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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.5 - Referral to provider agencies

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(a) The Commission
				shall administer community based programs through contracts with provider
				agencies to meet the needs of Commission clients.
(b) Clients shall be referred to a provider
				agency for the purpose of achieving specific objectives or goals. Information
				concerning a client shall be released to the provider agency, as needed, in
				accordance with 10:91-5.6.
(c) All
				provider agencies shall submit a monthly report to the Commission, the contents
				of which shall be specified by contract.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.6 - Release of information and access to records

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(a) Client
				information shall not be released without the written consent of Commission
				clients or their parents or guardians, or an order of a court of competent
				jurisdiction.
(b) A client and/or
				parent or guardian may authorize the release of confidential information and
				medical records to or from the Commission by signing a consent to release
				information form. This form shall specify the sending and receiving party, the
				purpose for which the release is required, and the date of the release, in
				accordance with the Notice of Privacy Practices issued by the State of New
				Jersey, Department of Human Services, effective April 14, 2003. Copies of the
				Notice of Privacy Practices may be obtained by contacting the Commission's
				administrative offices located at 153 Halsey Street, PO Box 47017, Newark, NJ
				07101 or calling (973) 648-3333.
(c) Client information shall only be released
				to an organization, agency, or individual engaged in audit, evaluation, or
				research when the organization, agency, or individual assures that:
1. The information will be used only for the
				purposes for which it is being provided;
2. The information will be released only to
				persons officially connected with the audit, evaluation or research;
				and
3. The information will be
				managed to safeguard confidentiality.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.7 - Communicable diseases of Commission clients

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(a) All Commission
				staff should be implementing universal precaution measures when interacting
				with the public. Upon learning of a client's communicable disease, a supervisor
				shall consult with the Commission's Administrative Medical Consultant as to
				what necessary precautions should be implemented and shall arrange for
				alternative services to a client where appropriate.
1. The Commission shall notify the client or
				his or her guardian in writing of established alternative service arrangements
				and the reasons for such action. The caseworker shall be responsible for the
				implementation of the alternative service plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.8 - Reporting institutional abuse of elderly persons

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Reporting of institutional abuse of elderly persons shall be
				  undertaken pursuant to
				  52:27G-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
				  5:100.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.9 - Reporting suspected child abuse or neglect

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Reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect shall be
				  undertaken pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:60-8.8 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 10:129.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.10 - Critical incidents involving clients

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(a) A critical
				incident means the occurrence of serious accidental injuries to clients or
				suspected offenses involving injury to clients or their property. Such
				incidents may include professional medical treatment, loss of consciousness or
				restriction of activity or motion.
(b) Incidents shall be verbally reported
				immediately to the Commission's Executive Director or designee. This initial
				verbal notification, which is to be followed by a written report within 24
				hours, shall be the responsibility of the Commission staff person who first
				learns of the occurrence of a critical incident, or his or her supervisor or
				manager and shall include:
1. The names and
				relationships of the persons involved;
2. The time, date and location of the
				incident;
3. A description of what
				occurred; and
4. The steps taken or
				to be taken to deal with the situation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 6 - CLIENT APPEAL RIGHTS › Section 10:91-6.1 - Recording of concerns by clients

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(a) Clients of the
				Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, their parents, guardians,
				advocates, or legal representative may record their concerns or problems
				regarding the timeliness of delivery of services or the adequacy of service by
				contacting their caseworker, their caseworker's supervisor or, in their
				absence, the office manager.
(b)
				Applicants and clients of Vocational Rehabilitation Services within the
				Commission should refer to N.J.A.C. 10:95-19.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 6 - CLIENT APPEAL RIGHTS › Section 10:91-6.2 - Administrative review

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(a) A
				client/applicant (claimant) or his or her parent or guardian shall have the
				right to request an administrative review after all informal means of dispute
				resolution have been unsuccessful. The claimant may initiate an Administrative
				Review Request by notifying the caseworker or the client service representative
				(see N.J.A.C. 10:91-1.12 ). The
				claimant shall indicate which type of administrative review is requested:
1. A review of the client's file;
				or
2. An in-person review in which
				all relevant parties participate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 7 - MEDICAL POLICIES AND FEE SCHEDULES › Section 10:91-7.1 - Fee schedule

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(a) All services
				shall be provided with prior authorization from the Commission.
(b) The vendor shall provide to the client's
				caseworker a written report which details the services rendered by the vendor
				before payment is made.
(c) The
				Commission, in consultation with the necessary medical professionals, shall
				review exceptions to the Commission's medical fee schedule and establish
				non-listed fees on a case-by-case basis. In determining exceptions to the
				Commission's fee schedule, the Commission and the medical professionals shall
				consider factors such as, but not limited to:
1. The availability of a specific service
				within a client's geographic area; and
2. The uniqueness of the required medical
				procedure.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 7 - MEDICAL POLICIES AND FEE SCHEDULES › Section 10:91-7.2 - Liability of Commission for missed medical appointments

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(a) The Commission
				shall make no payment to a medical services provider for an education,
				independent living or prevention services client who has given 24 hours notice
				of appointment cancellation.
(b) In
				the event that an education, independent living or prevention services client
				fails to appear for a scheduled medical appointment or fails to cancel a
				scheduled appointment, the Commission shall be liable for one half of the
				health provider's customary fee.
(c) Pursuant to Federal regulations, the
				Rehabilitation Services Administration has advised that the Commission shall
				not be liable for any fees associated with a missed medical appointment by a VR
				client.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - OVERVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Section 10:92-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The New Jersey Commission for the Blind
				and Visually Impaired operates a Statewide itinerant educational services
				program for children who are blind or vision impaired to facilitate their
				inclusion in the least restrictive, most appropriate, educational setting.
				These services shall be provided in educational and/or other appropriate
				settings. Depending on individual needs, these services may include, but are
				not limited to, instruction in appropriate media, the use of specialized
				equipment and materials, and the use of accommodative techniques. There are
				three Commission education service programs, as set forth in (b) through (d)
				below.
(b) CBVI Blindness Education
				services are subject to N.J.A.C. 6A:14, Special Education Programs. The
				itinerant education services program administered through provider service
				agreements facilitates the inclusion of children that are blind or vision
				impaired in the least restrictive, most appropriate, educational setting. For
				school aged students (aged three through 21 years), these services are provided
				in collaboration with local school districts through provider service
				agreements. The appropriations act for each fiscal year will reduce each school
				district's State aid by the determined contract amount.
(c) Specialized services are provided to
				infants and toddlers (aged birth to three years), who are blind or vision
				impaired, as well as to their families. (By law, school districts are not
				responsible for children under age three, in accordance with N.J.A.C.
				6A:14.)
(d) Specialized services
				are provided to school aged children who have significant multiple
				disabilities, who are blind or vision impaired and/or who are not covered by
				provider service agreements. These children include those who are enrolled in
				the Department of Children and Families Regional Schools and students who are
				determined wards of the State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Section 10:92-2.1 - Eligibility determination

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(a) The purpose of
				eligibility determination shall be to identify children, age 21 and younger,
				who, because of vision impairment, require specialized instruction and/or
				disability specific services from the Commission in order to be included
				appropriately in the education process.
(b) Eligibility for education services shall
				be based on the following criteria:
1.
				Children whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/70 in the better eye
				with correction and/or fields of vision that are so limited that the widest
				diameter of visual field subtends an angle no greater than 40 degrees or field
				cuts caused by hemianopsia.
2.
				Children must be 21 years of age or younger and have not completed secondary
				school.
3. Children must meet the
				residency requirements set forth in
				10:91-2.6.
4. Children who meet the Commission's visual
				eligibility standard need not be classified "eligible for special education" by
				their local board of education to be eligible for Commission
				services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES › Section 10:92-2.2 - Notification of ineligibility

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(a) The Commission
				shall notify by mail the parent or guardian of any child who applied or was
				referred for Commission education services whenever such child has been found
				to be ineligible.
(b) In the event
				that a school district does not enter into a provider service agreement with
				the Commission, the parent or guardian shall be notified in writing that their
				school district has not requested educational services from the Commission and
				the case will be closed.
(c)
				Children closed from educational services because a school district did not
				comply with the provider service agreement may be referred for other services
				provided by the Commission, including orientation, mobility, and independent
				living services and the Commission's vocational rehabilitation services as set
				forth in N.J.A.C. 10:95.
(d) The
				ineligibility notice shall state:
1. The
				basis for the decision;
2. The
				effective date of the decision; and
3. The process for review.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - ITINERANT EDUCATION SERVICES › Section 10:92-3.1 - Provider service agreements

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(a) The Commission
				provides a wide range of itinerant services to blind and visually impaired
				children and their families. For children, aged three through 21, four
				different levels of service are provided in collaboration with local school
				districts through provider service agreements (contracts) that may be adjusted
				based on student need.
(b) The
				Commission's itinerant services include:
1. A
				functional vision assessment to evaluate the student's practical use of vision
				in the education program and any other blindness or low vision-related
				assessment, when deemed appropriate by the student's IEP team, including a
				literacy and learning media assessment to assist the IEP team to select the
				most appropriate learning media to meet the full literacy needs of the
				student;
2. Necessary instruction
				in Braille literacy, including Braille readiness skills leading to formal
				Braille instruction in both literary Braille and Nemeth Braille. Braille
				literacy and Nemeth Braille instruction shall be provided as appropriate for
				the student's academic levels in reading and mathematics;
3. Necessary instruction in other
				compensatory or alternative skills as outlined in the Expanded Core Curriculum
				of blindness skills;
4. For
				students who have already learned Braille reading and writing, short-term
				follow-up instruction to support the student's participation in higher level
				subject area instruction, such as advanced Nemeth Braille instruction for
				mathematics and science;
5.
				Necessary specialized materials and introductory instruction to equipment that
				enable students who are blind or vision impaired to have full access to
				instruction and be educated with their sighted peers;
6. Consultation to students and education
				staff regarding the student's vision impairment and its educational
				implications in order to enhance the student's participation in the educational
				process;
7. Specialized deaf-blind
				services to students who have auditory, as well as vision, impairment.
				Specialized services to address this combined sensory impairment include
				specialized consultation and assessment, as well as the provision of adaptive
				equipment, and sign language materials. Deaf-blind students are eligible to
				receive all other services provided to blind or vision impaired students who do
				not have auditory impairments; and
8. Specialized assessments regarding access
				to communication systems and instruction in skills to maximize the use of
				residual hearing and vision, as well as the development of augmentative or
				alternative communication skills and the use of adaptive materials and
				equipment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - ITINERANT EDUCATION SERVICES › Section 10:92-3.2 - Services to infants and toddlers with blindness or vision impairment

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(a)
				The Commission shall provide specialized blindness and low vision-related
				services to infants and toddlers, ages birth to three, their parents,
				guardians, or significant caregivers, and early intervention service providers
				based upon the eligibility criteria as set forth in
				N.J.A.C.
				10:92-2.1, or upon the determination of a
				medical doctor that the young child has a vision impairment. As appropriate,
				the following services may be provided based upon infant, toddler, or family
				needs, as determined by the Commission instructor, in collaboration with the
				family and the early intervention providers.
1. Assessment of visual functioning that is
				performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for a young
				child;
2. Collaboration with the
				family;
3. Technical assistance to
				early intervention providers;
4.
				Consultation regarding the child's transition to a local school district
				programs to facilitate the inclusion of the child in the appropriate
				educational setting;
5. Deaf-blind
				services;
6. Provision of adaptive
				aids and materials; and
7.
				Specialized instruction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - ITINERANT EDUCATION SERVICES › Section 10:92-3.3 - Services to students with multiple disabilities, including blindness or vision impairment

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(a) The Commission shall provide specialized
				services to eligible school aged children with multiple disabilities, who are
				not covered by provider service agreements as defined in
				N.J.A.C.
				10:92-1.1(d). Services may
				include:
1. Functional vision assessment and
				any other vision impairment-related assessments;
2. Technical assistance provided to the
				facility's education and support staff;
3. The provision of educational aids,
				equipment, and materials; and
4.
				Other available blindness education services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - ITINERANT EDUCATION SERVICES › Section 10:92-3.4 - Financial need standard

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The financial need standard as set forth in
				  N.J.A.C.
				  10:91-3.3 shall apply to all children
				  receiving education services from the Commission, but this financial need
				  standard does not apply to education services that are entitlements under the
				  Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004, which
				  guarantees the provision of a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to
				  all students.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - LOAN AND PROVISION OF MATERIALS, AIDS AND EQUIPMENT › Section 10:92-4.1 - The George F. Meyer Instructional Resource Center

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(a) The George
				F. Meyer Instructional Resource Center (the Meyer Center) shall provide to
				students receiving blindness education services, instructional materials and
				adaptive equipment as appropriate to individual student needs. As determined by
				the Commission instructor, materials may include textbooks in Braille or large
				print, as well as accommodative materials. Adaptive equipment may include
				Braille writers, electronic note taking devices, media players for accessing
				electronic format publications, computers and tablets with specialized
				applications, and electronic low vision devices. Adaptive equipment is
				considered to be on loan to the student, and will be returned to the Meyer
				Center upon exit from the school system.
(b) Students who are identified through the
				American Printing House (APH) for the Blind quota census are eligible to
				receive APH products through the Meyer Center based on the per student
				allocation. This group includes students who receive blindness education
				services from a privately-contracted certified Teacher of the Blind or Visually
				Impaired.
(c) In accordance with
				10:91-3.2, the financial need
				standard shall not apply to equipment and materials loaned by the Meyer Center.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - LOAN AND PROVISION OF MATERIALS, AIDS AND EQUIPMENT › Section 10:92-4.2 - Loan of educational equipment

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(a) As determined
				by the Commission instructor, equipment owned by the State of New Jersey may be
				lent to any eligible student who receives blindness education services through
				CBVI. Equipment lent shall remain the property of the State of New
				Jersey.
(b) The following terms and
				conditions shall apply to the loan of equipment:
1. The borrower shall be permitted to use the
				equipment until such time as:
i. He or she
				has graduated from high school or has exited the school system for another
				reason;
ii. The equipment is no
				longer necessary for the student's education program;
iii. He or she ceases to be a Commission
				education student; or
iv. The
				equipment is neglected or misused.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - LOAN AND PROVISION OF MATERIALS, AIDS AND EQUIPMENT › Section 10:92-4.3 - Student responsibilities for loaned equipment

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(a)
				Eligible students who borrow any equipment from the Meyer Center shall be
				responsible for the routine maintenance of the equipment according to the
				directions given to the student for the care of the equipment.
(b) The requirements for repair of loaned
				equipment are:
1. When equipment borrowed by
				a student requires repair, the student shall contact his or her education
				instructor who will arrange for its return to the Meyer Center.
2. The student shall be provided with
				replacement equipment, based on availability.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - LOAN AND PROVISION OF MATERIALS, AIDS AND EQUIPMENT › Section 10:92-4.4 - Provision of Braille materials

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(a) The Meyer
				Center shall provide materials and textbooks, based on their availability, to
				students who are Braille users as determined by the Commission
				instructor.
(b) Braille library
				books and leisure books and magazines in Braille may be obtained by students
				from the New Jersey State Library Talking Books and Braille Center. More
				information may be obtained by telephoning the library, toll free, at (800)
				792-8322.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - LOAN AND PROVISION OF MATERIALS, AIDS AND EQUIPMENT › Section 10:92-4.5 - Provision of large print textbooks and materials

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Textbooks and other instructional materials, in adapted
				  print size, may be provided to students as assessed by the Commission
				  instructor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - LOAN AND PROVISION OF MATERIALS, AIDS AND EQUIPMENT › Section 10:92-4.6 - Provision of alternative format textbooks

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Education students are eligible to receive services from
				  vendors that provide textbooks and materials in alternate format. The
				  Commission shall authorize payment of the registration and service fees for
				  school age education students.
Audio textbooks may be ordered from Learning Ally located
				  at:
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: 609-452-0606/800-221-4792
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - LOAN AND PROVISION OF MATERIALS, AIDS AND EQUIPMENT › Section 10:92-4.7 - Provision of American Printing House for the Blind equipment and materials

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(a) The American Printing House for the
				Blind, a Federally funded agency, provides books, equipment, and other
				materials to the Commission for use by children who are identified as legally
				blind or who have been appropriately documented as functioning as blind or
				vision impaired.
(b) All students
				who are legally blind or who have been appropriately documented as functioning
				as blind or vision impaired shall be registered with the American Printing
				House each year by the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - COMMISSION SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN › Section 10:92-5.1 - Additional services

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(a) In addition to services specified in
				N.J.A.C. 10:92-4, the following services shall be made available to eligible
				children, and if CBVI does not have qualified individuals to provide the
				services mentioned in this section, the CBVI teacher will recommend that the
				LEA seek qualified providers of these services:
1. Recreational and developmental programs,
				operated by the Commission for children who are blind or vision
				impaired;
2. Physical
				education/recreation in-service training;
3. Reader service that consists of a person
				providing live audio access to reading materials for which the Commission
				provides payment to the person (other than a family member) who provides this
				service designed to equalize the student's participation in his or her
				education program;
4. Specialized
				evaluation and/or instruction from other Commission personnel in independent
				living skills, including orientation, mobility, and other independent living
				skills;
5. Transition services,
				provided in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:95; and
6. Assistive technology services to include
				assessment to determine the most appropriate technology and/or software
				application, instruction in the use of technology equipment, and/or accessible
				software applications, and the loan of technology equipment for use by the
				student at school and at home for educational purposes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 92 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 6 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OPTIONS › Section 10:92-6.1 - School placement

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(a) The Commission does not have the
				authority to provide or determine the educational placement of any
				student.
(b) The local board of
				education is legally responsible for the student's special education costs,
				tuition, and room and board, under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 6A:14.
(c) In collaboration with a student's IEP
				team, a Commission teacher may identify characteristics of an optimal
				educational setting and offer guidance with regard to instructional and
				environmental accessibility within the educational placement to assure that the
				student is educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE) as defined in
				the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of
				2004.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - OVERVIEW OF PREVENTION SERVICES › Section 10:94-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) This chapter contains the rules of the
				Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired regarding the prevention
				services program. The goal of this program is to save sight and restore vision
				whenever it is possible. Blindness and vision loss can be prevented with proper
				eye care. To this end, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
				conducts and sponsors a variety of educational programs and eye health
				screenings throughout the State in order to detect vision problems.
(b) Prevention services provided under this
				program include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Eye health nursing services;
2. Emergency services;
3. Provision of optical aids or devices and
				ocular prosthesis;
4. Provision of
				equipment, medical aids and devices;
5. Outpatient hospital and surgical
				services;
6. Migrant Eye Screening
				Program;
7. On-Site Eye Screening
				Program;
8. Early Childhood Vision
				Screening;
9. Diabetic Eye Disease
				Detection Program; and
10. Diabetic
				program; and
11. Low vision
				program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - EYE HEALTH NURSING PROGRAM › Section 10:94-2.1 - Eye health services

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(a) Eye health
				services include a wide range of services designed to meet the medical and
				health care needs of clients.
(b)
				Persons in need of eye health and medical care who meet the established visual
				and residency criteria shall be eligible for eye health services pursuant to
				10:91-2.1 and 2.6.
(c) Eye health services shall be available to
				persons who do not meet the visual criteria, if surgery, diagnostic
				intervention, and/or ophthalmologic treatment will prevent serious vision loss,
				and is recommended by a medical specialist.
(d) The Commission's eye health nurse shall
				render the services in (d)1 through 14 to clients. The eye health nurse shall:
1. Assess individual client needs and
				community health resources that can address those needs;
2. Develop individual service plans to meet
				client's needs;
3. Establish
				linkages with the appropriate health service providers and arrange or assist
				clients in arranging the needed service such as:
i. Locating health care providers;
ii. Locating sources of transportation to
				health care providers; and
iii.
				Investigating the availability of financial assistance such as similar
				benefits;
4. Apply
				knowledge and experience to monitor health care to attain the appropriate
				medical intervention and to prevent complications;
5. Oversee the provision of health related
				services and assess outcome and client's changing needs;
6. Work in conjunction with other service
				providers that can best address client's needs;
7. Provide counseling and support to clients
				and their families;
8. Provide
				health education to clients and families on client's eye disorder and disease
				progression, diet, medication, care, treatment and expected outcome;
9. Make pre-and post-operative home visits,
				and offer guidance to maintain health;
10. Teach and demonstrate the use of optical
				aids and devices;
11. Undertake
				follow-up responsibilities with clients to ensure proper use of low vision
				aids;
12. Assist in making
				arrangements for needed surgery and hospitalizations, as appropriate;
13. Provide in-service training to community
				agencies, programs and organizations on eye health issues, treatment and
				Commission services; and
14.
				Provide evaluation and instruction in the use of adaptive health
				equipment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - EYE HEALTH NURSING PROGRAM › Section 10:94-2.2 - Emergency services

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(a) The determination of an eye emergency,
				for example, acute glaucoma, retinal detachment, ruptured globe or lacerated
				lid, or sudden loss of vision, shall be made by a physician.
(b) The Commission for the Blind and Visually
				Impaired shall pay for emergency surgery at a freestanding same-day surgical
				center or, if no other option is available on an emergency basis, a hospital
				that agrees to accept the ambulatory care center fee schedule as set forth in
				10:91-7.1 may be utilized on a
				case-by-case basis, if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The Commission is notified prior to the
				surgery being performed, even if the patient is at the surgical center, if it
				is a medical emergency;
2. The
				patient is subsequently determined to be eligible for assistance from the
				Commission pursuant to
				10:91-2.1 and 2.6; and
3. If the particular surgical procedure is
				not listed on the Commission's medical fee schedule (see
				10:91-7.1 ), caseworkers should
				follow the procedures outlined in
				10:91-7.1(c).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - EYE HEALTH NURSING PROGRAM › Section 10:94-2.3 - Provision of optical aids or devices and ocular prostheses

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(a) An
				optical aid or device shall be deemed to be a lens, lens combination, prism,
				mirror, or electro-optical instrument, which, by virtue of its optical
				properties, raises the patient's level of visual performance. Eligibility for
				an optical aid or device shall be established as specified in
				10:91-2.1.
(b) Eyeglasses shall be purchased for
				eligible clients as specified in (a) above. In addition, New Jersey residents
				who demonstrate financial need and have no other means to purchase corrective
				eyeglasses and whose corrected visual acuity is 20/70 or less, shall be
				provided eyeglasses under the follow-up procedures of Project BEST (Better Eye
				Services and Treatment) (see
				10:94-3.1(a)  ),
				as long as funds are available.
(c)
				Wavelength-specific photo-chromatic lenses shall be purchased in cases of
				severe photophobia and abnormal light/dark adaptation, resulting in cases such
				as, but not limited to, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy,
				maculopathies, and uveitis.
(d)
				Contact lenses, cases for which shall be individually reviewed and approved by
				the Commission's service center and the Commission's administrative medical
				consultant, shall be purchased for eligible clients who have:
1. Keratoconus;
2. Monocular aphakia to restore single
				binocular vision;
3. Binocular
				aphakia, where employability or other significant factors may be present;
				and
4. Aphakia or surgical aphakia,
				when an intraocular lens could not be implanted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - EYE HEALTH NURSING PROGRAM › Section 10:94-2.4 - Provision of equipment, medical aids, and devices

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(a) Medical
				aids and devices shall be used by staff to assess and evaluate a client's
				ability or potential to learn to use medical aids and devices safely and
				independently and to train clients to meet medical needs safely and
				independently.
(b) Eye health
				nurses shall carry the following equipment to be used in the assessment,
				evaluation, and/or training of clients to meet medical needs and shall provide
				this equipment to clients as needed on an emergency basis:
1. A blood pressure gauge kit;
2. A variety of adaptive medical equipment
				(including, but not limited to, talking glucometers, devices to assist in
				filling insulin syringes, and pill containers marked in Braille); and
3. Syringes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - EYE HEALTH NURSING PROGRAM › Section 10:94-2.5 - Hospital and surgical procedures

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(a) A client must
				apply for charity care in a hospital, whether in-or out-patient. The Commission
				for the Blind and Visually Impaired does not cover hospital costs except for
				freestanding, same-day surgical centers.
(b) The surgeon's fee to be authorized is
				obtained from the Commission's fee schedule (see
				10:91-7.1 ).
(c) The assistant surgeon's fee, if
				authorized, shall be determined by multiplying the surgeon's fee by 15 percent
				and must be approved by the Commission's administrative medical
				consultant.
(d) The
				anesthesiologist's fee shall be determined by multiplying the surgeon's fee by
				20 percent.
(e) Other fees (not
				listed in the fee schedule) shall be obtained directly from the service
				provider by the caseworker, subject to approval by the Commission's
				administrative medical consultant (see
				10:91-7.1(c) 
				).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.1 - Vision and eye screening programs

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(a) The Commission
				for the Blind and Visually Impaired has a historic commitment to providing eye
				disease prevention services. A major component of these efforts is the
				Commission's four vision screening and eye screening programs:
1. Migrant Eye Screening Program (see
				10:94-3.3 );
2. On-site Eye Screening Program (see
				10:94-3.4 );
3. Early Childhood Vision Screening Program
				(see 10:94-3.5 );
4. Diabetic Eye Disease Detection Program
				(see 10:94-3.6 );
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.2 - Vision and eye screening program and target populations

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(a) Vision
				and eye screening programs shall be scheduled annually at various screening
				sites throughout the State and shall be designed to cover all 21
				counties.
(b) Vision and eye
				screening programs shall be conducted by a screening team, which consists of a
				Commission Field Representative who is a trained vision screener and/or a
				contract trained vision screener and a contract eye doctor (see
				10:94-3.10 ). The need for a
				contract eye doctor or a contract trained vision screener is determined by the
				Commission's Coordinator of Project BEST or designee.
(c) Contract eye doctors are paid as set
				forth in 10:94-3.9.
(d) Contract trained vision screener services
				are purchased at the rate of a range of $ 18.00 - $ 30.00 using the procedure
				set forth in
				10:91-5.4.
(e) The primary target areas, which are
				established based on current Federal census estimates, shall be served as
				follows:
1. Municipalities with more than 20
				percent poverty or having a minority population in excess of 3,000 and 10
				percent poverty (primary); and
2.
				Municipalities with more than 10 percent poverty population
				(secondary).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.3 - Migrant Eye Screening Program

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(a) The Migrant Eye
				Screening Program (MSP) provides eye screenings and follow-up assessment and
				treatment services to migrant laborers and their families.
(b) To qualify as migrant laborers, the
				migrant laborer shall:
1. Reside in New
				Jersey while employed;
2. Be
				employed in the agricultural production of food; and
3. Relocate due to employment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.4 - On-Site Eye Screening Program

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(a) The
				Commission's On-Site Eye Screening Program shall provide free on-site eye
				screenings to elderly, special needs, minority, and disadvantaged groups at,
				for example, public housing developments, senior citizen residences,
				institutionalized care facilities, Federally Qualified Health Centers, special
				needs schools, and community-based organizations.
(b) Eye screenings shall be given to
				individuals not under the care of an eye specialist and who have not been
				examined in more than a year.
(c)
				The Commission shall be responsible for:
1.
				Testing equipment and an eye doctor to perform screenings;
2. Provision of a Commission field
				representative to organize programs and to direct referrals to the
				Commission;
3. Testing for visual
				acuity and eye pathology including refraction, ophthalmoscopy, external exam,
				and tonometry as appropriate; and
4. Screening of approximately 30 to 35
				participants at each session, on average.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.5 - Early Childhood Vision Screening (ECVS) Program

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(a) ECVS
				shall be provided free to children ages three to six years and include visual
				acuity and muscle imbalance examinations in order to detect symptoms of
				amblyopia and other eye conditions that may cause visual impairment or
				loss.
(b) ECVS shall be performed
				at established pre-school centers and community programs.
(c) The Commission shall be responsible for:
1. Scheduling the screening and providing the
				school and community program staff with a description of the program, forms,
				and parental consents;
2. Providing
				the equipment to be used at scheduled screenings, such as, eye charts, light
				boxes, random dot testers, color blindness charts, pass/fail letters, and
				referral letters for a doctor;
3.
				Testing the visual acuity and visual inspection of the eyes of each child;
4. Testing each child for muscle
				imbalance; and
5. Furnishing the
				pre-school centers and community programs with relevant literature on vision
				testing of pre-schoolers and vision problems in children, for distribution to
				parents.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.6 - Diabetic Eye Disease Detection Program

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(a) The
				Diabetic Eye Disease Detection Program is a free service co-sponsored by the
				Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the New Jersey Department of
				Health. It promotes outreach activities for the early detection of individuals
				with diabetic eye disease in partnership with community-based organizations
				throughout the State. The program arranges for the follow-up needed to address
				the complications associated with diabetic disease.
(b) The Commission shall ensure appropriate
				personnel for the program to include:
1. A
				general ophthalmologist; and or an ophthalmologist specializing in retinal
				diseases; and or an optometrist certified by New Jersey Optometric Association
				for retinal examinations;
2.
				Registered nurses;
3. Technicians
				(for tonometry and visual acuity testing);
4. Volunteers for non-medical assistance;
				and
5. A follow-up
				specialist.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.7 - Procedures for On-Site Eye Screening Program

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(a) All
				procedures for the On-Site Eye Screening Program are approved by the
				Commission. These procedures shall be observed and performed by the screening
				team (see 10:94-3.2(b)  ).
1. General eye screening with a licensed eye
				physician present at the screening site: These screenings will be performed by
				CBVI screeners and any licensed eye physician.
2. General vision screening: These eye
				screenings will be performed by CBVI eye screeners without an eye specialist
				present.
3. Fixed-site monthly eye
				screening: These eye screenings are held at the same site every month and
				performed by CBVI eye screeners and a licensed eye physician present.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 94 - PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - VISION AND EYE SCREENING PROGRAMS › Section 10:94-3.8 - Procedures for all vision examinations of Early Childhood Vision Screening Program and Migrant Eye Screening Program

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(a)
				Parental consent forms shall be completed for all participants below 18 years
				of age.
(b) The screening
				guidelines as set forth for migrant worker screenings in
				10:94-3.3 and adult on-site
				screenings below 18 years of age with the following modifications:
1. Tonometry shall not be performed;
				and
2. Dilating drops shall not be
				administered.