Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 306 - Vocational Rehabilitation Services › Section 10-306-11a - Scope of vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) As appropriate
			 to the vocational rehabilitation needs of each individual and consistent with
			 each individual's informed choice, the following vocational rehabilitation
			 services shall be available:
(1) Assessment
			 for determining eligibility and priority for services in accordance with
			 Section
			 10-306-5a
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) Assessment for determining vocational
			 rehabilitation needs in accordance with Section
			 10-306-8a
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(3) Vocational counseling and
			 guidance.
(4) Referral and other
			 services necessary to help applicants and eligible individuals secure needed
			 services from other agencies and to advise those individuals about the client
			 assistance program.
(5) Physical
			 and mental restoration services as defined in Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(59)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(6) Vocational and other training services,
			 including personal and vocational adjustment training, books, tools, and other
			 training materials, except that no training or training services in an
			 institution of higher education may be paid for with funds under this part
			 unless maximum efforts have been made by the Vocational Rehabilitation Services
			 Division to secure grant assistance in whole or in part from other sources to
			 pay for that training. Training may be provided at accredited schools,
			 colleges, universities, community rehabilitation programs, by tutor or
			 correspondence, apprenticeship, an organized on-the-job training situation,
			 agency staff and consultants, or some other organized training program that is
			 approved by the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division to provide such
			 training. The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division may use existing fee
			 schedules established by other agencies, such as, but not limited to, the
			 Department of Social Services, or the Vocational Rehabilitation Services
			 Division Director may request the Executive Director to establish individual
			 rates with providers of services to purchase such training.
(7) Maintenance as defined in Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(52)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(8) Transportation in connection with the
			 rendering of any vocational rehabilitation service in accordance with the
			 definition in Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(84)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(9) Vocational rehabilitation services to
			 family members of an applicant or eligible individual if necessary to enable
			 the applicant or eligible individual to achieve an employment
			 outcome.
(10) Interpreter services
			 for individuals who are deaf and tactile interpreting services for individuals
			 who are deaf-blind.
(11) Reader
			 services, rehabilitation teaching services, and orientation and mobility
			 services for individuals who are blind.
(12) Recruitment and training services to
			 provide new employment opportunities in the fields of rehabilitation, health,
			 welfare, public safety, law enforcement, and other appropriate public service
			 employment.
(13) Job search and
			 placement assistance and job-retention services.
(14) Supported employment services as defined
			 in Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(78)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(15) Personal assistance services as defined
			 in Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(58)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(16) Post-employment services as defined in
			 Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(61)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(17) Occupational licenses, tools, equipment,
			 initial stocks and supplies consistent with Vocational Rehabilitation Services
			 Division policy. For persons entering into self-employment ventures, the
			 Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division may pay such costs as are
			 reasonable for the client to enter self-employment, with a client participation
			 requirement of ten (10) percent in funds or in-kind services toward the
			 operation of the business. Examples of in-kind services include rent and
			 utility costs for a business that is operated outside of a client's private
			 residence. Prior to the development of an individualized plan for employment or
			 Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program that has a goal of
			 self-employment, a business plan shall be developed by the client and submitted
			 to a Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division committee for review and
			 approval. In situations where the business plans do not receive approval, the
			 client shall be given written instructions for action to be taken to make the
			 plan acceptable and it may be resubmitted for approval. All licenses, tools,
			 equipment, stock and supplies necessary to operate the business must be
			 included in the business plan in order to receive agency funding in these
			 categories. Upon obtaining approval from the committee, the vocational
			 rehabilitation services division shall purchase licenses, tools, equipment,
			 stock and supplies on behalf of the client consistent with the approved
			 business plan and state of connecticut purchasing requirements. Any licenses,
			 tools, equipment, stock and supplies from the agency that are currently held by
			 a client or any licenses, tools, equipment, stock and supplies from the agency
			 received by a client shall be the property of such client. At such time as the
			 client no longer desires the equipment, disposal shall be at the client's
			 discretion. The cost of maintenance or repair of the equipment shall rest with
			 the client. In circumstances where a client requests, the agency shall
			 reimburse the client for the documented cost of the repair and applicable
			 shipping of said equipment to and from the repair location. The agency shall
			 accept returned equipment.
(18)
			 Rehabilitation technology as defined in Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(69),
			 including vehicular modifications, telecommunications, sensory, and other
			 technological aids and devices. The provision of adaptive equipment will be
			 made after consultation with a rehabilitation technologist or other provider
			 skilled in the assessment of such products. Reports from vendors who sell
			 specific adaptive products will not be acceptable for evaluation purposes, but
			 may be reviewed along with other data. Technology provided to clients will be
			 chosen based on informed choice of the most effective, least expensive products
			 available. For clients who are employed, the Vocational Rehabilitation Services
			 Division will not use its funds until maximum effort has been made to obtain
			 employer participation in the provision of standard business equipment that is
			 afforded to all employees regardless of disability. The Vocational
			 Rehabilitation Services Division will further seek to obtain reasonable
			 accommodations from employers, consistent with applicable state and federal
			 laws, before committing agency funds for necessary adaptive products. In the
			 provision of closed-circuit television sets (CCTV), the Vocational
			 Rehabilitation Services Division will provide basic 14" black and white units
			 unless other requirements are certified as necessary by a rehabilitation
			 technologist, low vision specialist or low vision center. Only one CCTV will be
			 purchased for each client. When magnification is required at multiple
			 locations, a portable unit will be provided to the client except that two
			 stationary CCTVs shall be provided when they are less expensive than one
			 portable unit or when a physician certifies that a medical condition prevents a
			 client from transporting a portable CCTV. Any equipment from the agency that is
			 currently held by a client or any equipment from the agency received by a
			 client shall be the property of such client. At such time as the client no
			 longer desires the equipment, disposal shall be at the client's discretion. The
			 cost of maintenance or repair of the equipment shall rest with the client. In
			 circumstances where a client requests, the agency shall reimburse the client
			 for the documented cost of the repair and applicable shipping of said equipment
			 to and from the repair location. The agency shall accept returned
			 equipment.
(19) Transition services
			 as defined in Section
			 10-306-2a(b)(81)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(20) Other goods and services determined
			 necessary for the individual with a disability to achieve an employment
			 outcome.