section .0200 – goals and services

10A ncac 63E .0201       GOALS

All services provided to consumers of the Division of Services for the Blind Independent Living Services Program shall be directed towards the three goals of:

(1)           achieving and maintaining self‑sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency;

(2)           preventing or reducing  institutional care by providing for community‑based care, home‑based care, or other forms of less intensive care; and

(3)           preventing and remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation of persons unable to protect their own interests, or preserving, rehabilitating, or reuniting families.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 111‑28; 42 U.C.S. 1397;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. November 16, 1977;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2002; February 1, 1986; July 1, 1979;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 23, 2015.