Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 72 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES › Section 92-72-006 - Scope of Services and Fees

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Fee Schedules
The program's fee schedule in Appendix B is designed to
				  establish a reasonable cost to the program for each purchased vocational
				  rehabilitation service, good, or support. The fee schedule applies to all
				  services, goods, or supports. If the recipient chooses an out-of-state or
				  nontax supported service or support, the program is not responsible for those
				  costs in excess of the costs of the in-state or tax-supported service, good, or
				  support.
006.02 Exceptions
				to Fee Schedules
Office Directors have the authority and discretion to make
				  reasonable exceptions to the fee schedule amounts in Appendix B based on
				  individual circumstances except for Sections 007.09, 008.05 and
				  009.05A of this
				  Chapter. Exceptions regarding these three sections may be granted by Program
				  staff designated by the Director based on the considerations or criteria
				  described in those sections.
Exceptions may be granted if the Office Director or Program
				  staff determines there is no alternative to addressing a recipient's need for a
				  service or support necessary to complete an assessment for determining
				  eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs or to achieve the employment
				  outcome on the recipient's approved Individualized Plan for Employment.
006.03 Financial Assistance
				Exclusions
The program will not provide financial assistance for fines,
				  penalties, damages, and other settlements resulting from recipient violations
				  (or alleged violations) of, or failure of the recipient to comply with,
				  federal, state, local, or Indian tribal laws and regulations, including, but
				  not limited to, traffic and parking violations. The program also will not
				  provide financial assistance toward the recipient's outstanding financial
				  obligations or judgments resulting from civil or criminal legal proceedings, or
				  for the costs of any travel outside the United States. Fees to reinstate a
				  driver's license are not considered a fine or penalty and are not precluded
				  from financial assistance.
006.04 Medical Services
The program is not a health maintenance program, or a form
				  of medical insurance. Individuals with disabilities may have continuing,
				  long-term needs for health maintenance, continued treatment, or management of
				  the physical or mental impairment, including medications and therapies for
				  maintenance of function. Earnings and fringe benefits, family resources, and
				  the services of appropriate public and private agencies, organizations, and
				  service providers should be used to the maximum extent possible to meet these
				  needs.
006.05 Medical
				Services Exclusions
The program will not provide financial resources for the
				  following medical services: abortion, routine dental care, medical care for
				  injuries or acute illnesses which are unrelated to the individual's disabling
				  condition and are not complications of physical or mental treatment services;
				  experimental physical or mental treatment procedures; surgical implantation of
				  any device or organ, in whole or part, in the body; and, sex change
				  surgery.
006.06 Treatment
				of physical and mental impairments
The program may provide financial assistance for the
				  diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental impairments to the extent that
				  financial support is not readily available from a source other than the program
				  (such as through health insurance of the individual or comparable services and
				  benefits). The purpose of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental
				  impairments is to eliminate or substantially reduce, within a reasonable period
				  of time, the impediment to employment caused by a stable or slowly progressive
				  impairment. Diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental impairments
				  includes, but is not limited to:
006.06A. Corrective surgery or therapeutic
				treatment (including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech or hearing
				therapy, and drugs and supplies).
006.06B. Necessary hospitalization in
				connection with surgery or treatment.
006.06C. Treatment of either acute or chronic
				medical complications and emergencies that are associated with or arise out of
				the provision of physical and mental treatment services or that are inherent in
				the individual's disabling condition.
006.06D. Diagnosis and treatment for mental
				and emotional disorders by qualified personnel under state licensure laws only
				to the extent that inpatient and outpatient mental health, alcohol, and drug
				treatment are not provided through publicly funded state treatment facilities,
				community mental health centers, and alcohol and drug treatment
				programs.