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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 722', '§102', '§404', '§101', '§402', '§413', '§401', '§1381', '§102', '§111', '§111', '§103', '§104', '§103', '§203', '§1001', '§202', '§102', '§107', '§413']

[USC02] 29 USC 722: Eligibility and individualized plan for employment
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29 USC 722: Eligibility and individualized plan for employment Text contains those laws in effect on November 20, 2019
An individual is eligible for assistance under this subchapter if the individual-
For purposes of this section, an individual who has a disability or is blind as determined pursuant to title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1381 et seq.) shall be-
The determination of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services shall be based on-
If, after the designated State unit carries out the activities described in paragraph (2)(B), a review of existing data, and, to the extent necessary, the assessment activities described in section 705(2)(A)(ii) of this title, an individual who applies for services under this subchapter is determined not to be eligible for the services, or if an eligible individual receiving services under an individualized plan for employment is determined to be no longer eligible for the services-
(C) the individual or, as appropriate, the individual's representative, shall be informed in writing (supplemented as necessary by other appropriate modes of communication consistent with the informed choice of the individual) of the ineligibility determination, including-
(E) any ineligibility determination that is based on a finding that the individual is incapable of benefiting in terms of an employment outcome shall be reviewed-
The designated State unit shall determine whether an individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under this subchapter within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, after the individual has submitted an application for the services unless-
If an individual is determined to be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services as described in subsection (a), the designated State unit shall complete the assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs, as appropriate, and shall provide the eligible individual or the individual's representative, in writing and in an appropriate mode of communication, with information on the individual's options for developing an individualized plan for employment, including-
(C) as appropriate-
An individualized plan for employment shall be-
The individualized plan for employment shall be-
(i) reviewed at least annually by-
Regardless of the approach selected by an eligible individual to develop an individualized plan for employment, an individualized plan for employment shall, at a minimum, contain mandatory components consisting of-
(B)(i) a description of the specific vocational rehabilitation services that are-
(I) needed to achieve the employment outcome, including, as appropriate-
(E) the terms and conditions of the individualized plan for employment, including, as appropriate, information describing-
(ii) the responsibilities of the eligible individual, including-
(F) for an eligible individual with the most significant disabilities for whom an employment outcome in a supported employment setting has been determined to be appropriate, information identifying-
The procedures shall provide that an applicant or an eligible individual or, as appropriate, the applicant's representative or individual's representative shall be notified of-
Such notification shall be provided in writing-
The procedures required under this subsection shall, at a minimum-
Such procedures shall ensure that the mediation process-
The designated State unit shall maintain a list of qualified impartial hearing officers who are knowledgeable about Federal laws (including regulations) relating to the provision of vocational rehabilitation services under this subchapter from which the officer described in subparagraph (A) shall be selected. For the purposes of maintaining such list, impartial hearing officers shall be identified jointly by-
Such an impartial hearing officer shall be selected to hear a particular case relating to a determination-
(ii) by agreement between-
A State may establish procedures to enable a party involved in a hearing under this paragraph to seek an impartial review of the decision of the hearing officer under subparagraph (A) by-
The reviewing official described in subparagraph (D) shall-
In any action brought under this subparagraph, the court-
The information required to be collected under this subsection includes-
(iv) information on the number of the hearing decisions that were reviewed by the State reviewing officials, and, based on such reviews, the number of hearing decisions that were-
Each designated State agency, in consultation with the State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a council, shall, consistent with section 720(a)(3)(C) of this title, develop and implement written policies and procedures that enable each individual who is an applicant for or eligible to receive vocational rehabilitation services under this subchapter to exercise informed choice throughout the vocational rehabilitation process carried out under this subchapter, including policies and procedures that require the designated State agency-
(4) to provide or assist eligible individuals in acquiring information that enables those individuals to exercise informed choice under this subchapter in the selection of-
(Pub. L. 93–112, title I, §102, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, §404, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1138 ; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(f) [title VIII, §402(c)(5)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337 , 2681-415; Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, §413, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1649 .)
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(3)(A) and (b)(2), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620 . Titles II and XVI of the Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§401 et seq.) and XVI (§1381 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
A prior section 722, Pub. L. 93–112, title I, §102, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 368 ; Pub. L. 93–516, title I, §111(e), Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1620 ; Pub. L. 93–651, title I, §111(e), Nov. 21, 1974, 89 Stat. 2–5 ; Pub. L. 95–602, title I, §§103, 122(b)(1), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2959 , 2987; Pub. L. 98–221, title I, §§104(a)(3), 112, Feb. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 18 , 20; Pub. L. 99–506, title I, §103(d)(2)(A), (B), title II, §203, title X, §1001(b)(5), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1810 , 1815, 1842; Pub. L. 100–630, title II, §202(c), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3305 ; Pub. L. 102–569, title I, §§102(p)(8), 123, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4357 , 4375; Pub. L. 103–73, title I, §107(b), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 720 , related to individualized written rehabilitation program, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–220.
2014-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–128, §413(a)(1)(C), which directed the insertion "at the end" of "For purposes of an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs under this chapter, an individual shall be presumed to have a goal of an employment outcome.", was executed by inserting text as concluding provisions of par. (1) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1998-Subsec. (c)(5)(F)(iv). Pub. L. 105–277 added cl. (iv).