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:
The DVR Benefits Advisement Services (BAS) Coordinator attends the Medicaid Advisory Council meeting quarterly to observe changes being required of the Medicaid agency, while reminding and updating all council members about employment issues and Medicaid. The Benefits Advisement Services Coordinator maintains a relationship with the Medicaid eligibility trainers and supervisors and has since added a relationship with the policy and procedure unit of Medical Assistance Division which, administers the Medicaid program. Benefits Advisor Coordinator has worked with Medicaid personnel to align wording in the New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) and its interpretation in the field, when people eligible for Medicaid have been erroneously been terminated.
In addition, DVR maintains professional relationships with University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability (UNM CDD). DVR staff have developed short training videos on different working issues and have teamed with UNM CDD units to provide statewide trainings.
The latest Medicaid state plan has been provided to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, requesting an increase in premium payments for those people working and a change to align the co-pays across the board. This plan is expected to be approved with no amendments.