Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency30/chapter20/section10/
Timestamp: 2020-01-25 14:54:07
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 201', 'art 363', '§ 3', '§ 3101', '§ 501', '§ 3101', '§ 3', '§ 1']

Table of Contents » Title 22. Social Services » Agency 30. Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services » Chapter 20. Provision of Vocational Rehabilitation Services » 22VAC30-20-10. Definitions.
"Appropriate modes of communication" means specialized aids and supports that enable an individual with a disability to comprehend and respond to information that is being communicated. Appropriate modes of communication include the use of interpreters, open and closed captioned videos, specialized telecommunications services and audio recordings, Brailled and large-print materials, materials in electronic formats, augmentative communication devices, graphic presentations, and simple language materials.
"Client Assistance Program" means the program located within the disAbility Law Center of Virginia for the purpose of advising applicants or eligible individuals about all available services under the Act, and to assist applicants and eligible individuals in their relationship with programs, projects, and facilities providing vocational rehabilitation services.
17. Personal assistance services; or
18. Services similar to the services described in subdivisions 1 through 17 of this definition.
For the purposes of this definition, the word "program" means an agency, organization, or institution, or unit of an agency, organization, or institution that directly provides or facilitates the provision of vocational rehabilitation services as one of its major functions.
"Competitive integrated employment" means work that (i) is performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment) and for which an individual is compensated at or above the rate required under state or local minimum wage law for the place of employment but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals without disabilities in comparable positions who have similar training, experience, and skills; (ii) in the case of an individual who is self-employed, yields an income that is comparable to the income received by other individuals who are not individuals with disabilities and who are self-employed in similar occupations or similar tasks and who have similar training, experience, and skills; (iii) is typically found in the community where the employee with a disability interacts for the purpose of performing the duties of the position with other individuals without disabilities to the same extent that employees who do not have disabilities interact in comparable positions; and (iv) presents, as appropriate, opportunities for advancement that are similar to those for other individuals who are not individuals with disabilities and who have similar positions.
"Employment outcome" means, with respect to an individual, entering, advancing in, or retaining full-time or, if appropriate, part-time competitive integrated employment, as defined in this section (including customized employment, self-employment, telecommuting, or business ownership), or supported employment as defined in this section, that is consistent with an individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(15))
"Extended employment" means work in a nonintegrated or sheltered setting for a public or private nonprofit agency or organization that provides compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 USC § 201 et seq.). (34 CFR 361.5(c)(18))
"Extended services" as used in the definition of "supported employment" means ongoing support services and other appropriate services that are (i) needed to support and maintain an individual with a most significant disability in supported employment; (ii) organized or made available, singly or in combination, in such a way as to assist an eligible individual in maintaining supported employment; (iii) based on the needs of an eligible individual, as specified in an individualized plan for employment; (iv) provided by a state agency, a private nonprofit organization, employer, or any other appropriate resource after an individual with a most significant disability has made the transition from support provided by the department; and (v) provided to a youth with a most significant disability by the department in accordance with requirements set forth in 22VAC30-20-110 and 22VAC30-20-120 of this chapter and 34 CFR Part 363 for a period of time not to exceed four years, or at such time a youth reached age 25 years and no longer meets the definition of youth with a disability in this section, whichever occurs first.
"Impartial hearing officer" means an individual who is not an employee of a public agency (other than an administrative law judge, hearing examiner, or employee of an institution of higher education); is not a member of the State Rehabilitation Council for the department; has not been involved previously in the vocational rehabilitation of the applicant or recipient of services; has knowledge of the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services, the vocational rehabilitation portion of the unified or combined state plan, and the federal and state regulations governing the provision of services; has received training with respect to the performance of official duties; and has no personal, professional, or financial interest that would be in conflict with the objectivity of the individual. An individual is not considered to be an employee of a public agency for the purposes of this definition solely because the individual is paid by the agency to serve as a hearing officer. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(24))
"Individual with a disability," except as provided in 34 CFR 361.5(c)(28), means an individual (i) who has a physical or mental impairment; (ii) whose impairment constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment; and (iii) who can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from the provision of vocational rehabilitation services. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(27))
"Individual with a most significant disability" means an individual with a significant disability who meets the department's criteria for an individual with a most significant disability. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(29))
"Individual with a significant disability" means an individual with a disability (i) who has a severe physical or mental impairment that seriously limits one or more functional capacities (such as mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, interpersonal skills, work tolerance, or work skills) in terms of an employment outcome; (ii) whose vocational rehabilitation can be expected to require multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time; and (iii) who has one or more physical or mental disabilities resulting from amputation, arthritis, autism, blindness, burn injury, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, deafness, head injury, heart disease, hemiplegia, hemophilia, respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction, intellectual disability, mental illness, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, musculoskeletal disorders, neurological disorders (including stroke and epilepsy), spinal cord conditions (including paraplegia and quadriplegia), sickle cell anemia, specific learning disability, end-stage renal disease, or another disability or combination of disabilities determined on the basis of an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs to cause comparable substantial functional limitation. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(30))
"Individual's representative" means any representative chosen by an applicant or eligible individual, as appropriate, including a parent, guardian, other family member, or advocate, unless a representative has been appointed by a court to represent the individual, in which case the court-appointed representative is the individual's representative. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(31))
"Integrated setting," with respect to the provision of services, means a setting typically found in the community in which applicants or eligible individuals interact with nondisabled individuals other than nondisabled individuals who are providing services to those applicants or eligible individuals. "Integrated setting," with respect to an employment outcome, means a setting typically found in the community where the employee with a disability interacts, for the purposes of performing the duties of the position, with other employees within the particular work unit and the entire work site, and, as appropriate to the work performed, other persons (e.g., customers and vendors) who are not individuals with disabilities (not including supervisory personnel or individuals who are providing services to such employee) to the same extent that employees who are not individuals with disabilities and who are in comparable positions interact with these persons. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(32))
"Local workforce development board" means a local board as defined in § 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (20 USC § 3101 et seq.). (34 CFR 361.5(c)(33))
"Maintenance" means monetary support provided to an individual for expenses, such as food, shelter, and clothing, that are in excess of the normal expenses of the individual and that are necessitated by the individual's participation in an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs or the individual's receipt of vocational rehabilitation services under an individualized plan for employment. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(34))
"Mediation" means the act or process of using an independent third party to act as a mediator, intermediary, or conciliator to assist persons or parties in settling differences or disputes prior to pursuing formal administrative or other legal remedies. Mediation under the program must be conducted in accordance with the requirements in 34 CFR 361.57(d) by a qualified impartial mediator. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(35))
"Nonprofit," with respect to a community rehabilitation program, means a community rehabilitation program carried out by a corporation or association, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and the income of which is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(36))
"One-stop center" means a center established under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (20 USC § 3101 et seq.) and designed to provide a full range of assistance to job seekers. The centers offer training, career counseling, job listings, and similar employment related services.
"Ongoing support services," as used in the definition of "supported employment," means services that are needed to support and maintain an individual with a most significant disability, including a youth with a most significant disability, in supported employment; identified based on a determination by the department of the individual's needs as specified in an individualized plan for employment; and furnished by the department from the time of job placement until transition to extended services, unless post-employment services are provided following transition, and thereafter by one or more extended services providers throughout the individual's term of employment in a particular job placement . These services shall include an assessment of employment stability and provision of specific services or the coordination of services at or away from the worksite that are needed to maintain stability based on, at a minimum, twice-monthly monitoring at the worksite of each individual in supported employment, or if under specific circumstances, especially at the request of the individual, the individualized plan for employment provides for off-site monitoring, twice-monthly meetings with the individual. These services shall consist of any particularized assessment supplementary to the comprehensive assessment of rehabilitation needs described in subsection A of 22VAC30-20-100; the provision of skilled job trainers who accompany the individual for intensive job skill training at the worksite; job development and training; social skills training; regular observation or supervision of the individual; follow-up services including regular contact with the employers, the individuals, the parents, family members, guardians, advocates or authorized representatives of the individuals, and other suitable professional and informed advisors in order to reinforce and stabilize the job placement; facilitation of natural supports at the worksite; any other service identified in the scope of vocational rehabilitation services for individuals described in 22VAC30-20-120; or any service similar to the foregoing services. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(37))
"Physical or mental impairment" means any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory (including speech organs), cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genitourinary, hemic, and lymphatic, skin, and endocrine; or any mental or psychological disorders such as intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(40))
"Post-employment services" means one or more of the services identified in 22VAC30-20-120 that are provided subsequent to the achievement of an employment outcome and that are necessary for an individual to maintain, regain, or advance in employment consistent with the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(41))
"Qualified and impartial mediator" means an individual who is not an employee of a public agency (other than an administrative law judge, hearing examiner, employee of a state office of mediators, or employee of an institution of higher education); is not a member of the State Rehabilitation Council for the department; has not been involved previously in the vocational rehabilitation of the applicant or recipient of services; is knowledgeable of the vocational rehabilitation program and the applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and policies governing the provision of vocational rehabilitation services; has been trained in effective mediation techniques consistent with any state approved or recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other requirements; and has no personal, professional, or financial interest that would be in conflict with the objectivity of the individual during the mediation proceedings. An individual serving as a mediator is not considered to be an employee of the department for the purposes of this definition solely because the individual is paid by the department to serve as a mediator. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(43))
"State plan" means the vocational rehabilitation services portion of the unified or combined state plan submitted under 34 CFR 361.10.
"State workforce development board" means a state workforce development board as established under § 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (20 USC 3101 et seq.). (34 CFR 361.5(c)(49))
"Supported employment" means (i) competitive integrated employment , including customized employment, that is individualized and customized, consistent with the unique strengths, abilities, interests, and informed choice of the individual, including ongoing support services for individuals with the most significant disabilities, for whom competitive integrated employment has not historically occurred or for whom competitive integrated employment has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a significant disability, and who, because of the nature and severity of the individual's disabilities, needs intensive supported employment services and extended services after the transition from support by the department, in order to perform this work. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(53))
"Supported employment services" means ongoing support services, including customized employment, and other appropriate services needed to support and maintain an individual with a most significant disability, including a youth with a most significant disability, in supported employment that are (i) organized and made available, singly or in combination, in such a way as to assist an eligible individual to achieve competitive integrated employment; (ii) based on a determination of the needs of an eligible individual, as specified in an individualized plan for employment; (iii) provided by the department for a period of time not to exceed 24 months, unless under special circumstances the eligible individual and the rehabilitation counselor jointly agree to extend the time to achieve the employment outcome identified in the individualized plan for employment; and (iv) following transition, as post-employment services that are unavailable from an extended services provider and that are necessary to maintain or regain the job placement or advance in employment. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(54))
"Transition services" means a coordinated set of activities for a student or youth with a disability designed within an outcome-oriented process that promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, competitive integrated employment, supported employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation. The coordinated set of activities must be based upon the individual student's or youth's needs, taking into account the student's or youth's preferences and interests, and must include instruction, community experiences, the development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives, and, if appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation. Transition services must promote or facilitate the achievement of the employment outcome identified in the student's or youth's individualized plan for employment and include outreach to and engagement of the parents, or as appropriate, the representative of such a student or youth with a disability. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(55)
"Transportation" means travel and related expenses that are necessary to enable an applicant or eligible individual to participate in a vocational rehabilitation service, including expenses for training in the use of public transportation vehicles and systems. (34 CFR 361.5(c)(56))
"Vocational rehabilitation potential" means the ability of the individual with a disability to benefit in terms of an employment outcome from the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
Derived from VR595-01-1 § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; amended, Volume 11, Issue 01, eff. November 2, 1994; Volume 17, Issue 07, eff. January 17, 2001; Volume 19, Issue 14, eff. April 24, 2003; Volume 28, Issue 24, eff. August 30, 2012; Volume 33, Issue 10, eff. February 8, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 01, eff. October 3, 2018.