New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-M - Former Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
Chapter He-M 500 - DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Part He-M 519 - FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
Section He-M 519.04 - Supports and Services
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-M 519.04
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Family support services shall:
(1) Focus on the entire
family;
(2) Recognize and value the
family's strengths and competencies;
(3) Respect the family's approach to making
decisions regarding provision of supports and services;
(4) Create and emphasize opportunities for
families to build relationships in their communities;
(5) Maximize the family's control over the
provision of supports and services;
(6) Identify resources and supports and
services that are flexible, individualized, and responsive to the changing
needs of the family;
(7) Respect
the family's cultural and ethnic beliefs, traditions, personal values, and
lifestyles;
(8) Empower families
through educational opportunities and wide dissemination of information;
and
(9) Promote family involvement
in all levels of planning, policy-making, and monitoring of the service
system.
(b) In addition to offering area agency programs or funds to provide supports and services, family support staff shall explore, identify, and assist families to access community resources, both formal and informal, as available.
(c) Family support shall include the following:
(1) Information and
referral;
(2) Assistance to
identify and assess the family's own strengths, needs, and goals;
(3) Identification of, and assistance to
access, community resources and supports;
(4) Assistance with transition in and out of
services;
(5) Crisis intervention
and emotional support;
(6) Advocacy
for accessing supports and services;
(7) Opportunities for family
networking;
(8) Assistance to
access respite care;
(9) Assistance
to access environmental modifications of the family's home and the family's
vehicle;
(10) Promotion of
inclusive social and recreational opportunities;
(11) Conferences and workshops in response to
families' requests;
(12) Community
outreach, education, and development to promote understanding and support for
families as well as individuals with disabilities;
(13) Financial assistance provided that this
assistance is:
a. Related to supporting a
family to care for an individual member in the family home; and
b. Consistent with the established policies
of the area agency and, if applicable, the regional family support council as
required by
He-M 519.05(c) (5)
; and
(14) Other supports and services that assist
a family in providing care for an individual member in the family
home.
#5929, eff 12-1-94, EXPIRED: 12-1-00
New. #7830, eff 2-13-03, EXPIRED: 2-13-11
New. #9879-A, eff 2-26-11
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