Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 32 - Rehabilitation And Disabilities › Part 22 - Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind, Resource Guide › Section 32-22-4.4 - REHABILITATION DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
Applicant
means any person who signs or who, by and through his/her representative, i.e. parent, a family member, legal guardian, an advocate, or an authorized representative, causes to be signed, a dated application or letter requesting vocational rehabilitation services from the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services.
Assistive Technology Device
means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of an individual with a disability.
(Authority: Section 7(3) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 705(3) )
Assistive Technology Service
means any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device, including---
* The evaluation of the needs of an individual with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the individual in his or her customary environment;
* Purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition by an individual with a disability of an assistive technology device;
* Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or replacing assistive technology devices;
* Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs;
* Training or technical assistance for an individual with a disability or, if appropriate, the family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of the individual; and
* Training or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education and rehabilitation services), employers, or others who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of individuals with disabilities, to the extent that training or technical assistance is necessary to the achievement of an employment outcome by an individual with a disability.
(Authority: Sections 7(4) and 12(c) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 705(4) and 709(c) )
Community Rehabilitation Program
means a program that provides directly or facilitates the provision of one or more of the following vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities to enable those individuals to maximize their opportunities for employment, including career advancement:
* Medical, psychiatric, psychological, social, and vocational services that are provided under one management;
* Testing, fitting, or training in the use of prosthetic and orthotic devices;
* Recreational therapy;
* Physical and occupational therapy;
* Speech, language, and hearing therapy;
* Psychiatric, psychological, and social services, including positive behavior management;
* Assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs;
* Rehabilitation technology;
* Job development, placement, and retention services;
* Evaluation or control of specific disabilities;
* Orientation and mobility services for individuals who are blind;
* Extended employment;
* Psychosocial rehabilitation services;
* Supported employment services and extended services;
* Services to family members if necessary to enable the applicant or eligible individual to achieve an employment outcome;
* Personal assistance services; and
* Services similar to the services described above in this definition.
For the purposes of this definition, the word program means an agency, organization, or institution, or unit of an agency, organization, or institution, that provides directly or facilitates the provision of vocational rehabilitation services as one of its major functions.
Comparable Services and Benefits
means
I. Services and benefits that are
A. Provided or paid for, in whole or in part,
			 by other Federal, State, or local public agencies, by health insurance, or by
			 employee benefits;
B. Available to
			 the individual at the time needed to ensure the progress of the individual
			 toward achieving the employment outcome in the individual's individualized plan
			 for employment in accordance with Sec. 361.53; and
C. Commensurate to the services that the
			 individual would otherwise receive from the designated State vocational
			 rehabilitation agency.