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, 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 and the individual has maintained at least ninety (90) days of consecutive employment after stabilization occurred.
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.