Page 302, after line 40, insert:
"Q.1. Out of this appropriation, $1,553,700 the second year from the general fund shall be provided for core services for older Virginians served by local Area Agencies on Aging. Of the funding provided, $854,000 shall be used to address increased costs of providing home delivered meals, $325,700 shall be provided to address increased costs of providing critical transportation to congregate meals, medical appointments, grocery shopping, and pharmacy services; and $374,000 for increased costs of providing other home-based services.
2. The Department for the Aging, in cooperation with Area Agencies on Aging, shall develop and set a goal for the Commonwealth to eliminate waiting lists for core services for older Virginians related to nutrition, transportation and in-home services by 2012." |