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.