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DAAS-734 <br /> July 2020 through June 2021 <br /> Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults <br /> Community Service Provider <br /> Standard Assurances <br /> LEE COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES agrees to provide services through the Home and <br /> Community Care Block Grant,as specified on the Provider Services Summary(DAAS-732) <br /> in accordance with the following: <br /> 1. Services shall be provided in accordance with requirements set forth in: <br /> a)The County Funding Plan; <br /> b)The Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and Community Care Block Grant Procedures Manual for Community <br /> Service Providers;and <br /> c)The Division of Aging and Adult Services Standards Manual,Volumes I through IV or at <br /> http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/monitor/mpolicy.htm <br /> Community service providers shall monitor any subcontracts with providers of Block Grant services and take appropriate <br /> measures to ensure that services are provided in accordance with the aforementioned documents. <br /> 2. <br /> Priority shall be given to providing services to those older persons with the greatest economic or social needs.The service <br /> needs of low-income minority elderly will be addressed in the manner specified on the Methodology to Address Service <br /> Needs of Low-Income(Including Low Income Minority Elderly),Rural Elderly and Elderly with Limited English <br /> Proficiency format,(DAAS-733). <br /> 3• The following service authorization activities will be carried out in conjunction with all services provided through the Block <br /> Grant: <br /> a)Eligibility determination; <br /> b)Client intake registration; <br /> c)Client assessment/reassessments and quarterly visits,as appropriate; <br /> d)Determining the amount of services to be received by the client;and <br /> e)Reviewing consumer contributions policies with eligible clients. <br /> 4. All licenses,permits,bonds,and insurance necessary for carrying out Block Grant Services will be maintained by the <br /> community service provider and any contracted providers. <br /> S' As specified in 45 CFR 75,Subpart D-Post Federal Award Requirements,Procurement Standards,community service <br /> providers shall have procedures for settling all contractual and administrative issues arising out of procurement of services <br /> through the Block Grant. Community service providers shall have procedures governing the evaluation of bids for services <br /> and procedures through which bidders and contracted providers may appeal or dispute a decision made by the community <br /> service provider. <br /> 6. Applicant/Client appeals shall be addressed as specified in Section 7 of the Division of Aging and Adult Services Home and <br /> Community Care Block Grant Manual for Community Service Providers,dated February 17, 1997. <br /> 7. Community service providers are responsible for providing or arranging for the provision of required local match,as <br /> specified on the Provider Services Summary,(DAAS-732). Local match shall be expended simultaneously with Block <br /> Grant funding. <br /> 8. Community service providers agree to comply with audit and fiscal reporting requirements as specified in the Agreement for <br /> the Provision of County-Based Aging Services(DAAS-735). <br /> 9. Compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements,as specified in <br /> paragraph fourteen(14)of the Agreement for the Provision of County-Based Aging Services(DAAS-735)shall be <br /> maintained. <br />