NC Register Volume 9 Issue 15 - Office of Administrative Hearings

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PROPOSED RULES
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(6) environment.
(b) With the exception of the circumstances
listed below the client must be seen personally by
the social worker as many times as is
necessary to
do a thorough assessment in the six areas, but a
minimum of one time. The personal contact may
be in a setting other than the client's
home, if the
client or others can provide the necessary information
for an assessment of the client's living environment,
and, if during the course of the assessment,
it does not appear that in-home services will
be needed or appropriate as an alternative to
placement or as an interim service plan.
(c) For the following situations, an assessment
must be done as thoroughly as possible with
information and resources available to the social
worker, without requiring personal contact with
the client to complete the assessment.
(1) a client who is not currently living in
the county in which the application is
made;
(2) a client who is in an emergency situation,
where a placement is needed
quickly and personal contact would be
a barrier to achieving a quick placement;
(3) a client whose case is being transferred
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one social— worker to — another
within the agency or referred by another
service provider or facility , and an
original assessment which addresses all
six functional areas is available. This
assessment must be updated to reflect
current information^ f
ffr a client who i s already in a facility and
is
requesting Adult Placement Services,
and an original assessment which ad
dresses all six functional areas is avail
able.— Thi s as sessment must be updated
to
reflect current information.
(d) Documentation must reflect the reason the
client was not seen personally in conducting the
assessment.
Statutory Authority G.S.
143B-153.
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iiotice is hereby given in accordance with G.S.
150B-21.2 that the Social Services Commission
intends to amend rule cited as 10 NCAC 42
.3601.
1 he proposed effective date of this action is
March 1, 1995.
1 he public hearing will be conducted at 10:00
a.m. on December 7, 1994 at the Albemarle
Building, Room 443-2, 325 North Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC 27603.
MVeason for Proposed Action: To eliminate the
reference to the Internal Review Committee in the
rule due to a proposed change in process.
Ksomment Procedures:
Comments may be presented
in
writing anytime before or at the public
hearing or orally at the hearing. Time limits for
oral remarks may be imposed by the Commission
Chairman. Any person may request copies of this
rule by calling or writing to Ms. Sharnese
Ransome, Division of Social Services, 325 N.
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, (919) 733-
3055.
CHAPTER 42 - INDIVIDUAL
AND FAMDLY SUPPORT
SUBCHAPTER 42C - LICENSING
OF FAMILY CARE HOMES
SECTION .3600 - ADMINISTRATIVE
PENALTY DETERMINATION
PROCESS
.3601 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
DETERMINATION PROCESS
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The county department of social services
shall identify areas of non compliance resulting
from an investigation or monitoring visit which
may be violations of residents' rights contained in
Gt&— 131D 21 — et — rules — contained — m—this
Subchapter.— If the county department decides to
recommend an administrative penalty as defined in
G.S. 13 ID 3 4 , it shall prepare an administrative
penalty proposal for submission to the Division of
Facility Services. The proposal shall include
documentation that the facility administrator was
notified— of the — county — department's — intent—te
prepare and forward— em — administrative penalty
proposal to the Division of Facility— Services;
offered—an opportunity—te provide— additional
information prior—te—the preparation—ef-—the
proposal; after the proposal is prepared, given a
copy of the contents of the proposal; and then
extended an opportunity to request a local confer
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