[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1388.6]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1388_THE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1388.6  Program criteria--services and supports.

    (a) Introduction to services and supports: The UAP engages in a 
variety of system interventions and may also engage in a variety of 
individual interventions to promote independence, productivity, 
integration and inclusion of individuals with developmental disabilities 
and their families.
    (b) UAP community training and technical assistance activities must:
    (1) Use capacity building strategies to strengthen the capability of 
communities, systems and service providers;
    (2) Plan collaboratively, including the participation of individuals 
with developmental disabilities and their families;
    (3) Target to a wide range of audiences, including individuals with 
disabilities, family members, service and support personnel, and 
community members;
    (4) Plan and be structured in a manner that facilitates the 
participation of targeted audiences; and
    (5) Address the unique needs of individuals with developmental 
disabilities and their families from diverse cultural and ethnic groups 
who reside within the geographic locale.

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    (c) Direct Services. These requirements apply only where direct 
services are offered.
    (1) A UAP must integrate direct services and projects into community 
settings. These services may be provided in a service delivery site or 
training setting within the community including the university. Direct 
service projects may involve interdisciplinary student trainees, 
professionals from various disciplines, service providers, families and/
or administrators. Direct services must be extended, as appropriate, to 
include adult and elderly individuals with developmental disabilities. 
The UAP must maintain cooperative relationships with other community 
service providers, including specialized state and local provider 
agencies.
    (2) Services and projects provided in community-integrated settings 
are to:
    (i) Be scheduled at times and in places that are consistent with 
routine activities within the local community; and
    (ii) Interact with and involve community members, agencies, and 
organizations.
    (3) The bases for the services or project development must be:
    (i) A local or universal need that reflects critical problems in the 
field of developmental disabilities; or
    (ii) An emerging, critical problem that reflects current trends or 
anticipated developments in the field of developmental disabilities.
    (4) State-of-the-art and innovative practices include:
    (i) Services and project concepts and practices that facilitate and 
demonstrate independence for the individual, community integration, 
productivity, and human rights;
    (ii) Practices that are economical, accepted by various disciplines, 
and highly beneficial to individuals with developmental disabilities, 
and that are integrated within services and projects;
    (iii) Innovative cost-effective concepts and practices that are 
evaluated according to accepted practices of scientific evaluation;
    (iv) Research methods that are used to test hypotheses, validate 
procedures, and field test projects; and
    (v) Direct service and project practices and models that are 
evaluated, packaged for replication and disseminated through the 
information dissemination component.