Local Delivery Mechanism Responsibilities

• Adhere to O-GI client eligibility criteria in distributing funds

• Implement and adhere to agreed upon program descriptions guidelines
  and criteria

• Receive and review client application forms from relevant Employment
  Unit staff and verify they meet client, and applicable LDM program guidelines and criteria

• Ensure O-GI program intervention resources are utilized for agreed
  upon eligible clients

• Develop, distribute and assist in monitoring contracts and funding
  to approved clients

• Develop and implement an unaffiliated client verification process
  and submit same to O-GI

• Ensure that all Employment Unit client applications, once verified
  against O-GI client eligibility criteria and LDM program guidelines and criteria are approved based on availability of O-GI program intervention resource funding

• Ensure that where funding is available and a client is deemed
  eligibility that the resources applied for are distributed in timely manner

• Maintain client resource allocation statistics and submit same to
  O-GI as per reporting requirements

• Ensure that O-GI and Employment Unit staff are informed as to levels
  and availability of O-GI funds on a monthly basis

• Ensure that client contracts are subject to and covered by an
  adequate level of liability insurance

• Provide ongoing orientation and training to relevant Employment Unit
  staff regarding LDM programs

• Ensure that O-GI staff and Employment Unit staff are informed of LDM
  appeals processes on a regular basis

• Adhere to and promote O-GI appeals processes

• Request in writing to appropriate O-GI Field Liaison representative
  to cover eligible client funding requests in excess of the LDM's base allocations

• Ensure that O-GI program intervention resources are not distributed
  to other AHRDA holder affiliated clients.