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
- k. Annual Estimates
Describe:
- k. Annual Estimates
k. 3. The number of individuals who are eligible for VR services, but are not receiving such services due to an order of selection; and
Current Narrative:
At the time of this State Plan - DVR has 436 individuals who are in delayed status in Category OOS3 and are unable to be served.
During FFY 2016, DVR determined that it could no longer serve individuals in OOS Category 3 due to lack of resources. The projected number of clients to receive services after being found eligible is 10,000 of which 6,000 are expected to be served under an employment plan. Since open cases in Category 3 will continue to be served, they are included below.
Maine implemented an Order of Selection for Category 3 on January 18, 2016. One hundred and seventy individuals were served in Category 00S 3 in 2019. With no new individuals coming off the waitlist for Category 3, it would be anticipated that the number of individuals being served in Category 3 would continue to decline as they exit the VR program to employment. A new law requiring hearing aids to be covered by Maine insurance companies is also predicted to reduce applications for VR services for individuals who have fewer barriers to employment and would have been found eligible in Category 3.