Subchapter L. FAMILY-DRIVEN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
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6000.701. Definitions.
6000.702. Funding of family-driven family support services.
6000.703. Accounting for expenditures.
6000.704. Monitoring.§ 6000.701. Definitions.
(a) Family support services include services defined in Chapter 6350 (relating to family resources services) and subsequent statements of policy such as Mental Retardation Bulletin No. 99-83-24, titled: DHS Policy on Support Services for Persons with Mental Retardation and Their Families and Mental Retardation Bulletin No. 99-84-21, titled: Supplement Agreement to the DHS Policy on Support Services for Persons with Mental Retardation and Their Families.
(b) Family-driven is a method of providing family support services whereby the family or the person with mental retardation, rather than the service system, are given the responsibility for deciding which services will best address the family’s specific needs. In a family-driven model, family members also have a primary responsibility for planning, implementing, evaluating and setting priorities on services to address their specific needs.
Source The provisions of this § 6000.701 adopted January 18, 1991, effective January 19, 1991, and apply retroactively to July 1, 1990, 21 Pa.B. 260.
§ 6000.702. Funding of family-driven family support services.
Family-driven family support services (FD/FSS) pilot projects initiated in 1987/88 and 1989/90 are eligible for 100% State financial participation up to the level they were funded as pilot projects.They include only projects that were categorically funded as a result of their submission of a proposal in response to Mental Retardation Bulletin No. 00-87-15, issued October 6, 1987, and titled: Request for Proposals to Develop Family-Driven Family Support Services Pilot Projects, or Mental Retardation Bulletin No. 00-89-09, issued April 19, 1989, titled: Request for Proposals to Develop or Expand Family-Driven Family Support Services Pilot Projects. Funding for family support services which are not integrated into an approved family-driven project will continue to be reimbursed by the Department on a 90/10 matching basis.
Source The provisions of this § 6000.702 adopted January 18, 1991, effective January 19, 1991, and apply retroactively to July 1, 1990, 21 Pa.B. 260.
§ 6000.703. Accounting for expenditures.
Counties sponsoring an approved 100% State-funded Family-Driven Family Support Services (FD/FSS) program should account for expenditures for that program separate from expenditures for family support services provided with 90/10 funding.
Source The provisions of this § 6000.703 adopted January 18, 1991, effective January 19, 1991, and apply retroactively to July 1, 1990, 21 Pa.B. 260.
§ 6000.704. Monitoring.
The Office of Mental Retardation will monitor the progress of the projects on an ongoing basis to ensure that the family-driven nature of the projects is maintained.
Source The provisions of this § 6000.704 adopted January 18, 1991, effective January 19, 1991, and apply retroactively to July 1, 1990, 21 Pa.B. 260.
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