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-361.47 - Record of services

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The designated
					 State unit must maintain for each applicant and eligible individual a record of
					 services that includes, to the extent pertinent, the following documentation:
(1) If an applicant has been determined to be
					 an eligible individual, documentation supporting that determination in
					 accordance with the requirements under Sec. 361.42.
(2) If an applicant or eligible individual
					 receiving services under an IPE has been determined to be ineligible,
					 documentation supporting that determination in accordance with the requirements
					 under Sec. 361.43.
(3)
					 Documentation that describes the justification for closing an applicant's or
					 eligible individual's record of services if that closure is based on reasons
					 other than ineligibility, including, as appropriate, documentation indicating
					 that the State unit has satisfied the requirements in Sec. 361.44.
(4) If an individual has been determined to
					 be an individual with a significant disability or an individual with a most
					 significant disability, documentation supporting that determination.
(5) If an individual with a significant
					 disability requires an exploration of abilities, capabilities, and capacity to
					 perform in realistic work situations through the use of trial work experiences
					 or, as appropriate, an extended evaluation to determine whether the individual
					 is an eligible individual, documentation supporting the need for, and the plan
					 relating to, that exploration or, as appropriate, extended evaluation and
					 documentation regarding the periodic assessments carried out during the trial
					 work experiences or, as appropriate, the extended evaluation, in accordance
					 with the requirements under Sec. 361.42(e) and (f).
(6) The IPE, and any amendments to the IPE,
					 consistent with the requirements under Sec. 361.46.
(7) Documentation describing the extent to
					 which the applicant or eligible individual exercised informed choice regarding
					 the provision of assessment services and the extent to which the eligible
					 individual exercised informed choice in the development of the IPE with respect
					 to the selection of the specific employment outcome, the specific vocational
					 rehabilitation services needed to achieve the employment outcome, the entity to
					 provide the services, the employment setting, the settings in which the
					 services will be provided, and the methods to procure the services.
(8) In the event that the IPE provides for
					 services or an employment outcome in a non-integrated setting, a justification
					 to support the non-integrated setting.
(9) In the event that an individual obtains
					 competitive employment, verification that the individual is compensated at or
					 above the minimum wage and that the individual's wage and level of benefits are
					 not less than that customarily paid by the employer for the same or similar
					 work performed by non-disabled individuals in accordance with Sec.
					 361.5(b)(11)(ii).
(10) In the event
					 that an individual obtains an employment outcome in an extended employment
					 setting in a community rehabilitation program or any other employment under
					 section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, documentation of the results of
					 the annual reviews required under Sec. 361.55, the individual's input into
					 those reviews, and the individual's or, if appropriate, the individual's
					 representative's acknowledgement that those reviews were conducted.
(11) Documentation concerning any action or
					 decision resulting from a request by an individual under Sec. 361.57 for a
					 review of determinations made by designated State unit personnel.
(12) In the event that an applicant or
					 eligible individual requests under Sec. 361.38(c)(4) that documentation in the
					 record of services be amended and the documentation is not amended,
					 documentation of the request.
(13)
					 In the event an individual is referred to another program through the State
					 unit's information and referral system under Sec. 361.37, including other
					 components of the statewide workforce investment system, documentation on the
					 nature and scope of services provided by the designated State unit to the
					 individual and on the referral itself, consistent with the requirements of Sec.
					 361.37.
(14) In the event an
					 individual's record of service is closed under Sec. 361.56, documentation that
					 demonstrates the services provided under the individual's IPE contributed to
					 the achievement of the employment outcome.
(15) In the event an individual's record of
					 service is closed under Sec. 361.56, documentation verifying that the
					 provisions of Sec. 361.56 have been satisfied.