Minnesota Administrative Rules

9565.1300 CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES.

Purchase homemaking services shall meet or surpass the same standards as the local service agency should it provide services directly.

The local social service agency shall assure that it purchases that part of the homemaking services that the vendor is qualified to provide.

When the local social service agency purchases homemaking services, it has the responsibility to develop the service plan, provide ongoing, counseling help to the client, supervise the homemaker's activities provided in the service plan, and periodically assess progress and continued need for service, unless the contractor is a recognized social service agency capable of performing these functions.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 256.01; 256E.05

Published Electronically:

October 8, 2007