§ 50-06.5-07 — Standards and assurances

North Dakota § 50-06.5-07

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-06.5: Independent Living Centers and Services

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1. Each center for independent living that receives assistance under this chapter shall
comply with the standards and assurances set out in section 796f-4 of the federal
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended [Pub. L. 93-112; 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] to
ensure that all programs and activities are planned, conducted, administered, and
evaluated in a manner consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
2. The applicant shall provide, as the council may require, satisfactory assurance that:
a. The applicant is an eligible agency.
b. The center will be designed and operated within local communities by individuals
with a disability, including an assurance that the center will have a board that is
the principal governing body of the center and a majority of that board will be
composed of individuals with a significant disability.
c. The applicant will comply with the standards and assurances set forth in this
section.
d. The applicant will establish clear priorities through annual and three-year
programs and financial planning objectives for the center, including overall goals
or mission for the center, a work plan for achieving the goals or mission, specific
objectives, services priorities, and types of services to be provided along with a
description that demonstrates how the proposed activities of the applicant are
consistent with the most recent three-year state plan for independent living.
e. The applicant will use sound organization, personnel assignment practices,
including taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified
individuals with a significant disability on the same terms and conditions required

with respect to the employment of individuals with a disability under section 796m
of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the federal Americans
with Disabilities Act.
f. The applicant will ensure that the majority of its staff, and individuals on its staff in
decisionmaking positions, are individuals with a significant disability.
g. The applicant will practice sound fiscal management, including making
arrangements for an annual independent fiscal audit or review.
h. The applicant will conduct annual self-evaluations, prepare an annual report, and
maintain records, adequate to measure performance with respect to the
standards containing information regarding, at least:
(1) The extent to which the center is in compliance with the standards and
assurances.
(2) The numbers and types of individuals with a significant disability receiving
services through the center.
(3) The types of services provided through the center and the number of
individuals with a significant disability receiving each type of service.
(4) The source and amounts of funding for the operation of the center.
(5) The number of individuals with a significant disability who are employed by,
and the number who are in management and decisionmaking positions in
the center.
(6) The comparison, when appropriate, of the activities of the center in prior
years, with the activities of the center in the most recent year.
i. Individuals with a significant disability who are seeking services from the center
will be notified by the center of the existence of the availability of the client
assistance program and a way to contact that program.
j. Aggressive outreach, regarding services provided through the center, will be
conducted in an effort to reach populations of individuals with a disability which
are unserved or underserved by programs under this chapter, especially minority
groups and urban and rural populations.
k. Staff at centers will receive training on how to serve the unserved and
underserved populations, including minority groups and urban and rural
populations.
l. The center will submit to the council a copy of its annual report and the annual
audit or review required under subdivision g.
m. The center will prepare and submit a report to the designated state entity, at the
end of each fiscal year, that contains the information described in subdivision h.
3. Services may be provided under this chapter to an individual with a significant
disability regardless of age, to the parents and family of an individual with a significant
disability, and to others in the community.