Section 50-24.3-03 - Targeted case management - Powers and dutiesThe department of health and human services has the following powers and duties which it may delegate to any entity that provides targeted case management services approved by the department:
1. To seek cooperation from other public and private entities in the community that offer services to individuals with disabilities or the elderly.2. To provide information and education to the general public regarding availability of targeted case management.3. To accept referrals from an interested party including individuals, families, human services program professionals, nursing facility personnel, and acute care facility personnel.4. To assess the health and social needs of, and provide targeted case management to, referred individuals who wish to receive this service.5. To identify available noninstitutional services to meet the needs of referred individuals.6. To prepare an individual care plan for each individual receiving targeted case management services.7. To inform referred individuals of the extent to which long-term care services are available, including institutional and community-based services, and of the individual's opportunity to choose, in consultation with an attending physician, family members, and other interested parties, among the appropriate alternatives that may be available.8. To monitor the results of targeted case management and report to each legislative assembly on these results and the cost-effectiveness of these services.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 352 (HB 1247),§ 456, eff. 9/1/2022.