SUBCHAPTER 06W – STATE IN-HOME SERVICES FUND: HOUSING AND
HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
SECTION .0100 – PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
10A NCAC 06W .0101 DEFINITIONS
10A NCAC 06W .0102 METHODS OF SERVICE PROVISION
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑153;
Eff. July 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. October 31, 1977;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1992; July 1, 1990; July 1, 1984; December 31, 1980;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0103 SERVICE DELIVERY
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-153;
Eff. December 1, 1992;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0104 Nature and purpose
(a) Housing and Home Improvement is a supportive service
which can make a difference in the lives of individuals and families who wish
to live independently in safe affordable homes within their communities of choice.
This service can enable them to obtain, retain, or return to independent
housing, and resolve health and safety issues affecting their home or areas
adjacent to their home. For the purpose of this Subchapter, the service has
three elements:
(1) Housing services that support independent
living by providing information on:
(A) fair housing;
(B) foreclosures;
(C) grants or loans for home repair;
(D) home buying;
(E) homelessness prevention;
(F) independent housing options and locations;
(G) landlord tenant relations;
(H) mortgage delinquency and default resolution
counseling;
(I) predatory lending;
(J) reasonable accommodations;
(K) reverse mortgage counseling; and
(L) tenant's rights and responsibilities;
(2) Home improvement services that identify
health and safety issues affecting the home or areas adjacent to the home in
which the individual or family lives, and provide needed improvements to
resolve those issues through:
(A) installation of security features;
(B) minor home repairs and improvements; and
(C) modifications to the home to promote mobility; and
(3) Provision of, or replacement of, basic
furnishings or household appliances that promote independent living.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑153; 42 U.S.C.
5301;
Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0105 DEFINITIONS
As used in this Subchapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings specified:
(1) "Activities of Daily Living (ADL)" means
personal care activities including bathing or showering, dressing, eating,
getting in or out of bed or chair, and toileting.
(2) "Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
(IADL)" means independent living activities including doing household
chores, managing personal money, preparing meals, shopping for groceries and
personal items, and using the telephone or transportation.
(3) "Home" means a housing unit for
individuals or families. The home may be owned, rented, or accessed through a
lifetime right. It may stand alone and be stick built, manufactured or
modular, or may be an apartment or condominium within a larger structure that
is secured by lock and key.
(4) "Independent housing" means a home which
provides a private living arrangement and is not part of a licensed facility.
(5) "Service provider" means a county
department of social services or any public or private agency or individual
from whom a county department of social services purchases services to provide
housing and home improvement services.
(6) "Waiting for service" means that an
individual has requested housing and home improvement service that exists in
the county but is not receiving it and is potentially eligible for the service,
and could be served if the service were expanded.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑153;
Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0106 SERVICE POPULATIONS
For the purposes of this Subchapter:
(1) Eligible population. Individuals and families are
eligible for housing and home improvement services if they:
(a) have no one able and willing to perform the
service for them; and
(b) reside within a county where housing and
home improvement services are funded.
(2) Target population. Services shall be provided to individuals
and families based on need for one or more elements of the housing and home
improvement services:
(a) to obtain independent housing, to receive
housing services in order to retain their home, or to return to their home from
other settings;
(b) to secure security features, to secure minor
home repairs and improvements, and to secure modifications to the home to
enhance mobility; and
(c) provision of, or replacement of, basic
furnishings or household appliances that promote independent living.
(3) Priority population. When more than one eligible
individual or family is waiting for housing and home improvement service,
priority shall be given in the following order:
(a) Adults and children for whom the need for
protective services has been substantiated and the service is needed as part of
a protective services plan as referred to in 10A NCAC 71R .0915 and .0916, or
intervention plan as referred to in 10A NCAC 70A .0107, including all
subsequent amendments.
(b) Adults who are at risk of abuse, neglect or
exploitation, and children who are at risk of abuse, neglect, or dependency as
defined in 10A NCAC 22O .0123, including all subsequent amendments.
(c) Adults with ADL or IADL impairments who are
at risk of placement in a health care facility as defined in G.S. 108A-60.
(d) Children who need the service as part of a
plan of preventive services designed to strengthen the family and preserve the
home for the child, or as part of permanency planning to enable a child to
return home from substitute care.
(e) Adults with three or more ADL or IADL
impairments.
(f) Adults with one or two ADL or IADL
impairments.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B‑153;
Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0107 APPLICATION FOR SERVICES
For services pursuant to this Subchapter, an application
shall be signed and dated for housing and home improvement services and shall
be made by:
(1) an adult on his or her own behalf;
(2) an adult on behalf of his or her minor child; or
(3) an adult acting on behalf of a disabled adult as
defined in G.S. 108A-101(d).
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-153;
Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0108 SERVICE PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES
For purposes of this Subchapter, the housing and home
improvement service provider shall:
(1) provide orientation, training, or supervision for
volunteers assisting with housing and home improvement services;
(2) refer individuals to federal, state, and local
agencies for additional housing and home improvement services;
(3) maintain records documenting financial and service
activities for each individual or family receiving services;
(4) request reimbursement from Division of Aging and
Adult Services for actual project costs: administrative, labor, and materials,
not to exceed one-thousand five-hundred dollars ($1,500) per home per program
year;
(5) provide opportunities for service recipients to
voluntarily contribute towards the cost of services received;
(6) maintain confidentiality of all records; and
(7) maintain a listing of individuals or families
waiting for housing and home improvement services.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-153;
Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0109 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
For purposes of this Subchapter, housing and home
improvement service funding shall not be used for:
(1) rent;
(2) utility bills;
(3) food;
(4) medicine;
(5) security and utility deposits;
(6) taxes;
(7) home improvements negatively affecting the
structural integrity of the housing unit;
(8) home improvements which are an obligation of the
landlord;
(9) work done to the property of a landlord without
written approval; and
(10) duplication of any home improvement service to the
same housing unit for three consecutive years following receipt of initial
service.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-153;
Eff. July 1, 2007.
10A NCAC 06W .0110 REQUEST FOR WAIVER
The Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) may waive
any rule in this Subchapter that is not statutorily required if a county
department of social services makes a written request to the regional area
agency on aging. The area agency on aging will forward the request to DAAS.
Factors DAAS shall use in determining whether to grant the waiver are:
(1) additional cost requirements;
(2) need for the waiver;
(3) degree of benefit to the service recipient;
(4) whether the agency had control over the
circumstances that required the requested waiver; and
(5) previous requests for waivers submitted
from the agency.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143B-153;
Eff. July 1, 2007.
