7 CCR 1105-1-9.107 - PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES [Rev. eff. 3/17/17]

A. Pre-employment transition services must be made available statewide to all students with disabilities, regardless of whether the student has applied or been determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services.

1. Pre-employment transition services are:

a. Job exploration counseling;

b. Work-based learning experiences that are provided in an integrated environment in the community to the maximum extent possible;

c. Counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs and institutions of higher education;

d. Workplace readiness training to develop social skills and independent living; and

e. Instruction in self-advocacy, which may include peer mentoring.

B. All other vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to:

1. Applicants to determine eligibility and severity of disability.

2. Eligible individuals to determine a vocational goal and identify the nature and scope of the services necessary to reach that vocational goal.

3. Under an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) to assist an individual in preparing for, securing, retaining, advancing in, or regaining an employment outcome.

Services shall be necessary, appropriate, and purchased at least possible cost. A service is considered necessary only if it is essential to assess an individual's eligibility and severity of disability, to establish the individual's vocational rehabilitation needs, to overcome or circumvent an identified vocational impediment(s), and to attain the individual's chosen employment outcome. A service is considered appropriate if it is of sufficient quality to fully meet the individual's particular needs and circumstances. Least possible cost is considered only after the determination of necessary and appropriate. All services shall be provided in the most integrated settings possible.

9.107.1 Engagement and Contact [Rev. eff. 3/17/17]

An effective vocational rehabilitation program requires the active participation of each eligible individual. A DVR staff member shall contact every eligible individual at least once every two months and document this in the client record.

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7 CCR 1105-1-9.107

40 CR 04, February 25, 2017, effective 3/17/2017 41 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 3/30/2018 42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/2019 42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 9/30/2019 43 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 3/1/2020 45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022