Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- h. Interagency Cooperation
Describe how the designated State unit will collaborate with the State agency responsible for administering each of the following programs to develop opportunities for competitive integrated employment, to the greatest extent practicable:
- h. Interagency Cooperation
h. 1. The State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act;
Current Narrative:
LRS maintains an MOU with the Louisiana Department of Health’s (LDHs) Office of Behavioral Health and Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities. These offices administer Medicaid services to individuals with disabilities in the state of Louisiana; and LRS collaborates with these offices to ensure participants interested in obtaining competitive integrated employment are referred for Vocational Rehabilitation Services.