Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers › Chapter 27 - IDD Day and Employment-Related Services › Rule 24-2-27.5 - Supported Employment for IDD

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Before a person
				enrolled in the ID/DD Waiver/IDD Community Support Program can receive
				Supported Employment services, he/she must first be referred by his/her Support
				Coordinator/Targeted Case Manager to the MS Department of Rehabilitation
				Services to determine his/her eligibility for services from that agency
				provider. Documentation must be maintained in the record of each person
				receiving Supported Employment Services that verifies the service is not
				available under an agency provider funded under Section 110 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
or the Individuals with
				Disabilities Education Act (
				20
				U.S.C. 1401 et seq.).
B. Employment must be in an integrated work
				setting in the general workforce where a person is compensated at or above the
				minimum wage but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by
				the employer for the same or similar work performed by people without
				disabilities.
C. Agency providers
				must work to reduce the number of hours of employee involvement as the person
				becomes more productive and less dependent on paid supports. This is decided on
				a personalized basis based on the job. The amount of support is decided with
				the person and all employees involved as well as the employer, the MS
				Department of Rehabilitation Services and the person's team.
D. Supported Employment Services are provided
				in a work location where people without disabilities are employed; therefore,
				payment is made only for adaptations, supervision, and training required by
				people receiving waiver services as a result of their disabilities, but does
				not include payment for the supervisory activities rendered as a normal part of
				the business setting.
E. Other
				workplace supports may include services not specifically related to job skills
				training that enable the person to be successful integrating into the job
				setting (i.e., appropriate attire, social skills, etc.).
F. Each person must have an Activity Support
				Plan that is developed based on his/her Plan of Services and
				Supports.
G. Agency providers must
				be able to provide all activities that constitute Supported Employment:
1. Job Seeking/Job Development - Activities
				that assist a person in determining the best type of job for him/her and then
				locating a job in the community that meets those stated desires. Job Seeking is
				limited to ninety (90) hours per certification year. Additional hours may be
				approved by the DMH Bureau of Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities on an
				individual basis with appropriate documentation. Job Seeking includes:
(a) Completion of IDD Employment
				Profile
(b) Person-Centered Career
				Planning, conducted by Supported Employment agency provider employees, which is
				a discussion of specific strategies that will be helpful to assist job seekers
				with disabilities to plan for job searches
(c) Job Development
(1) Determining the type of environment in
				which the person is at his/her best
(2) Determining in what environments has the
				person experienced success
(3)
				Determining what work and social skills does the person bring to the
				environment
(4) Assessing
				environments in which his/her skills are viewed as an asset
(5) Determining what types of work
				environments should be avoided
(d) Employer research
(e) Employer needs assessment
(1) Tour the employment site to capture the
				requirements of the job
(2) Observe
				current employees
(3) Assess the
				culture and the potential for natural supports
(4) Determine unmet needs
(f) Negotiation with prospective
				employers
(1) Employer needs are
				identified
(2) Job developer acts
				as a representative for the job seeker.