§ 464-d. Program established. 1. The commissioner is authorized to\nestablish within the department a rural human services networking\nprogram, for the purpose of assisting human services providers in rural\nareas who seek to participate in the program as hereinafter provided, to\ndevelop pilot projects to address intense social problems through the\ncreation of contracts or joint or cooperative agreements. Such pilot\nprojects shall capitalize on the strength of existing providers by\npromoting the sharing of resources and service delivery in rural areas,\nwith the goal of reducing total cost to both consumers and providers\nwhile increasing the availability and accessibility of human services in\nsuch areas. Pilot projects shall also serve to identify methods of\novercoming impediments to the joint provision of integrated and\ncost-effective human services in rural areas.\n 2. Within one hundred twenty days after the effective date of this\narticle, the commissioner, with the advice and guidance of the advisory\ncommittee, shall establish and give public notice of the existence of\nthe rural human services networking program, and the availability of\ncompetitive grants to human services providers interested in undertaking\npilot projects pursuant to the provisions of this article. At that time\nthe commissioner shall also distribute information on such program, and\napplication forms and procedures to eligible human services providers.\n 3. In order to implement the rural human services networking program\nthe commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor,\nprovide grants to eligible applicants on a competitive basis. No grant\nfor a pilot project shall be awarded by the commissioner unless the\napplication for such grant has been reviewed by state agencies which\nlicense or certify the applicant agencies and any comments on such\nproposals are considered by the commissioner. To be eligible for a grant\nunder this article, each application shall be submitted pursuant to a\ncontract or joint or cooperative agreement on behalf of two or more\nlocal or regional human services providers intending to implement a\npilot project in a rural area. Applications shall be submitted to the\ncommissioner on such forms and at such times as the commissioner shall\nprescribe, and completed applications shall be approved or disapproved\nwithin ninety days of submission. In the event the commissioner\ndetermines that a grant application is incomplete, or where waivers of\nany regulations are requested by an applicant, the commissioner shall\nhave an additional ninety days to act upon such application.\n 4. In determining whether an application shall be approved and funds\nawarded pursuant to this article, the commissioner shall give priority\nconsideration to applications received from human services providers\nintending to implement a pilot project in the most sparsely populated\nrural areas, as shall be previously determined by the commissioner, in\nconjunction with the advisory committee. In addition, the commissioner\nshall consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to, the\nfollowing:\n a. The specific objectives and description of the proposed pilot\nproject, including demonstrated awareness of the level of human services\ncurrently being provided within the service area;\n b. The degree to which the proposed pilot project would meet local or\nregional human services needs;\n c. The demonstrated ability of the applicants to undertake the pilot\nproject;\n d. The contribution the project would make toward the identification\nand development of innovative delivery systems;\n e. The degree to which the proposal would enhance the delivery or\nimprove the availability and accessibility of services with respect to\nthe full continuum of human services needs;\n f. The degree to which continuity of care would be fostered and\nimproved;\n g. The degree to which the proposal would enhance cost efficiency and\na
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