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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › SICK AND MEDICAL LEAVE › Section 2430.153 - Return from medical leave

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(a)
					 The vendor may return from medical leave at any time after 3 months or before 2
					 years following the effective date of that leave. The written statement of
					 intent to return shall be sent to the Office of Blindness and Visual Services
					 (BVS). Upon acceptance of the return notice, the vendor shall be reinstated to
					 the promotion roster or the displaced vendor's list with adjusted seniority and
					 full veteran's preference if appropriate.
(b) The vendor on medical leave who is not
					 able to return to the program at the expiration of the leave shall be separated
					 from the program effective with the last day of medical leave. BVS will notify
					 the vendor in writing of his removal from the program and of the conditions for
					 re-entry, such as return to active VR case status, retraining, loss of
					 seniority, and placement of the vendor on the qualified trainee
					 roster.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 2430.161 - Generally

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(a) In view of the
					 cooperative nature of the program, and the need to maintain the solvency of the
					 employment fund, a system of disciplinary action has been established to assure
					 conformity to the more critical elements for cooperation. These elements are:
(1) Timely submission of daily
					 reports.
(2) Timely payment of
					 rental fees.
(3) Satisfactory
					 performance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › SUBMISSION OF DAILY REPORTS › Section 2430.171 - Daily report

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(a) The
					 daily report is a critical item which provides the operating data necessary for
					 management and supervision and is the basis for determination of the rental
					 fee. The vendor shall submit the report for a given week to the district office
					 in time to reach that office on or before Wednesday, following the week covered
					 in the report. The report must be received by the due day regardless of the
					 circumstances. The Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) will not
					 approve an absence by the vendor from the facility unless satisfactory
					 arrangements are made for timely submission of these reports.
(b) If BVS does not receive the report at the
					 designated time, BVS will contact the vendor for an explanation of the delay.
					 If the delinquent report is not received on or before the following Wednesday,
					 BVS will send a letter of warning to the delinquent vendor. The letter shall
					 state that if the report is not received before the following Wednesday, the
					 vendor shall be removed from the promotion roster or placed on
					 probation.
(c) If the report is not
					 received by the following Wednesday, 3 weeks after the due date, the vendor
					 shall be removed from the promotion roster and placed on probation for 30 days
					 effective the date of the notice from BVS. BVS will notify the vendor by letter
					 of the aforementioned action, instructing the vendor that he must apply by
					 letter for reinstatement to the promotion roster.
(d) If the reports are not received by the
					 following Wednesday, 4 weeks after the due date, action shall be initiated to
					 remove the vendor from the program. BVS will notify the vendor by letter. The
					 vendor shall also be advised of his right to an appeal from fair
					 hearing.
(e) BVS will make every
					 effort during the period of delinquency to establish and maintain contact with
					 the vendor and provide services necessary to assist the vendor to correct the
					 delinquency and make whatever adjustments are necessary for proper operation of
					 the facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › PAYMENT OF RENTAL FEE › Section 2430.181 - Rental income

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The monthly rental fee is payable by the vendor upon
						receipt of the rental charge invoice and must be paid not later than 30 days
						following the issue date of the invoice. If payment is not received on or
						before that due date, the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) will:
(1) Specify the amount due and
					 payable immediately.
(2) Remove the
					 vendor from the promotion roster or make him ineligible to bid for a vacancy
					 for a minimum of 90 days effective the date overdue.
(3) Inform the vendor that he must make a
					 written request for reinstatement to the promotion roster.
(4) Inform the vendor that further
					 disciplinary action will be taken if payment of the amount due is not received
					 within the next 30 days.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › PAYMENT OF RENTAL FEE › Section 2430.182 - Delinquent payments

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(a) If
					 payment is not received at the end of the following 30-day period-(60 days
					 after issue date of the invoice)-or if the vendor is repeatedly delinquent in
					 payment during a 6 month period, the vendor shall be placed on probation for 90
					 days effective that date. The vendor shall be advised of the action by letter
					 from the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) and that removal action
					 will be taken if all rental payments are not current by the end of the
					 probation period-180 days after issue date of rental invoice.
(b) If the vendor account is not current at
					 the end of the probationary period, BVS will forward a letter to the vendor
					 with the following information:
(1) The vendor
					 is to be dismissed from the program effective on the date that a replacement
					 vendor is selected.
(2) The vendor
					 may appeal his dismissal and receive a Fair Hearing.
(3) The amount due for nonpayment of rental
					 fees will be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of the inventory of the
					 facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE › Section 2430.191 - Generally

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The administrative review provides an informal procedure
						through which the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) provides a
						vendor or his representative an opportunity to express and seek remedy for his
						dissatisfaction with an action by BVS arising from the operation or
						administration of the facility program. The staff of BVS at both the district
						and central levels shall make every effort to resolve vendor complaints. These
						efforts may not, however, discourage or interfere in any way with a vendor
						exercising the right to pursue the formal evidentiary fair hearing process in
						accordance with §§
											2430.201-2430.203 (relating to fair hearing
						procedure).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE › Section 2430.192 - Request for administrative review

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A vendor may request an administrative review in writing,
						within 15 working days of the occurrence of the action with which the vendor is
						dissatisfied. The vendor shall send the request to the district manager and
						shall specify as clearly as possible:
(1) A description including the date and the
					 time of the action which is the basis for the request.
(2) The alleged adverse effect of the
					 action.
(3) The remedy being sought
					 to correct or relieve the adverse effect.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE › Section 2430.193 - Acknowledgement of request and notice of review meeting

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(a) The district manager will acknowledge the
					 receipt of the request for the administrative review by written notice to the
					 vendor within 2 working days after its receipt.
(b) This notice must state the time and place
					 for the review, the availability at no cost of transportation, reader's
					 service, and other necessary services to the vendor and the specific documents
					 the vendor shall bring to the review meeting.
(c) The notice and other communication with
					 the vendor must clearly indicate that the administrative review is not an
					 adversary proceeding and is intended only to settle the problem as
					 expeditiously as possible. This review shall be held within 15 days from the
					 date of the request unless postponed for good reason. Effort shall be made by
					 the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) staff to assist the vendor in
					 providing a clear definition of the complaint and the remedy being
					 sought.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE › Section 2430.194 - Administrative review

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(a) The
					 Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) will designate a member of its
					 administrative staff who has not in any way participated in the action in
					 question to conduct the review. The administrative review meeting shall be
					 conducted in an informal manner. Effort shall be made to assure that the
					 complaint is fully stated. Likewise the written policies, regulations and
					 instructions upon which the disputed action was based shall be presented and
					 fully explained. Points of apparent conflict shall be fully discussed and
					 mutually agreeable remedies sought. Reasonable effort shall be made to resolve
					 the complaint.
(b) Prior to
					 adjourning the review meeting, the presiding OVH staff member shall make a
					 concluding statement regarding the decision reached on each issue raised in the
					 complaint and shall advise the vendor or his representative that the review
					 decisions will be confirmed in writing within the next 5 working
					 days.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE › Section 2430.195 - Administrative review report

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Within 5 working days after the administrative review
						meeting, the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) shall:
(1) Prepare a written summary report of the
					 review including the decisions made.
(2) Send a copy of the summary report and
					 decisions to the vendor and his representative, if any, with a written notice
					 of the vendor's right to request a formal evidentiary fair hearing in
					 accordance with §§
											2430.201-2430.203 (relating to fair hearing
					 procedure) regardless of whether the administrative review decision was in his
					 favor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › FAIR HEARING PROCEDURE › Section 2430.201 - Generally

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(a) The Department
					 will provide a fair hearing procedure in accordance with 1 Pa. Code Chapter 35
					 (relating to formal proceedings) for participants in all programs administered
					 by the Department. The fair hearing procedure is in conformity with applicable
					 Federal and State regulations and, as such, provides the opportunity for a full
					 evidentiary hearing for participants of the Business Enterprise Program
					 (BEP).
(b) The fair hearing
					 procedure is basically a method of quasijudicial public review of an
					 unsatisfied complaint from a participant in the program. The review is
					 conducted by an impartial, competent individual with appropriate witnesses
					 being heard and pertinent evidence reviewed prior to rendering a decision. The
					 decision may either be appealed to Commonwealth Court or to the Secretary of
					 the U.S. Department of Education.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.32 (relating to qualified
						  vendor certificate); 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.191 (relating to generally);
						  and 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.195 (relating to
						  administrative review report).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › FAIR HEARING PROCEDURE › Section 2430.202 - Request for a fair hearing

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A vendor who wishes a fair hearing shall send a written
						request to the commissioner within 15 working days after either the receipt of
						the decision of the administrative review or the occurrence of the action which
						is the subject of the complaint, if no administrative review is requested. The
						request shall contain a statement of the specific action which is the subject
						of the request and the specific remedy which is being sought.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.32 (relating to qualified
						  vendor certificate); 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.191 (relating to generally);
						  and 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.195 (relating to
						  administrative review report).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2430 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM › FAIR HEARING PROCEDURE › Section 2430.203 - Acknowledgement of request and notice of fair hearing date

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(a) The Commissioner will acknowledge a fair
					 hearing request within 2 days of its receipt and will forward the request to
					 the Office of Hearing and Appeals. When acknowledging the receipt of the fair
					 hearing request, the Commissioner will advise the vendor of the supportive
					 services available without cost to enable him to pursue his appeal.
(b) The Office of Hearing and Appeals will
					 schedule the hearing and notify the vendor directly of the time and place of
					 the hearing and other pertinent information.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.32 (relating to qualified
						  vendor certificate); 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.191 (relating to generally);
						  and 55 Pa. Code §
													2430.195 (relating to
						  administrative review report).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2450.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Rehabilitation Teaching Program is to
						enable eligible visually handicapped persons to become self-sufficient or
						self-supporting, or both. Both goals are achieved through provision of
						instruction in a home or a community based setting for attainment of skills,
						techniques and attitudes necessary for meeting the demands of daily living, or
						engaging in a gainful occupation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2450.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Adult
-A person 16 years of age or
						older.
Blindness, legal
-Visual acuity of 20/200
						or less in the better eye with best correction or limitation in the field of
						vision so that the widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than
						20°.
Department
-The Department of Public
						Welfare of the Commonwealth.
Office
-Office of Blindness and Visual
						Services (BVS).
Program
-The Rehabilitation Teaching
						Program.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													2450.22 (relating to age); 55 Pa.
						  Code §
													2450.23 (relating to visual
						  handicap); 55 Pa. Code §
													2450.62 (relating to case
						  records).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2450.3 - Scope

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(a) The
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Program includes provision of the following:
(1) Rehabilitation teaching evaluation
					 services to assess individual need and capacity to benefit from instruction and
					 to measure the effectiveness of instructional services provided to an
					 individual.
(2) Rehabilitation
					 teaching instructional services to teach adaptive and coping skills and
					 techniques to an individual or group of individuals, as set forth in the
					 Individualized Written Rehabilitation Teaching Plan, to diminish or alleviate
					 the effects of blindness.
(3)
					 Rehabilitation teaching follow-up services to appraise individual effectiveness
					 in the application and use of skills, techniques, and attitudes in daily living
					 to determine the need for further services which include provision of further
					 instruction, further guidance, and counseling or referral.
(4) Guidance and counseling to clients,
					 family members, and persons associated with clients related to provision of
					 information and support services necessary to ensure that the objectives for
					 individuals receiving instructional services have been met.
(5) Planning and development of community
					 resources to provide instructional and support services to individuals and to
					 groups.
(6) Technical consultation
					 and assistance to personnel of the office responsible for furnishing
					 rehabilitation teaching services.
(7) Technical consultation and assistance to
					 individuals, agencies, and programs outside the Office who have the
					 responsibility for conditions affecting blind persons in the
					 Commonwealth.
(8) Program planning
					 and evaluation.
(9) Public
					 information services related to rehabilitation teaching.
(10) Approved research activities related to
					 rehabilitation teaching.
(11)
					 Record maintenance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › SERVICES › Section 2450.11 - Rehabilitation teaching evaluation services

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(a)
Generally.
Rehabilitation teaching evaluation services will include the following:
(1) An initial evaluation to assess the
					 individual's need for instruction or training in the skills areas related to
					 rehabilitation teaching and capacity to benefit from an individualized
					 instructional program.
(2)
					 Evaluation to assess individual progress and needs during the entire period the
					 client is receiving instructional and follow-up services in order to make
					 adjustments in planned services as necessary to help the client attain the
					 rehabilitation teaching objective.
(3) An evaluation at the completion of
					 instructional services to assess the application of skills learned, the degree
					 of self-sufficiency or self-support attained through instruction and the need
					 for further services or referral.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › SERVICES › Section 2450.12 - Rehabilitation teaching instructional services

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This section provides instruction in adaptive and coping
						skills and techniques furnished to individuals or groups of individuals in
						various community settings. The provision of instruction includes but is not
						limited to subjects listed in paragraphs (1)-(5). Central office issues to the
						district offices approved instructional guidelines or authorizes the use of
						existing instructional guides indicating instruction which may be furnished to
						eligible clients.
(1) Personal
					 management and daily living skills shall include the following:
(i) Grooming and personal hygiene.
(ii) Care of clothing.
(iii) Eating techniques.
(iv) Identification and labeling of
					 items.
(v) Personal record keeping
					 and money management.
(vi) Social
					 skills and amenities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › SERVICES › Section 2450.13 - Rehabilitation teaching follow-up services

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(a) Following completion of instructional
					 services and before closure, follow-up services are furnished as necessary to
					 appraise the individual's ability to utilize effectively, skills and techniques
					 taught previously and to evaluate the need for futher instructional or support
					 services.
(b) Rehabilitation
					 teaching follow-up services furnished to individuals may include:
(1) Evaluation of need for further services
					 under an office program or through a community resource resulting in one of the
					 following:
(i) Further instruction in skills
					 and techniques.
(ii) Referral for
					 services under another program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › SERVICES › Section 2450.14 - Guidance and counseling

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(a)
					 Pervasive in rehabilitation teaching services, guidance and counseling is
					 provided to clients, family members, and persons associated with clients to
					 inform them of resources available to visually impaired persons. This service
					 includes the identification of community resources and assistance to clients in
					 the use of existing services or resources which offer adjunctive or
					 supplementary instruction.
(b) As
					 part of the instructional program, the client is encouraged to make full use of
					 his remaining sensory and kinesthetic capabilities, to participate in family
					 and community activities and to develop or retain a healthy attitude toward
					 himself and his handicap of blindness.
(c) Guidance and counseling necessary and
					 related to the attainment of the rehabilitation teaching objective is provided
					 by the rehabilitation teacher; however, the client is referred for other
					 casework services.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › SERVICES › Section 2450.15 - Rehabilitation teaching consultative services

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Services shall include the following:
(1) Technical consultation and training, as
					 necessary, to family members and individuals associated with client.
(2) Technical consultation and training of
					 staff in an institution or residential facility where the client resides or in
					 a community, agency, or program where the client receives services.
(3) Coordination and training of volunteers
					 to assist in the provision of services related to rehabilitation
					 teaching.
(4) Technical
					 consultation and assistance to personnel of the office, as necessary, to make
					 sure that the client receives the rehabilitation teaching services for which he
					 is eligible and from which he may be expected to derive benefit and to ensure
					 that personnel have access to known significant data, as necessary, to serve
					 the client.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES › Section 2450.21 - Generally

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Provided that equivalent services are not otherwise
						available, an applicant may be furnished rehabilitation teaching services which
						have remunerative or therapeutic value if the requirements for eligibility
						listed in §§
											2450.22-2450.24 (relating to age; visual
						handicap; and residence) are met.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES › Section 2450.22 - Age

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Applicants must be adult as defined in §
											2450.2 (relating to definitions)
						except in those instances when rehabilitation teaching services are provided
						under authorization of the State Plan for Social Services or the State Plan for
						Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													2450.21 (relating to
						  generally.)
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES › Section 2450.23 - Visual handicap

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Rehabilitation teaching services are furnished to
						individuals who have legal blindness as defined in §
											2450.2 (relating to definitions)
						except in those instances where rehabilitation teaching services are provided
						to clients under the Vocational Rehabilitation Program for which industrial
						blindness is the visual criterion for eligibility.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													2450.21 (relating to
						  generally).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES › Section 2450.24 - Residence

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Applicants must reside or indicate intent to reside in
						the Commonwealth except as this requirement is waived for provision of services
						to clients under the State Plan for Social Services or the State Plan for
						Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													2450.21 (relating to
						  generally).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM › Section 2450.31 - Generally

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(a) The
					 Commissioner of the office is responsible for planning, developing, and
					 evaluating the Rehabilitation Teaching Program.
(b) The district office manager is
					 responsible for implementing the Rehabilitation Teaching Program and for the
					 provision of services to individuals. The district manager is also accountable
					 for the quality and quantity of services furnished and for provision of data
					 necessary for central office to plan, develop, and evaluate the
					 program.
(c) Rehabilitation
					 teaching services are furnished to clients by rehabilitation teachers under the
					 direct supervision of the district office administrative and supervisory staff.
					 The district office manager designates personnel responsible for aspects of the
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Program common to all office programs, including public
					 education activities, case finding, and program development.
(d) The rehabilitation teaching specialist in
					 central office under the direction of the Commissioner plans, develops and
					 evaluates the Rehabilitation Teaching Program and provides technical assistance
					 in respect to program development and evaluation.
(e) The Rehabilitation Teaching specialist
					 also provides technical consultation and assistance to central office
					 administrative staff and program specialists, to district offices, to other
					 governmental units and to community agencies and programs on request and in
					 compliance with instructions of the Commissioner.
(f) Ongoing review and evaluation of the
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Program is conducted by personnel designated by the
					 Commissioner and parts of the program are reviewed at any time in response to
					 operational problems or for program development.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › MANAGEMENT OF THE REHABILITATION TEACHING CASELOAD › Section 2450.41 - Supervision

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(a) The district
					 office manager designates a member of the district office administrative staff
					 to supervise the Rehabilitation Teaching Program. The supervisor is responsible
					 for management of the rehabilitation teaching caseload. The management shall
					 include:
(1) Assignment to the caseload of
					 the rehabilitation teacher, within the established quota of cases, preferably
					 no more than 25 cases.
(2)
					 Supervision of case processing.
(3)
					 Action, as necessary, to ensure adequate case movement.
(4) Control over record
					 maintenance.
(5) Follow-up action,
					 as necessary, to ensure that instructional materials, supplies and equipment
					 are on hand as needed.
(6) Joint
					 planning and control, with the rehabilitation teacher, of the rehabilitation
					 teacher's work activity schedule to ensure that the maximum number of clients
					 are served during the rehabilitation teacher's work day.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › MANAGEMENT OF THE REHABILITATION TEACHING CASELOAD › Section 2450.42 - Rehabilitation teaching case assignments

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A case is assigned for provision of rehabilitation
						teaching services as a result of one or more of the following actions:
(1) Initial screening after self-referral or
					 referral from another agency.
(2)
					 Investigation or intake procedures.
(3) Closure from another office program with
					 referral for rehabilitation teaching services.
(4) Authorization or referral for
					 rehabilitation teaching services to be furnished while client remains in active
					 status under another office program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › MANAGEMENT OF THE REHABILITATION TEACHING CASELOAD › Section 2450.43 - Rehabilitation teaching case and caseload

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(a) For statistical purposes the district
					 office rehabilitation teaching caseload includes only those clients who are
					 approved for planned instruction known as the "active" rehabilitation teaching
					 caseload, as described by rehabilitation teaching status codes in guidelines
					 issued from central office. In no instance is a case to be considered part of
					 the active caseload prior to approval for instructional services.
(b) The active caseload is a part of the
					 total caseload carried by the rehabilitation teacher which includes
					 rehabilitation teaching cases, those furnished evaluation services only and
					 those furnished evaluation, instructional and follow-up services.
(c) A case carried on the rehabilitation
					 teaching caseload may be concurrently active on the caseload of another program
					 of the office.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › MANAGEMENT OF THE REHABILITATION TEACHING CASELOAD › Section 2450.44 - Caseload status codes

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For purposes of statistical reporting and other
						communications, status codes are designed by the central office and are used to
						indicate disposition of a referral for rehabilitation teaching services and
						progress through the phases of the provision of services, including case
						closure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES › Section 2450.51 - Inventory

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(a) District
					 offices of the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) will maintain a
					 current inventory of items included in the schedule of approved rehabilitation
					 teaching materials, equipment, and supplies issued by central office.
(b) The inventory includes expendable
					 supplies which are furnished to the client without cost and instructional
					 materials and equipment used for demonstration purposes or as teaching tools
					 which are expected to have value for many clients.
(c) The rehabilitation teacher maintains an
					 inventory of items issued to him for the instruction of clients and is
					 accountable for all items on the individual inventory. Instructional materials
					 and equipment may be loaned to the client during the period of instruction. A
					 record of any items loaned to clients is maintained in the district office.
					 Rehabilitation teaching materials, equipment and supplies may not be sold by
					 office employes.
(d) A small
					 inventory of instructional materials and equipment will be maintained in
					 Central Office for research, demonstration and staff training.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES › Section 2450.52 - Scheduling the use of materials and equipment

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(a) The rehabilitation teacher, under the
					 supervision of the district office manager or his designee, is responsible for
					 coordinating and scheduling the use of rehabilitation teaching materials and
					 equipment as necessary to ensure optimum benefit to clients. The rehabilitation
					 teacher shall also demonstrate proper handling and use of instructional
					 materials and equipment and shall instruct clients accordingly to ensure normal
					 life of the equipment.
(b) The
					 district office manager is responsible for applying the budgetary allotment for
					 the procurement of rehabilitation teaching materials, equipment and supplies
					 for program operations through the fiscal year and responsible for exercising
					 appropriate control over the inventory. He is accountable for expenditures for
					 items purchased for program operations and for the maintenance and use of these
					 items.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › PROCESSING CASES AND CASE RECORD › Section 2450.61 - Processing a rehabilitation teaching case

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Processing a rehabilitation teaching case includes:
(1) Provision of rehabilitation
					 teaching evaluation services and, when indicated, rehabilitation teaching
					 instructional services and follow-up services.
(2) Adequate case movement.
(3) Maintenance of a case record for
					 client.
(4) Maintenance of records
					 adequate for accounting, auditing, and statistical purposes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › PROCESSING CASES AND CASE RECORD › Section 2450.62 - Case records

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(a)
					 Current case records shall be maintained on individuals furnished
					 rehabilitation teaching evaluation services or rehabilitation teaching
					 instructional and follow-up services. Previous information deemed appropriate
					 to the provision of evaluation or instruction shall be included in the current
					 case record.
(b) The complete
					 record of a case closed from rehabilitation teaching services includes but is
					 not limited to the documents and completed forms as follows:
(1)
Application and Referral for
					 Service, Form OB-1.
Along with the form related correspondence and
					 request for rehabilitation teaching services with justification must be
					 included.
(2)
Written
					 documentation by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
A written
					 documentation clearly indicating client's visual acuity eligibility as defined
					 in the term "blindness, legal," in §
												2450.2 (relating to definitions).
					 In instances of total and irreversible blindness, a written statement by the
					 rehabilitation teacher or other qualified worker is acceptable.
(3)
Medical and psychological
					 records.
If there is an indication that, in addition to blindness, the
					 applicant has a physical or mental disability which would contraindicate
					 provision of rehabilitation teaching services, in whole or in part, a statement
					 shall be obtained from a qualified physician indicating the limits on activity
					 imposed by the disability.
(4)
Rehabilitation teaching evaluation report.
See §
												2450.72 (relating to evaluation
					 report.)
(5)
Rehabilitation
					 teaching progress reports.
(6)
Rehabilitation teaching case
					 closure report
, as described in §
												2450.102 (relating to
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Case Closure Report, Form OB-515).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › EVALUATION › Section 2450.71 - Initial evaluation

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(a) An
					 initial evaluation, diagnostic study, to determine the client's need and
					 capacity to benefit from rehabilitation teaching instructional services shall
					 be completed as promptly as possible and no later than 90 days after referral
					 to the Rehabilitation Teaching Program. The rehabilitation teacher shall
					 provide the number of visits and hours necessary to complete evaluation
					 services in accordance with guidelines issued by the central office and shall
					 make recommendations in respect to provision of instructional services.
					 Approval of the district office manager or his designee shall be obtained to
					 provide additional evaluation services.
(b) When the evaluation is completed, the
					 rehabilitation teacher shall prepare a report and shall enter it into the case
					 record. The report shall be brought to the attention of the rehabilitation
					 counselor, the caseworker or administrative and supervisory staff, as
					 necessary, to assure case movement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › EVALUATION › Section 2450.72 - Evaluation report

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The rehabilitation teaching evaluation report is a
						narrative report which is part of the case record. It is documented to identify
						the client and to include data listed in paragraphs (1)-(4). Significant data
						documented elsewhere in the case record may be cited but not duplicated.
(1)
Basis for
					 referral.
A statement of the issue to be evaluated including
					 functional limits creating specified barriers to the client's economic or
					 personal independence.
(2)
Disposition and justification.
A proposal and justification to
					 implement one of the following including a statement specifying activities and
					 attitudes necessary for the client's personal or economic independence which he
					 is not performing or demonstrating at the time of evaluation because of visual
					 impairment.
(3)
Rehabilitation teaching objective.
A statement specifying the
					 activities and attitudes the client is expected to demonstrate with benefit of
					 planned rehabilitation teaching services.
(4)
Individualized Written
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Plan.
A proposed rehabilitation teaching
					 instructional services to include:
(i)
					 Instructional content to be taught as described in terms of the utilization of
					 all or any part of approved guidelines.
(ii) Proposed hours of instruction.
(iii) Sessions of instruction scheduled per
					 week and anticipated date of completion.
(iv) Modifications of teaching methods,
					 procedures, and schedule indicated.
(v) Special equipment to be loaned to the
					 client or purchased for or by the client, including justification for
					 equipment.
(vi) Other services the
					 client will receive during the period of instruction.
(vii) Community resources to be used during
					 the instructional program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › EVALUATION › Section 2450.73 - Individualized Written Rehabilitation Teaching Plan amendments

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(a) An
					 Individualized Written Rehabilitation Teaching Plan amendment shall be required
					 for provision of services in cases where:
(1)
					 The rehabilitation teaching objective is revised.
(2) Additional time for instruction will
					 exceed 50% more hours than originally planned.
(3) A course not originally planned is to be
					 included in the instructional program.
(4) It becomes necessary to write, revise, or
					 substitute instructional guidelines in order to provide a course or courses of
					 instruction.
(5) Instruction
					 subsequent to follow-up services is to be provided.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › EVALUATION › Section 2450.74 - Approval of evaluation report

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(a) District office manager or his designee
					 shall approve the evaluation report for implementation and shall sign or
					 initial and date the report to indicate approval.
(b) Duplicate copies of the rehabilitation
					 teaching evaluation reports are submitted to central office on a timely basis
					 for program planning and evaluation or for research.
(c) Individualized Written Rehabilitation
					 Teaching Plans or amendments which propose instruction in subjects or courses
					 other than those listed in §
											2450.12 (relating to
					 rehabilitation teaching instructional services) is submitted to central office
					 for final approval, attention rehabilitation teaching specialist, prior to the
					 initiation of instructional services.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES › Section 2450.81 - Rehabilitation teaching instructional services

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(a) The rehabilitation teacher shall furnish
					 instructional services included in the approved Individualized Written
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Plan without further authorization unless the services
					 are to be provided either under the Vocational Rehabilitation or Social
					 Casework Program.
(b) Instructional
					 services shall be initiated as promptly as possible and no later than 90 days
					 after initial evaluation has been completed.
(c) Instruction provided to clients includes
					 those skills and techniques which compensate for the loss of sight in subject
					 and course areas designated in §
											2450.12 (relating to
					 rehabilitation teaching instructional services). The rehabilitation teacher
					 shall provide the schedule and hours of instruction as specified in
					 instructional guidelines and as indicated in the Individualized Written
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Plan and subsequent amendments.
(d) The content of instruction furnished to
					 an individual or to a group of individuals shall follow the course content of
					 approved instructional guidelines issued or authorized for use by central
					 office. Any substitution or revision of approved instructional guidelines for
					 individual clients is recorded in the Individualized Written Rehabilitation
					 Teaching Plan or amendment.
(e) In
					 order to provide instruction in subjects or courses or to utilize instructional
					 guidelines not authorized by central office, the rehabilitation teacher shall
					 prepare guidelines which are submitted, together with an Individualized Written
					 Rehabilitation Teaching Plan or amendment, to central office for final
					 approval. Such guidelines shall become a part of the client's case
					 record.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part IV - Adult Services Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 2450 - REHABILITATION TEACHING PROGRAM › IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES › Section 2450.82 - Authorization of home rehabilitation instructional services

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The rehabilitation teacher shall schedule provision of
						home teaching instructional services to a client under the Vocational
						Rehabilitation Program or Social Casework Services Program on receipt of a
						written authorization signed by the rehabilitation counselor or caseworker and
						including the following specifications:
(1) Instructional content to be taught as
					 described in terms of the utilization of all or any part of approved
					 guidelines.
(2) Number of hours of
					 instruction to be provided.
(3)
					 Length of time to complete plan.
(4) Training materials, books, and
					 supplies.
(5) Occupational tools,
					 equipment, and supplies.