Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
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.
General Authority: NDCC 50-06-05.1,
50-11-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-06-05.1,
50-11-03
