North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 75 - Department of Human Services › Article 75-08 - Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 75-08-01 - Vocational Rehabilitation › Section 75-08-01-24 - Individualized plan for employment

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
An individualized plan for employment is developed for all
				  individuals who are determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation.
1. Prior to developing the individualized
				plan for employment, the division must give the individual a written copy of
				the options for developing the plan.
2. The individualized plan for employment may
				be developed by the individual alone or by the individual with assistance from
				the division or other parties.
3.
				The individualized plan must be agreed to and signed by the individual or the
				individual's authorized representative and approved and signed by a qualified
				rehabilitation professional employed by the division.
4. The individualized plan for employment for
				eligible individuals must be developed and approved within ninety days from the
				date of determination of their eligibility for service.
5. The individualized plan for employment is
				designed to assist the individual's achievement of the vocational goal,
				consistent with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns,
				abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the individual. The
				record of service must support the selection of the vocational goal.
6. Counselors shall provide a copy of the
				individualized plan for employment, and any amendments, to the
				individual.
7. With the exception
				of assessment services, the division may provide goods and services only in
				accord with the individualized plan for employment.
8. The individualized plan for employment is
				not a legal contract.
9. The
				division must review the individualized plan for employment at least annually
				in the same manner as it was originally developed and described in subsection
				3.
10. The division must include in
				the individualized plan for employment:
a. A
				specific employment outcome in an integrated setting, which must be consistent
				with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
				capabilities, interests, and informed choice of the individual; and
b. The specific services to be provided and
				the projected dates for initiation and anticipated duration of each service,
				including:
(1) If appropriate, a statement of
				the specific assistive technology services;
(2) If appropriate, a statement of the
				specific on-the-job and related personal assistance services, and, the
				individual's appropriate and desired training in managing, supervising, and
				directing personal assistance services;
(3) An assessment of the need for
				postemployment services and, if appropriate, extended services;
(4) The terms and conditions under which
				goods and services are to be provided in the most integrated
				settings;
(5) The terms and
				conditions for the provision of services, including the individual's:
(a) Responsibilities and the division's
				responsibilities;
(b) Participation
				in the cost of services; and
(c)
				Access to comparable services and benefits under any other program;
(6) An assurance that the
				individual with disabilities was informed of:
(a) The availability of services through the
				client assistance program;
(b) The
				individual's rights, means of expression, and remedies for any dissatisfaction,
				including the individual's right to request mediation; and
(c) The opportunity for review of a
				determination by the division regarding terms of the individualized plan for
				employment, as set forth in section 75-08-01-37;
(7) Information identifying services and
				benefits from other programs to enhance the capacity of the individual to
				achieve the individual's vocational goal;
(8) A reassessment of the need for
				postemployment services, or extended services prior to the point of successful
				closure; and
(9) If appropriate,
				any plans for the provision of postemployment services and the basis on which
				the plans are developed.