Section R. 400.20101 - Definitions; A to GRule 101. As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means Act No. 180 of the Public Acts of 1981, being S400.581 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(b) "Area agency" or "area agency on aging" means the single local agency or organization within each planning and service area which plans for and administers the delivery of a comprehensive and coordinated system of supportive and nutrition services to older persons and which is designated pursuant to section 4(1) of the act.(c) "Area plan" means the document which is developed by an area agency, is approved by the commission, and which describes the comprehensive and coordinated system for providing supportive and nutrition services to older persons in the planning and service area.(d) "Commission" means the commission on services to the aging established by section 3(1) of the act.(e) "Comprehensive and coordinated system" means a program of interrelated supportive and nutrition services designed to meet the needs of older persons in a planning and service area.(f) "Contract" means a written agreement directly with the office or under the provisions of an area plan which establishes the rights and responsibilities of respective parties for the quality and quantity of goods or a service being provided.(g) "Contractor" means the party or parties specified in a contract to receive remuneration in return for goods or services rendered.(h) "Director" means the director of the office of services to the aging as established by section 5 of the act.(i) "Grant" means an award of funds by the office to an area agency for administrative and contract purposes under provisions of an approved area plan or to another entity in accordance with criteria established by the commission.(j) "Grantee" means the entity to which a grant is awarded and which is accountable to the office for the use of funds provided.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.20101