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DOA-735 <br /> (revised 6/09) <br /> The County may authorize community service providers to implement budget revisions which <br /> do not cause the County to fall below minimum budgeting requirements for access, in-home, <br /> congregate, and home delivered meals services, as specified in Division of Aging and Adult <br /> Services budget instructions issued to the County. If a budget revision will cause the County to <br /> fall below minimum budgeting requirements for any of the aforementioned services, as <br /> specified in Division of Aging and Adult Services budgeting instructions issued to the County, <br /> the grants administrator for the County shall obtain written approval for the revision from the <br /> Area Agency prior to implementation by the community service provider, so as to assure that <br /> regional minimum budgeting requirements for the aforementioned services will be met. <br /> Unless community services providers have been given the capacity to enter data into the Aging <br /> Resources Management System (ARMS), Area Agencies on Aging are responsible for entering <br /> amended service data into the Division of Aging Management Information System, as specified <br /> in the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and Community Care Block Grant <br /> Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. <br /> 8. Monitoring. This Agreement will be monitored to assure that services are being provided in <br /> compliance with the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services Service Standards Manual, <br /> dated July 1, 1992, and the N.C. Division of Aging Home and Community Care Block Grant <br /> Procedures Manual for Community Service Providers, revised February 17, 1997. Further, <br /> compliance with updated monitoring requirements, as specified in Office of Management and <br /> Budget(OMB) Circular A-133 and NC General Statute 143C-6-22 and 23 shall be carried out. <br /> Monitoring shall also include compliance with conflict of interest requirements. Monitoring <br /> requirements are discussed in Section 308 of the AAA Policies and Procedures Manual <br /> (7/1/03). Private non-profit service providers will be monitored to ensure compliance with <br /> conflict of interest policies, as stated in DoA Administrative Letter No. 03-14. <br /> The monitoring of services provided under this Agreement shall be carried out by the Area <br /> Agency on Aging in accordance with its Assessment Plan and/or by the DAAS Program <br /> Compliance Representative (PCR). Local Departments of Social Services providing Adult Day <br /> Care, Adult Day Health Care, Housing and Home Improvement, and/or In-Home Aide (all <br /> levels)through the Home and Community Care Block Grant will receiving monitoring by the <br /> State PCR. All other services and grantees are monitored by the Area Agency on Aging serving <br /> the counties' PSA. <br /> Counties and community service providers will receive a written report of monitoring findings <br /> in accordance with procedures established in Section 308 of the AAA Policies and Procedures <br /> Manual (7/1/03) and DOA Administrative Letter No. 98-13. Any areas of non-compliance will <br /> be addressed in a written corrective action plan with the community service provider. <br /> 9. Disputes and Appeals. Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this Agreement <br /> shall be identified to the designated grants administrator for the Area Agency. In accordance <br /> 4 <br />