California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 3 - Department of Rehabilitation › Chapter 2 - Referral and Application Processes; Order of Selection; Eligibility; Record of Services; Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) › Article 2 - Order of Selection for Vocational Rehabilitation Services › Section 7051 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For the
				  purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Accommodation" for the purpose of evaluating
				  the impact in a functional capacity area means any type of assistance required as a
				  result of an impairment including, but not limited to, work site adaptation, job
				  restructuring, assistive technology devices, personal assistance services,
				  prescribed medication, alternate media, or prosthesis.
(2) "Assess" or "assessment," for the purposes of
				  Order of Selection for Vocational Rehabilitation Services only, means quantifying
				  the impact of the limitations presented by an individual's disability considered in
				  a full range of environments. This assessment takes place after an individual has
				  been determined to be eligible for services from the Department.
(3) "Extended period of time" means more than six
				  months.
(4) "Functional Capacity Area"
				  means communication, interpersonal skills, mobility, self-care, work skills, and
				  work tolerance, which are impacted by an individual's disability.
(A) "Communication" means the ability to use, give
				  and/or receive information.
(B)
				  "Interpersonal Skills" means the ability to establish and/or maintain appropriate
				  interactions with others.
(C) "Mobility"
				  means the ability to move from place to place.
(D) "Self-Care" means the ability to plan and/or
				  perform activities of daily living.
(E)
				  "Work Skills" means the ability to learn and/or perform work functions.
(F) "Work Tolerance" means the ability to sustain
				  the required level of work functions.
(5) "Multiple vocational rehabilitation services"
				  means two or more vocational rehabilitation services, excluding counseling and
				  guidance, services to family members, and transportation.
(6) "Priority Category" means the order in which
				  individuals will be served. The category shall be established, first, based on their
				  level of significance of disability, and second, their date of
				  application.
(7) "Serious limitation in
				  terms of an employment outcome" means a reduction of one's capacity to perform, due
				  to severe physical or mental impairment, to the degree that the individual requires
				  services or accommodations in order for the individual to work or be a fully
				  functioning member of the community.
(8)
				  "Transportation," for the purposes of Order of Selection for Vocational
				  Rehabilitation Services only, means the use of public or private modes of travel.
				  The purchase of a vehicle, vehicle modification, repair, and mobility evaluation are
				  not defined as transportation for purposes of determining the need for multiple
				  vocational rehabilitation services.