States for Social Services
- Workforce Investment Act Waivers
Additional Online Resources
Directories
- Medicare Contacts
- Medicare Eligibility, Enrollment, & Premiums
- Social Security Office Locator Social Security Office Locator
- Social Security Regional Web sites
Government
- Administration on Aging (AoA)
- Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- US Department of Justice (DOJ)
- US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration
(DOLETA) - Social Security Administration (SSA)
Public Laws
- Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (of special interest to grandparents
and other kinship caregivers) - Age Discrimination Act of 1975
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
- Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (US Department of Justice)
- Older Americans Act
- Older Americans Act Title V - Community Service Employment for Older
Workers (SCSEP) with 2006 amendments - Social Security Law
- Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
