North Dakota Code 50-06.2-04 – Powers and duties of human service zones
Each human service zone has the following powers and duties under this chapter:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 50-06.2-04
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. To administer comprehensive human services for individuals and families at the human service zone level in conformity with state and federal requirements under the direction and supervision of the state agency.
2. To publish and provide to the state agency a human service zone plan that must include the following:
a. A statement of the goals of human service zone human services in the human service zone.
b. Methods used to identify persons in need of services and the social problems to be addressed by the human service zone human services.
c. A description of each human service zone human services proposed and identification of the agency or person proposed to provide the service.
d. The amount of money proposed to be allocated to each service.
e. An agreement to make available those human services required by state law and by federal law or regulation as a condition for the receipt of federal financial participation in programs administered by human service zones under the provisions of this title.
The date of submission of the human service zone plan to the state agency must be determined so that the plan is coordinated with the proposed and final comprehensive human service zone plan.
3. To make available the human services detailed in the comprehensive human service zone plan which the human service zone has included in the approved human service zone plan and to provide such other human services as the human service zone determines essential in effectuating the purposes of this chapter within the human service zone. To the extent funding is available under section 50-06.2-03 and chapter 50-24.1, the human service zone plan must include the services enumerated in those sections. The human service zone shall make these services available to any individual requesting service and determined eligible on the basis of a functional assessment conducted in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. The individual shall pay for the services in accordance with a fee scale based on family size and income. The human service zone may contract with any qualified service provider in its provision of those enumerated services.
4. To submit annually to the board of county commissioners a budget, approved by the state agency, containing an estimate and supporting data, setting forth the funds needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter.