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5- <br />N~xth Carolina Division of Aging <br />Le_ga1, Services - Policies and Procedures <br />Effective Date - July 1, 1992 <br />LEGAL SERVICES <br />tenant, consumer and household matters (list <br />.is not exclusive); <br />4, ~ representation for clients in above matters <br />through telephone calls, letters, meetings, <br />production of appropriate documents'and~ <br />litigation (litigation is optional but <br />encouraged); <br />5. responsibility of providing information and <br />community education on preventive legal <br />management of personal affairs; and <br />6. the establishment o£ contract with private bar <br />and/or legal services to coordinate services <br />to alder persons. <br />S. Subcontracting <br />Services contracted to a multidisciplinary agency. <br />and then subcontracted to an 2tttorney shall include <br />the fallowing: _ -~ <br />1. the selection of a legal service provider and <br /> execution of the contract requiring the <br /> ,service activities "l" through "6" as <br /> described in the direct contracting option <br /> above; <br />. 2. referral of clients to a subcontractor, to a <br /> private attorney far services prohibited under <br />_ contract ar to a social service agency as <br /> appropriate; <br />3. the monitoring of subcontracts; <br />4. the facilitation of community action; and <br />S. the establishment of contact with private bar <br /> and legal services to encourage expansion of <br /> -legal services to older adults on a pro Bono <br /> or reduced fee basis. <br />VI. Client. Eligibil~.ty <br />Clients eligible for services must be 60 years of age or <br />older and live at home, at a congregate setting or at a <br />residential health and group care facility. Eligible <br />clients may be referred by self, :Family, friends, or a <br />human service agency. <br />VII. Service Provision <br />A. Service Delivery <br />Services shall be provided at the contractor's <br />office, in the client's home, if necessary, at <br />congregate settings based an a comprehensive <br />schedule and at residential health and group ca~e <br /> <br />