50-24.3-03. Targeted case management - Powers and duties
The 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.
