N.D. Admin. Code 75-03-41-23

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 75-03-41-23 - Program and services

1. The agency shall adopt written program policy that must include:

a. A description of the agency's plan for the provision of services required in this chapter, as well as assessment and evaluation procedures to be used in program planning and service delivery;

b. A description of the services provided by the agency, clearly stating which services are provided directly by the agency and which services are to be provided in collaboration with the placement and care agency, if the client is in public custody, or other agencies and informal supports determined appropriate for the transition plan;

c. The purpose or mission of the agency;

d. Characteristics and eligibility requirements of individuals appropriate for referral to the agency;

e. A list of information that is required to be submitted with the referral;

f. A description of how the agency engages in the child and family team meeting structure facilitated by the placement and care agency for a client in foster care;

g. A description of how the agency provides services for a client to accommodate needs, either directly or through cooperative arrangements with other agencies and informal supports;

h. A description of how the agency participates in preparing clients to develop the skills required to transition into adulthood, achieve outcomes, and live independently;

i. A description of how the agency demonstrates that the program is guided by the best interests of the clients in all matters relating to services; and

j. A description of how family or other adult connections shall be maintained.

2. Supervised independent living programs include the following service components to provide clients with opportunities to achieve positive outcomes and make successful transitions to self-sufficiency, which may include:

a. Academic support;

b. Budget financial management;

c. Career preparation;

d. Educational financial assistance;

e. Employment programs or vocational training;

f. Family support and healthy relationships;

g. Health education and risk prevention;

h. Housing education and home management;

i. Needs assessment;

j. Mentoring;

k. Other financial assistance;

l. Postsecondary educational support;

m. Access to community resources and community linkages;

n. Recreational and leisure skills; and

o. Preparation for transition to independence.

3. The agency shall detail in writing the expectations of how often the clients are seen. Face-to-face contact with clients is required at least monthly and additional frequency is decided based on the individualized needs of the client and setting. Policy may include if the agency engages in unannounced visits.

4. The agency shall collaborate with the placement and care agency, if the client is in foster care, to request documentation for the client record and to coordinate service delivery and planning.

5. The agency shall address expectations of each supervised independent living setting. Expectations may include:

a. House rules of the specified setting;

b. Curfew;

c. Personal belongings;

d. Medication management;

e. Clothing;

f. Allowance;

g. Groceries;

h. Grievance procedures;

i. Transportation;

j. Utilities;

k. Guidelines for guests and visitation;

l. Client rights;

m. Disaster planning;

n. Abstain from underage consumption of alcohol;

o. Abstain from illegal use of drugs;

p. Abstain from illegal or criminal behavior;

q. Abstain from violence and threats of violence; and

r. Emergency and crisis protocols.

N.D. Admin Code 75-03-41-23

Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 374, October 2019, effective 10/1/2019.

General Authority: NDCC 50-06-05.1, 50-11-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-06-05.1, 50-11-03