Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.30 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM › Subchapter 37.30.10 - Standards for Facilities and Providers of Services › Rule 37.30.1001 - STANDARDS FOR PROVIDERS OF SERVICES FUNDED THROUGH CERTAIN DISABILITY, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRANSITIONS PROGRAMS: GENERALLY

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Services that the department purchases to
				be delivered to persons who are applicants for or who are eligible consumers of
				the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, the Blind and Low Vision Program, the
				Older Blind Program, the Independent Living Program, the Extended Employment
				Program, or the Visual Medical Program must be appropriate to meet the needs of
				the person for whom they are purchased.
(2) The department purchases services for
				applicants and consumers only from entities or persons that meet the required
				or appropriate, as determined by the department, accreditation, certification,
				licensure or other requirements and criteria made applicable by law,
				accrediting body, or as provided for in ARM Title 37, chapter 30, subchapter
				1.
(3) The department reimburses
				the cost of professional services delivered to persons who are applicants for
				or who are eligible consumers of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, the
				Blind and Low Vision Program, the Older Blind Program, the Independent Living
				Program, the Extended Employment Program, or the Visual Medical Program only if
				the person who is to deliver the services is currently professionally licensed
				to provide the type of services that are to be delivered to the applicant or
				consumer and is in conformance otherwise with the professional standards that
				are appropriate for the profession the person is practicing. A provider of
				professional services is a person who provides services to persons with
				disabilities for the purposes of furthering their employment or life skills and
				who are subject under state law to licensure as a particular type of
				professional services practitioner.
(4) The department reimburses the cost of
				program services delivered to persons who are applicants for or who are
				eligible consumers of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, the Blind and Low
				Vision Program, the Older Blind Program, the Independent Living Program, the
				Extended Employment Program, or the Visual Medical Program only if the
				department, in accordance with ARM Title 37, chapter 30, subchapter 1, has
				certified the entity that is to deliver the program services as an enrolled
				provider of services and the entity is in conformance with all legal
				requirements necessary for the conduct of business, including but not limited
				to licensure, incorporation and registration, and federal and state laws and
				regulations on tax and wage and hour requirements. A provider of program
				services is an incorporated or other legal business entity that provides
				services to persons with disabilities for the purposes of furthering their
				employment or life skills.
(5) The
				department may evaluate through quality assurance reviews, inclusive of service
				inspections and consumer and provider interviews, and other measures the
				quality of professional and program services delivered to consumers of the
				Vocational Rehabilitation Program, the Blind and Low Vision Program, the Older
				Blind Program, the Independent Living Program, the Extended Employment Program,
				or the Visual Medical Program. The department based upon those evaluations and
				other pertinent information as it may note or receive from third parties may
				take any appropriate measures, including termination of the provider
				relationship, to assure that consumers receive appropriate and effective
				services and that state and federal monies are appropriately managed and
				accounted for.
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