Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 32 - Rehabilitation And Disabilities › Part 11 - Vocational Rehabilitation Regulations › Part 361 - STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM › Subpart B - State Plan and Other Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation Services › Provision and Scope of Services › Section 32-11-361-B-361.49 - Scope of vocational rehabilitation services for groups of individuals with disabilities

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The designated
					 State unit may also provide for the following vocational rehabilitation
					 services for the benefit of groups of individuals with disabilities:
(1) The establishment, development, or
					 improvement of a public or other nonprofit community rehabilitation program
					 that is used to provide vocational rehabilitation services that promote
					 integration and competitive employment, including, under special circumstances,
					 the construction of a facility for a public or nonprofit community
					 rehabilitation program. Examples of ``special circumstances'' include the
					 destruction by natural disaster of the only available center serving an area or
					 a State determination that construction is necessary in a rural area because no
					 other public agencies or private nonprofit organizations are currently able to
					 provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals.
(2) Telecommunications systems that have the
					 potential for substantially improving vocational rehabilitation service
					 delivery methods and developing appropriate programming to meet the particular
					 needs of individuals with disabilities, including telephone, television, video
					 description services, satellite, tactile-vibratory devices, and similar
					 systems, as appropriate.
(3)
					 Special services to provide nonvisual access to information for individuals who
					 are blind, including the use of telecommunications, Braille, sound recordings,
					 or other appropriate media; captioned television, films, or video cassettes for
					 individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing; tactile materials for individuals
					 who are deaf-blind; and other special services that provide information through
					 tactile, vibratory, auditory, and visual media.
(4) Technical assistance and support services
					 to businesses that are not subject to Title I of the Americans with
					 Disabilities Act of 1990 and that are seeking to employ individuals with
					 disabilities.
(5) In the case of
					 any small business enterprise operated by individuals with significant
					 disabilities under the supervision of the designated State unit, including
					 enterprises established under the Randolph-Sheppard program, management
					 services and supervision provided by the State unit along with the acquisition
					 by the State unit of vending facilities or other equipment, initial stocks and
					 supplies, and initial operating expenses, in accordance with the following
					 requirements:
(i) ``Management services and
					 supervision'' includes inspection, quality control, consultation, accounting,
					 regulating, in-service training, and related services provided on a systematic
					 basis to support and improve small business enterprises operated by individuals
					 with significant disabilities. ``Management services and supervision'' may be
					 provided throughout the operation of the small business enterprise.
(ii) ``Initial stocks and supplies'' includes
					 those items necessary to the establishment of a new business enterprise during
					 the initial establishment period, which may not exceed 6 months.
(iii) Costs of establishing a small business
					 enterprise may include operational costs during the initial establishment
					 period, which may not exceed 6 months.
(iv) If the designated State unit provides
					 for these services, it must ensure that only individuals with significant
					 disabilities will be selected to participate in this supervised
					 program.
(v) If the designated
					 State unit provides for these services and chooses to set aside funds from the
					 proceeds of the operation of the small business enterprises, the State unit
					 must maintain a description of the methods used in setting aside funds and the
					 purposes for which funds are set aside. Funds may be used only for small
					 business enterprises purposes, and benefits that are provided to operators from
					 set-aside funds must be provided on an equitable basis.
(6) Other services that promise to contribute
					 substantially to the rehabilitation of a group of individuals but that are not
					 related directly to the individualized plan for employment of any one
					 individual. Examples of those other services might include the purchase or
					 lease of a bus to provide transportation to a group of applicants or eligible
					 individuals or the purchase of equipment or instructional materials that would
					 benefit a group of applicants or eligible individuals.
(7) Consultative and technical assistance
					 services to assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of
					 students with disabilities from school to post-school activities, including
					 employment.