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Attachment 1 ~ <br />North Carolina Division of Aging <br />Leger-1 Services - Policies and Procedures <br />Effective Date -- July 1, 1992 <br />LEGAL SERVICES <br />~_~ <br />I. Statement of Philosophy and Purpose <br />Legal Services are intended to protect and secure the <br />rights, benefits and entitlements of older persons. <br />I I , Legal. Sase <br />OLder.Americans Act of 1965 as Amended: 42 U.S.C. 3001; <br />(Public Law 100-175, Sections: 306{a)(2)(C); <br />45 CFR, Section 1321.71 <br />G.S. 143B-1$1.1(c) <br />xII. Target Population <br />The tar-get population consists aE older adults with <br />greatest economic or s_vcial need, who require legal <br />assistance to protect their rights, benefits and <br />entitlements. <br />IV. Definition of Service <br />` Legal Services provide older people with information on <br />their legal rights, legal advice, legal. benefits, <br />entitlements, and/or appeals when xeferral to a human <br />service agency or a pro bono service is inappropriate, <br />and preventive measures such as community <br />education. <br />V. Description of Legal Services ~ ' <br />Legal Services shall be provided by direct contract with- <br />an attorney or legal service corporation or by service s <br />contracted to a multidisciplinary agency and then <br />subcontracted to an attorney. <br />A. ~ Direct Contracti~ <br />Services provided by direct contract with an <br />attorney or legal service corporation shall include <br />the following:. <br />1, evaluation of the client's need far legal <br />Services; <br />2, referral of clients to a private attorney far <br />services prohibited under contract err to a <br />social service agency as appropriate; <br />~_~ 3. assistance for clients through imparting,. <br />advice in such areas as public benefits, <br />