Specifications include, but are not limited to: Adult Day Care: Personal care for dependent elders in a supervised, protective, and congregate setting during some portion of a day. Services offered in conjunction with adult day care/adult day health typically include social and recreational activities, training, counseling, and services such as rehabilitation, medications assistance and home health aide services for adult day health. The AAA reimbursement rate is $9.00 per service unit. Based on each $20,000 of funding, a minimum of 2,222 hours of Adult Day Care attendance will be provided. The Service Unit of Measure is 1 hour. a. Adult Day Health Care providers must conform with requirements of the California Adult Day Health Care Act [1570 - 1596.5]. b. Adult Day Care is a “registered service” under the OAA, requiring individual client level data be entered into the Social Assistance Management System (SAMS) database by the 7th working day following the month of service. Programs delivering Registered Services are also required to pay annual licensing fees to access SAMS , and to have all clients assessed on an annual basis. c. Centers will operate a minimum of three (3) days per week and provide service a minimum of six (6) hours per day, excluding the time involved in transporting participants to and from the center. d. Client files will contain a standardized intake form consistent with the requirement mandated by the California Department of Aging, complete functional and psychosocial assessments, and individualized care plans. Care plans will be updated as needed to reflect changes in status and goals. e. Centers must either provide transportation or help families arrange transportation. f. Hot noon meals will be provided for or arranged and nutritious breakfasts and snacks will be provided as appropriate. 1. Service locations must be situated in or be accessible to concentrations of consumers in the greatest social and economic need. 2. Providers must demonstrate the ability to reach out to targeted populations. 3. Service providers must meet the 10% match requirements for funding for Title III and VII programs and are encouraged to seek and obtain additional funding from other sources. 4. Participant income information may not be used to limit or deny services. OAA program participants must be provided with a voluntary and private opportunity to contribute to the cost of services, but no fees for service may be imposed on OAA consumers, and participation must not be denied due to refusal or inability to donate or pay. 5. Programs must utilize the views of participants when evaluating the effectiveness of services received. 6. All proposals for OAA funds shall conform to all applicable provisions of laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the OAA as amended, the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and applicable Federal or State regulations. 7. Programs must have procedures to protect the confidentiality and privacy of information about, or obtained from, participants or consumers.