North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 71 - ADULT AND FAMILY SUPPORT › Subchapter C - ADULT PLACEMENT SERVICES › Section .0100 - SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 71C .0101 - INTAKE AND SCREENING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The initial
				  request or referral must be screened to determine whether the potential client
				  appears to be in the target population codified in
				  10A NCAC
				  71R .0919, which is incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. Copies of this Rule
				  may be obtained from the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
				  Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714, (919) 733-2678, at a cost of two dollars and
				  fifty cents ($2.50) for up to ten pages and fifteen cents ($.15) for each
				  additional page at the time of the adoption of this Rule. Documentation must
				  reflect how the criteria in the target population were determined to be
				  met.
(b) When Adult Placement
				  Services are requested, an application must be made in accordance with
				  10A NCAC
				  71R .0400, which is incorporated by
				  reference, including subsequent amendments and editions. Copies of this Rule
				  may be obtained from the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
				  Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714, (919) 733-2678, at a cost of two dollars and
				  fifty cents ($2.50) for up to ten pages and fifteen cents ($.15) for each
				  additional page at the time of the adoption of this Rule. An application is not
				  required when the only services provided are information regarding placement
				  options and procedures, referral to a more appropriate resource, or
				  consultation with another service provider.
(c) If an application for Adult Placement
				  Services has been made by a responsible party for an individual who then
				  refuses these services, this refusal must be honored. The social worker must
				  offer other services and accept an application or make a referral for other
				  services as requested by the client. If, however, Adult Placement Services or
				  other services are authorized by one of the following legal surrogate
				  decision-makers or by a court order, the service will be provided as requested:
(1) a legally appointed guardian of the
				  person or general guardian;
(2) an
				  attorney-in-fact appointed in a durable Power of Attorney, which grants
				  relevant duties and is in effect; or
(3) a health care agent appointed in a Health
				  Care Power of Attorney, which grants relevant duties and is in effect.
If there is reasonable cause to believe during the intake
					 and screening, assessment, service planning or provision of any services that
					 the individual is an abused, neglected or exploited disabled adult in need of
					 protective services, an Adult Protective Services referral must be made. If
					 there are indications that the individual may be incompetent as defined in
					 G.S.
					 35A-1101(7) and needs a
					 guardian to facilitate the provision of services, a social worker will explore
					 options with the referral source, family members or within the agency for
					 facilitating incompetency proceedings and the appointment of a
					 guardian.