Sec. 07.01.17.04. Application and Admission

A. A homeless woman may apply for admission directly or be referred from another source.

B. A staff person shall assess the application and determine whether the applicant is eligible, and whether services are available and appropriate for the applicant.

C. For the applicant who is accepted into the shelter home, the staff person shall explain the services available and attempt to obtain the applicant's written agreement to abide by shelter rules.

D. Within the first 3 working days from date of admission to the shelter home, the staff person, with the applicant, shall develop and begin to implement a service contract.

E. The staff person shall determine any fee to be paid for services based on fee scales set in Regulation .11 of this chapter. The agreement to pay any required fee is a part of a signed service contract.

F. The staff person shall attempt to locate and secure alternate appropriate services when the applicant cannot be admitted to the shelter home for lack of space or ineligibility.