A variety of methodologies are employed in Alabama to identify service needs. These include key respondent surveys, analysis of census and other population data and analysis of data available through management information systems. No single method is adequate to determine service needs. Each provides qualitatively different, yet important, information. Also, identified needs must be weighed against available funds and social services goals and objectives.
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Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-2-.05
Statutory Authority: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, P.L. 97-35, 42 U.S.C. 1397; Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 38-2-6, 38-7-1 through -17, 38-9-1 through -11.