10A NCAC 71Q .0202. METHODS OF PROVISION AND MAXIMUM RATES

(a)  Legal services may be provided directly by the county department of social services through licensed attorneys employed as service staff or may be purchased under contract or vendor agreement from legal aid corporations or private attorneys.  Services provided under contract with legal aid corporations must be in accordance with service standards and requirements set forth in 10A NCAC 70 and 71 and with the Standards for Legal Services Organizations developed by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation.

(b)  Maximum rates have been established by the Social Services Commission for the purchase of legal services under vendor agreement.  Information regarding maximum rates is contained in policy material issued by the division and is available in accordance with 10A NCAC 71R .0302.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑153;

Eff. July 1, 1984.