Collapse to view only § 3058ff. Rule of construction

§ 3058bb. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) Elder right
(2) Vulnerable elder rights protection activity
(Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 761, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 707, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1291; amended Pub. L. 106–501, title VIII, § 801(e)(4), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2293.)
§ 3058cc. Administration
A State agency may carry out vulnerable elder rights protection activities either directly or through contracts or agreements with public or nonprofit private agencies or organizations, such as—
(1) other State agencies;
(2) area agencies on aging;
(3) county governments;
(4) institutions of higher education;
(5) Indian tribes; or
(6) nonprofit service providers or volunteer organizations.
(Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 762, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 707, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1291; amended Pub. L. 106–501, title VIII, § 801(e)(5), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2293.)
§ 3058dd. Technical assistance
(a) Other agencies
(b) Assistant Secretary
(Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 763, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 707, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1291; amended Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(11), (13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990.)
§ 3058ee. Audits
(a) Access
(b) Limitation
(Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 764, as added Pub. L. 102–375, title VII, § 707, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1291; amended Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990; Pub. L. 106–501, title VIII, § 801(e)(6), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2293.)
§ 3058ff. Rule of constructionNothing in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with or abridge the right of an older individual to practice the individual’s religion through reliance on prayer alone for healing, in a case in which a decision to so practice the religion—
(1) is contemporaneously expressed by the older individual—
(A) either orally or in writing;
(B) with respect to a specific illness or injury that the older individual has at the time of the decision; and
(C) when the older individual is competent to make the decision;
(2) is set forth prior to the occurrence of the illness or injury in a living will, health care proxy, or other advance directive document that is validly executed and applied under State law; or
(3) may be unambiguously deduced from the older individual’s life history.
(Pub. L. 89–73, title VII, § 765, as added Pub. L. 109–365, title VII, § 705, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2594.)