37.41.121    DIRECT PROVISION OF SERVICES BY AN AREA AGENCY

(1) The area agency shall use subgrants or contracts with service providers to provide all services under the act unless the division decides that direct provision of a service by the area agency is necessary to assure an adequate supply of the service.

(2) The area agency may directly provide information and referral, outreach, advocacy, program development, coordination, individual needs assessment and case management services if the division decides that the area agency can perform the services more effectively and efficiently than any other agency in the planning and service area.

(3) For all other services funded under the act, the division may allow the area agency to directly provide services in the planning and service area if no other agency can and will provide the service.

(4) The area agency may plan, coordinate and provide services funded under other programs if:

(a) it does not use funds under the act for those services; and

(b) it continues to meet all its area agency responsibilities.

History: Sec. 53-5-606, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-5-602 and 53-5-604, MCA; NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1099, Eff. 3/28/80; READOPT, 1983 MAR p. 740, Eff. 7/1/83; TRANS, from Dept. of SRS, 1987 MAR p. 1492, Eff. 7/1/87; TRANS, from DFS, 1998 MAR p. 2279.