Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 32 - Rehabilitation And Disabilities › Part 10 - MDRS VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL › Sec2 32-10-11-11 - Employment › Section 32-10-11-11.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
Competitive Integrated Employment
(CIE) means work that: 96
1. Is performed on a full-time or part-time
				basis (including self-employment) for which an individual is compensated at a
				rate that:
* Is not less than the rate required under the current
				  minimum wage law;
* Is not less than the customary rate paid by the employer
				  for the same or similar work performed by other employees who have similar
				  training, experience, and skills and who are not individuals with disabilities;
				  and
* 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.
2. Is eligible
				for the level of benefits provided to other employees; and is in a location
				where:
* General working conditions demonstrate integration with
				  other workers rather than separation or segregation;
* The job is available to the general public;
* The individual is employed under the same working
				  conditions as others in similar positions (e.g. work hours, rest room
				  facilities, lunch or other break arrangements, entrances/exits; and
* The individual has ongoing interaction on the job site, as
				  part of their work responsibilities, with other workers without disabilities,
				  supervisors, and the public to the same degree as workers without disabilities
				  in the same or comparable occupations.
3. Presents, as appropriate, opportunities
				for advancement that are similar for other employees who are not individuals
				with disabilities and who have similar positions.
Customized Employment
means CIE, for an individual with a significant disability, that is: 97
1. Based on an individualized determination
				of the unique strengths, needs, and interests of the individual;
2. Designed to meet the specific abilities of
				the individual and the business needs of the employer; and
3. Carried out through flexible strategies,
				such as:
* Job exploration by the individual;
* Working with an employer to facilitate placement;
* Customizing a job description based on current employer
				  needs or on previously unidentified and unmet employer needs;
* Developing a set of job duties, a work schedule, specifics
				  of supervision (including performance evaluation and review), and determining a
				  job location;
* Using a professional representative chosen by the
				  individual, or if elected self-representation, to work with an employer to
				  facilitate placement; and
* Providing services and supports at the job location.
Supported Employment
means CIE, including
				  customized employment, or employment in an integrated work setting in which an
				  individual with a most significant disability, is working on a short-term basis
				  toward CIE that is individualized and consistent with the unique strengths,
				  abilities, interests, and informed choice of the individual. 
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Individuals in supported employment receive ongoing support
				  services from their counselor, from the time of job placement, until they can
				  be transitioned to extended services.
Extended Services
are
				  provided to assist individuals in maintaining their employment outcome after
				  they have transitioned from the support of their counselor. 
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Employment Outcome
means, entering,
				  advancing in, or retaining full-time or part-time CIE (including customized
				  employment, self-employment, telecommuting, or business ownership), or
				  supported employment that is consistent with an individual's unique strengths,
				  resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and
				  informed choice. 
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Extended Employment
means work in a
				  non-integrated or sheltered setting for a public or private nonprofit agency or
				  organization that provides subminimum wage compensation in accordance with
				  section 14(c) the Fair Labor Standards Act. 
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