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
- q. Quality, Scope, and Extent of Supported Employment Services
Include the following:
- q. Quality, Scope, and Extent of Supported Employment Services
q. 2. The timing of transition to extended services
Current Narrative:
The time required for transition to extended services is as follows:
1. Supported employment models:
Individual Placement Model - Under the individual placement model, individuals may receive Supported Employment for up to 24 months unless the counselor and the individual determine that services need to be extended in order to assist and individual with maintaining employment, or if the individual is a youth. For youth with the most significant disabilities, they may receive up to four years of extended services or until the youth turns 25 years old, whichever comes first. At this point, the individual must remain stable in employment for a minimum of 90 days. Stabilization occurs when the consumer has made substantial progress toward meeting the hours per week goal indicated on an IPE and has reached a point where intervention is no more than 25% of the consumer’s normal work time.
2. Extended Follow-along (transition):
The consumer must meet the following requirements before the Counselor can provide for the transition of the consumer from LRS to the provider of extended services:
a. Job placement is stable for the consumer;
b. The consumer has substantially met the goal for number of hours of employment as indicated on an IPE; and,
c. The Supported Employment Provider agency agrees to provide on-going support including the implementation of natural supports needed to maintain the consumer’s employment. Once an individual has completed supported employment services for up to 24 months, or longer if agreed upon, the individual would transition to extended services. Youth with the most significant disabilities, may receive up to four years of extended services or until the youth turns 25 years old, whichever comes first. At this point, the individual must remain stable in employment for a minimum of 90 days.