(a) The Department of Aging shall:
(1) establish and administer the Program to provide senior call–check service and notification to eligible participants; and
(2) adopt regulations necessary to implement the Program.
(b) The Department of Aging may contract with a private vendor or nonprofit organization to provide the senior call–check service and notification required under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) (1) The State Tort Claims Act and the Local Government Tort Claims Act, as appropriate, apply to a State or local unit and to an employee or agent of a State or local unit that participates in the Program for services the unit or person provides under the Program in accordance with regulations of the Department of Aging.
(2) A person of record and a volunteer may not be liable for reasonable acts or omissions directly arising from services the person provides under the Program in accordance with regulations of the Department of Aging.