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(New page: ==Overview== category:terminologyA local management entity (LME) is, according to the Wake County Human Services web site [http://www.wakegov.com/humanservices/lme/default.htm], "i...)
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
[[category:terminology]]A [[local management entity]] (LME) is, according to the Wake County Human Services web site [http://www.wakegov.com/humanservices/lme/default.htm], "is a county program or public authority that is responsible for the management of public policy for the citizens the system is intended to support and serve." Another (possibly less vague) explanation is that an LME acts as a sort of "front door" for individuals (clients) in need of services; the LME does not provide the services, but helps guide the client to [[social service provider|provider]]s of the services s/he may need and assists with any difficulties the client may be having in obtaining services from the provider(s).
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[[category:terminology]]A [[local management entity]] (LME) "is a county program or public authority that is responsible for the management of public policy for the citizens the system is intended to support and serve."[http://www.wakegov.com/humanservices/lme/default.htm]
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===client view===
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From the viewpoint of individuals needing services, an LME acts as a sort of "front door" for obtaining those services. The LME does not provide the services, but offers the client a choice of [[social service provider|provider]]s for the services s/he may need and assists with any difficulties the client may be having in obtaining services from the provider(s) chosen.
 
===Usage===
 
===Usage===
 
This phrase seems to be used solely with respect to [[social services]] in [[North Carolina]]; presumably other states have their own terminology. (Other [[English-speaking countries]] mostly handle social services in a completely different way from the [[United States]], so it is not surprising if the term is not found outside the US.)
 
This phrase seems to be used solely with respect to [[social services]] in [[North Carolina]]; presumably other states have their own terminology. (Other [[English-speaking countries]] mostly handle social services in a completely different way from the [[United States]], so it is not surprising if the term is not found outside the US.)
 
==Listing==
 
==Listing==
* [[The Durham Center]] ([[Durham, NC]])
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* [http://www.acmhddsa.org/ Alamance-Caswell-Rockingham Local Management Entity] ({{instate|Burlington|NC}}: covering [[Alamance County, NC|Alamance]], [[Caswell County, NC|Caswell]], and [[Rockingham County, NC|Rockingham]] Counties)
* [http://www.pathmhddsa.org/ Pathways] ([[Gastonia, NC]])
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* [[The Durham Center]] ({{instate|Durham|NC}})
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* [http://www.pathmhddsa.org/ Pathways] ({{instate|Gastonia|NC}})
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
===Reference===
 
===Reference===
 
* [http://www.wakegov.com/humanservices/lme/default.htm Local Management Entity] page at [[Wake County Human Services]]
 
* [http://www.wakegov.com/humanservices/lme/default.htm Local Management Entity] page at [[Wake County Human Services]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 7 December 2010

Overview

A local management entity (LME) "is a county program or public authority that is responsible for the management of public policy for the citizens the system is intended to support and serve."[1]

client view

From the viewpoint of individuals needing services, an LME acts as a sort of "front door" for obtaining those services. The LME does not provide the services, but offers the client a choice of providers for the services s/he may need and assists with any difficulties the client may be having in obtaining services from the provider(s) chosen.

Usage

This phrase seems to be used solely with respect to social services in North Carolina; presumably other states have their own terminology. (Other English-speaking countries mostly handle social services in a completely different way from the United States, so it is not surprising if the term is not found outside the US.)

Listing

Links

Reference