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 519.06 - Family Support Staff
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-M 519.06
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Each area agency shall designate not less than one full-time position as the family support coordinator or director.
(b) The qualifications and duties of the staff person designated pursuant to (a) above shall be identified by a job description designed jointly by the regional family support council and the area agency.
(c) The designated staff person shall perform all duties in his or her job description including, at a minimum:
(1) Representing the ideas and
concerns of families and of family support staff to the area agency executive
director and at management team meetings;
(2) Promoting the values of family support as
listed in
He-M 519.04(a)
in area agency activities and
initiatives;
(3) Acting as the
primary liaison with the council and regularly attending council
meetings;
(4) Providing information
to the council regarding family support activities so that the council:
a. Understands families' needs;
b. Can act on families' needs; and
c. Is involved in the area agency monitoring
of regional supports and services;
(5) Ensuring that an individual or family has
accessed all other available funding and community resources prior to
requesting funding for family supports from the council;
(6) Facilitating the distribution of family
support funds approved for distribution by the family support
council;
(7) Providing information
or referral to PIH if requested by the PIH family support coordinator, or the
individual, or family; and
(8)
Providing feedback to other family support staff from the council and the
management team.
(d) Family support staff shall:
(1) Provide, or
assist families in accessing, family supports and services;
(2) Solicit support for families from
community groups, foundations, and other sources as needed;
(3) Plan and develop agreements with each
family that document the supports in
He-M 519.04(c)
that will be provided;
(4) Maintain records regarding the supports
and services provided to each individual or family;
(5) Maintain data that specifies the type and
frequency of family supports and services provided; and
(6) Report data collected pursuant to (4) and
(5) above to the bureau on a quarterly basis.
#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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