Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-5-2 - SOCIAL SERVICES PLAN
Section 660-5-2-.03 - Program Goals
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 660-5-2-.03
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
The Department's goals and national goals as outlined in federal legislation form the basis for prioritizing proposed social services. These goals currently are:
(a) State Goals.
1.
Achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent, reduce or eliminate
dependency;
2. Achieving or
maintaining self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of
dependency;
3. Preventing or
remedying neglect, abuse or exploitation of children and adults unable to
protect their own interests; or preserving, rehabilitating or reuniting
families;
4. Preventing or reducing
inappropriate institutional care by providing for community-based care,
home-based care or other forms of less-intensive care; or
5. Securing referral or admission for
institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate or providing
services to individuals in institutions.
(b) National Goals.
1. To seek out and prevent or remedy abuse,
neglect, exploitation or dependency among eligible individuals unable to
protect themselves;
2. To enable
low-income individuals and families to meet minimal economic needs;
3. To enable individuals eligible for
departmental programs to live at a level and setting consistent with their
functional capacity; and
4. To
increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs and services provided
by the Department.
Author:
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.
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