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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-0890 - What are post-employment services?

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Post-employment services include one or more vocational
					 rehabilitation services provided if:
(1) You achieved employment;
(2) Your rehabilitation needs are limited in
				  scope and duration; and
(3) You
				  need post-employment services to maintain, advance in, or regain employment
				  that is consistent with your unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns,
				  abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0900 - What is a vocational assessment?

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(1)
				  A vocational assessment helps to identify the type of assistance you will need
				  to prepare for, secure, maintain, advance in, or regain employment. Each person
				  determined eligible for VR services completes a vocational assessment to
				  identify their VR needs.
(2) A
				  comprehensive vocational assessment may be completed by each person determined
				  eligible for VR services, and includes more specific information about VR needs
				  than the DVR counselor considered during the eligibility
				  determination.
(3) A comprehensive
				  vocational assessment includes a variety of services, including counseling and
				  guidance, to determine your unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns,
				  abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice.
(4) The purpose of a comprehensive vocational
				  assessment is to collect and review information you need to select your
				  employment goal, including a thorough exploration of labor market information
				  and job trends, as well as determining the VR services you need to achieve the
				  employment outcome.
(5) A
				  comprehensive vocational assessment is limited to services necessary to select
				  an employment goal and develop a plan for employment.
(6) To the maximum extent possible and
				  appropriate, DVR will use existing information to complete a comprehensive
				  vocational assessment. Existing information may include, but is not limited to,
				  information used to determine eligibility and information provided by you and
				  your family.
(7) A comprehensive
				  vocational assessment may include any one or more of the following as needed:
(a) Assessment(s) of the personality,
				  interests, interpersonal skills, intelligence and related functional abilities,
				  educational abilities, work experience, vocational aptitudes, personal and
				  social adjustments, employment opportunities, and other vocational,
				  educational, cultural, social, recreational, and environmental factors that
				  affect your employment and rehabilitation needs;
(b) Assessment(s) of work, in paid or unpaid
				  settings, as a method of evaluating and developing work behavior and capacities
				  necessary to achieve an employment outcome, including work skills, attitudes,
				  habits, tolerances, and social behavior;
(c) Referral for assistive technology
				  services to assess whether services or devices could increase your ability to
				  perform work;
(d) Benefits planning
				  to recipients of Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) or supplemental
				  security income (SSI) benefits under Title II or Title XVI of the Social
				  Security Act to understand how income may affect those benefits.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0905 - Are there circumstances in which DVR requires me to participate in additional assessment activities?

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(1) If the DVR
				  counselor becomes aware of a condition or circumstance after you have developed
				  an IPE that may affect your ability to achieve the employment outcome
				  identified in your IPE, the DVR counselor may conduct necessary assessment
				  services to determine whether you are capable of benefiting in terms of the
				  specific employment outcome identified in your IPE.
(2) If you have a documented history of
				  violent or predatory behavior that reasonably leads a DVR counselor to believe
				  you may be a threat to yourself or others, you must participate in assessment
				  services necessary to determine the level of risk.
(3) If a DVR counselor determines, based on
				  an assessment conducted by a qualified professional, that your employment may
				  pose a threat to the safety of you or others because you meet the conditions
				  outlined in WAC 388-891A-0110, an appropriately qualified professional must
				  evaluate the employment outcome and employment setting you choose for risk.
(4) If you decline to authorize
				  the release of information to DVR or participate in VR services necessary to
				  collect pertinent information and your refusal prevents the continued
				  development of an appropriate IPE, the DVR counselor may close your case
				  service record.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0910 - Do I need to tell my DVR counselor about my criminal history or negative actions that may appear in a background check for employment?

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(1) You must disclose information to DVR
				  before you develop a plan for employment about conditions or circumstances,
				  such as a criminal record, actions against a professional license, identity and
				  work status, that restrict the type of employment you can legally
				  perform.
(2) If you select an
				  employment outcome in a field that customarily requires a background check as a
				  condition of employment, DVR must obtain a background check as described in WAC
				  388-891A-0103 that verifies you are not excluded from employment in the field
				  or specific job prior to IPE development.
(3) If a DVR counselor receives information
				  or records that reasonably lead the DVR counselor to believe you have a
				  criminal history or history of actions against a professional license, a
				  background check is required to determine the next steps in your IPE
				  development. The DVR counselor may require you to participate in assessment(s)
				  to determine the impact of your criminal history or history of other negative
				  actions on achieving a successful employment outcome.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0911 - What is required for DVR to approve an IPE with a goal in self-employment?

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(1) A DVR
				  counselor will approve an IPE with an outcome in self-employment if:
(a) You complete assessment services as
				  outlined in WAC 388-891A-0900 to determine VR service needs;
(b) You participate in a feasibility study
				  for your self-employment business and you and your DVR counselor agree that the
				  IPE with an outcome in self-employment is consistent with your unique
				  strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests,
				  and informed choice; and
(c) The
				  feasibility study indicates that the self-employment outcome is:
(i) Feasible;
(ii) Sustainable; and
(iii) Adequate to meet your financial
				  needs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0912 - What are the factors that a DVR counselor considers in determining whether to support an employment outcome in self-employment?

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In addition to WAC 388-891A-0911, 388-891A-1185,
					 388-891A-1186, 388-891A-1195, and 388-891A-1196, the DVR counselor considers
					 the following when determining whether to support an employment outcome in
					 self-employment:
(1) The results of
				  the feasibility study for your proposed self-employment outcome;
(2) Your ability to maintain and retain a
				  self-employment business, including, but not limited to your:
(a) Disability-related issues or
				  concerns;
(b) Barriers to
				  employment and how self-employment addresses these barriers;
(c) Strengths and interpersonal
				  skills;
(d) Resources, including
				  financial resources;
(e) Money
				  management skills;
(f) Credit
				  history, including bankruptcy;
(g)
				  Overdue child support;
(h) Tax or
				  debt issues;
(i) Other legal
				  proceedings;
(j) Long-term
				  supports, if supported employment is required; and
(k) Income needs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0913 - What conditions apply for DVR to support self-employment as a sole proprietorship or a limited liability company?

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(1) DVR does not support self-employment in a
				  nonprofit organization because you do not have legal standing with a nonprofit
				  organization.
(2) DVR supports
				  self-employment:
(a) As a sole
				  proprietorship; or
(b) As a
				  partnership or limited liability company (LLC) if you manage and hold
				  controlling interest (fifty-one percent or more).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0915 - What is an individualized plan for employment (IPE)?

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An individualized plan for employment (IPE) is a DVR form
					 that documents important decisions you and a DVR counselor make about
					 vocational rehabilitation services. The contents of the IPE are described in
					 WAC 388-891A-0940 and the IPE becomes effective as described in WAC
					 388-891A-0945.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0916 - How long does it take to develop an IPE?

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(1) You develop your IPE within ninety days
				  after the date you are determined eligible for VR services, or when DVR is
				  operating under an order of selection within ninety days after the date DVR
				  releases your case from a waiting list for services.
(2) You and your DVR counselor may agree to
				  extend the IPE development time frame to a specific date by which your IPE will
				  be complete.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0920 - What information does DVR provide to help me develop my IPE?

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DVR provides the following information to help you develop
					 an IPE:
(1) Information about who may
				  help you with developing an IPE;
(2) Results of assessment activities or other
				  evaluations relevant to developing your IPE;
(3) Information that must be included in the
				  IPE;
(4) Financial conditions or
				  restrictions that apply to an IPE;
(5) Information about how to get help
				  completing forms required by DVR;
(6) Information about your rights if you
				  disagree with a decision a DVR counselor makes relating to the IPE;
(7) Information about the client assistance
				  program (CAP) and how to contact the program; and
(8) Other information you request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0925 - Who develops an IPE?

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(1) When
				  DVR is operating under an order of selection each eligible individual whose
				  case DVR has released from the waiting list for services or their
				  representative may develop an IPE.
(2) When DVR is not operating under an order
				  of selection each eligible individual or their representative may develop an
				  IPE.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0930 - Who may help me with developing an IPE?

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You may develop an IPE on your own or with help from
					 others. If you choose to develop your IPE with help from others, the following
					 conditions apply:
(1) You may develop
				  an IPE with support and assistance from one or more of the following:
(a) A VR counselor employed by DVR;
(b) A VR counselor not employed by DVR, but
				  who meets the minimum qualifications for a VR counselor established by
				  DVR;
(c) Another person you choose,
				  such as a representative, family member, advocate, or other
				  individual;
(d) A disability
				  advocacy organization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0940 - What must be included on the individualized plan for employment?

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An IPE must include:
(1) An employment outcome that is consistent
				  with the definition of an employment outcome in WAC 388-891A-0010(4), except
				  that in the case of an eligible individual who is a student or youth with a
				  disability, the employment outcome may be a description of the individual's
				  projected post-school employment outcome;
(2) The VR services you need to achieve the
				  employment outcome;
(3) Timelines
				  for each service on your IPE and for achieving the employment
				  outcome;
(4) The name of the person
				  or organization selected to provide each service included on the IPE and how
				  you will obtain the services;
(5)
				  Criteria you will use to evaluate whether you are making the progress agreed
				  upon by you and the DVR counselor toward achieving the employment
				  outcome;
(6) Terms and conditions,
				  including:
(a) A description of what DVR has
				  agreed to do to support your IPE; and
(b) A description of what you have agreed to
				  do to reach your employment outcome, including:
(i) Steps you will take to achieve your
				  desired employment outcome;
(ii) If
				  applicable, services you agree to help pay for and how much you agree to pay;
				  and
(iii) Services you agree to
				  apply for and use that are available to you at no cost from another
				  program;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0945 - When does the IPE become effective?

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(1) Both an initial IPE and an amended IPE
				  become effective when you and your DVR counselor have signed the IPE
				  form.
(2) Your signatures indicate
				  that you agree to the terms and conditions of the IPE and your DVR counselor
				  approves the IPE content.
(3) DVR
				  gives you a copy of the signed IPE in writing or provides it in an alternate
				  format if needed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0950 - Is the IPE reviewed and updated?

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You and a DVR counselor review the IPE at least once a
					 year, or more often, to assess your progress in achieving an employment outcome
					 and to determine if an amendment is necessary under WAC
					 388-891A-0951.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0951 - When would my IPE require an amendment?

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You and your DVR counselor will amend your IPE if there
					 are substantial changes in:
(1) Your
				  desired employment outcome, even if the services on your IPE are substantially
				  unchanged;
(2) The VR services
				  required to address your disability-related barriers; or
(3) The service providers for IPE
				  services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0960 - Will DVR support an employment outcome that involves activities that are illegal under federal, state, or local law?

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DVR is prohibited from supporting employment outcomes that
					 involve or promote activities that are illegal under federal, state, or local
					 law.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0965 - Does DVR support any job I choose?

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(1) DVR provides services to support you in
				  achieving an employment outcome as defined in WAC 388-891A-0010(4).
(2) The employment outcome you choose must be
				  consistent with the information and results of the assessment of your VR needs
				  described in WAC 388-891A-0900.
(3)
				  There are some jobs that DVR will not support as employment outcomes in an
				  individualized plan for employment, even when the conditions in subsections (1)
				  and (2) of this section have been met. These include, but are not limited to,
				  jobs that are not permitted under WAC 388-891A-0960.
(4) If you choose a job that compensates you
				  at a non-competitive wage or in a nonintegrated setting, the following
				  conditions apply:
(a) DVR may provide you
				  with information and referrals to other programs and services in your
				  community;
(b) DVR may not provide
				  any services beyond information and referrals to support you in such a job
				  other than as described in WAC 388-891A-1000.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0966 - What if the employment outcome I choose is religious in nature?

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Article 1, sect ion 11 of the Washington state Constitution
					 prohibits DVR from supporting education or training for an employment outcome
					 that is religious in nature.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND IPE DEVELOPMENT › Section 388-891A-0970 - What happens if I am not making the agreed upon progress in my IPE?

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(1) If you are not
				  making the progress you agreed upon in your IPE, you and your DVR counselor
				  determine the reason for the lack of progress and take the appropriate steps to
				  address the issues or problems that are keeping you from making
				  progress.
(2) If your actions or
				  nonactions make it impossible to begin or continue VR services, your DVR
				  counselor may close your case in accordance with WAC
				  388-891A-1300.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1000 - What is supported employment?

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Supported employment exists to support individuals with
					 the most significant disabilities who need intensive services and supports to
					 achieve an employment outcome. Employment outcomes in supported employment
					 are:
(1) Competitive integrated
				  employment, including customized employment, as described in WAC
				  388-891A-0010(2); or
(2) Employment
				  that is consistent with your unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns,
				  abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice in an integrated
				  setting while you work on a short-term basis toward a competitive
				  wage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1010 - Who is eligible for supported employment?

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You are eligible for supported employment services
					 if:
(1) You are eligible for
				  vocational rehabilitation services under WAC 388-891A-0500;
(2) You have been determined to be an
				  individual with a most significant disability;
(3) You have not historically worked in
				  competitive integrated employment or your experience in competitive integrated
				  employment has been interrupted or off and on due to the severity of your
				  disability; and
(4) Based on a
				  comprehensive assessment of your needs, including an evaluation of your
				  rehabilitation, career, and job needs, you require intensive time-limited
				  support services from DVR and extended services (long-term supports) to achieve
				  an employment outcome.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1030 - When is a work setting integrated in supported employment?

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(1) An integrated work
				  setting in supported employment is a setting commonly found in the community,
				  in which you interact with people without disabilities to the same extent that
				  a person without disabilities in the same type of job interacts with other
				  people.
(2) Interactions at your
				  worksite between you and a supported employment service provider without
				  disabilities do not meet the requirement for an integrated setting.
(3) Your work setting may only be considered
				  integrated if your work unit, which refers to either the group of employees at
				  your job who work together to accomplish tasks or to all employees with the
				  same job category in an organization, includes individuals without disabilities
				  to the same extent as found in the work unit of a person without disabilities
				  performing the same job.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1040 - What are supported employment services?

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(1) Supported employment services are:
(a) Time-limited support services as
				  described in WAC 388-891A-1045, including customized employment services as
				  described in WAC 388-891A-0731; and
(b) Vocational rehabilitation services listed
				  in WAC 388-891A-0700.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1045 - What are time-limited support services?

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Time-limited support services are a type of supported
					 employment service to help you get and keep a job. Time-limited support
					 services include:
(1) An assessment of
				  your employment situation at least twice a month at your worksite, or, under
				  special circumstances and at your request, an assessment regarding your
				  employment situation that takes place away from your worksite at least twice a
				  month to:
(a) Determine what is needed to
				  maintain job stability; and
(b)
				  Coordinate services or provide specific intensive services that are needed at
				  or away from your worksite to help you maintain job stability.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1050 - What are extended services?

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Extended services are ongoing support services and other
					 services based on your need to help support or maintain your work in supported
					 employment after you have made the transition from DVR time-limited support
					 services. Extended services may be available to you if you have a most
					 significant disability and you are in supported employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1060 - Who provides the extended services I need?

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(1) Extended services are provided by
				  nonprofit private organizations such as community rehabilitation programs,
				  state and local public agencies, employers, or any other appropriate
				  resources.
(2) DVR may provide you
				  with extended services on a case-by-case basis for up to four years from the
				  date time-limited support services have ended or until you reach age
				  twenty-five, under the following conditions:
(a) You are a youth with a disability as
				  defined in WAC 388-891A-0010(19);
(b) You and your DVR counselor have discussed
				  whether continuing time-limited supported employment services would be
				  appropriate and you both have determined that no further time-limited supported
				  employment services are necessary to support and maintain your supported
				  employment before you transition to extended services; and
(c) No other source of extended services is
				  available for your use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1065 - What are natural supports?

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Natural supports are the people you ordinarily come into
					 contact with at work or at home to help you with work routines and social
					 interactions at the worksite. Natural supports can help you keep your job after
					 DVR stops providing supported employment services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1075 - What is required for me to change from time-limited support services to extended services?

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Prior to helping you change from time-limited services to
					 extended services, a DVR counselor must ensure the following:
(1) You have made substantial progress toward
				  meeting the number of work hours per week you want to work as documented on
				  your individualized plan for employment;
(2) You and your DVR counselor agree that the
				  job is satisfactory; and
(3) Your
				  DVR counselor has obtained verification that:
(a) Your job performance is stable and
				  satisfactory to your employer;
(b)
				  You have stabilized in the job; and
(c) You no longer need time-limited support
				  services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1080 - Under what conditions does DVR close my case service record for supported employment?

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(1) If a DVR
				  counselor determines that you require supported employment and has explored all
				  available options for securing resources for extended services or natural
				  supports and there is no reasonable expectation these services will become
				  available, DVR must close your case service record.
(2) If you have stabilized in your supported
				  employment outcome, DVR must wait at least ninety days after helping you change
				  from supported employment services to extended services or natural supports
				  before closing your case service record as having achieved an employment
				  outcome in supported employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT › Section 388-891A-1090 - Under what conditions does DVR provide time-limited support services as post-employment services?

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DVR provides time-limited support services to you as
					 post-employment services, as described in WAC 388-891A-0890, following the
					 change from supported employment services to extended services if:
(1) Your extended service provider cannot
				  provide the services; and
(2) You
				  need specific services to keep, advance in, or regain your job.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1100 - When does DVR provide or pay for vocational rehabilitation services to individuals?

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Except for those services described in WAC 388-891A-1110,
					 DVR provides and pays for VR services when services are not available to you
					 from, or paid for by, any other program administering or providing comparable
					 services or benefits, as described in WAC 388-891A-0010(1), and:
(1) You have completed the application
				  requirements;
(2) You have provided
				  documents that verify your identity and legal work status;
(3) DVR authorizes the services before the
				  services begin; and
(4) You have
				  completed the financial statement, if required, and have agreed upon what
				  portion, if any, you are required to contribute for your VR services, and:
(a) You need the services so that a DVR
				  counselor can determine your eligibility for services; or
(b) You need the services to assist you and
				  your DVR counselor as you:
(i) Identify your
				  vocational rehabilitation needs; or
(ii) Prepare for, secure, maintain, advance
				  in, or regain employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1101 - Are there limits or activities that DVR does not pay for or support?

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DVR will not pay for or support any of the
					 following:
(1) Court fees, attorney
				  fees, fines, or penalties related to illegal acts that result from any civil or
				  criminal legal proceedings or related matters;
(2) The provision of usual living expenses as
				  a maintenance service or services as described in WAC 388-891A-0735;
(3) Insurance as outlined in WAC
				  388-891A-1180;
(4) Bonds, including
				  surety or fidelity bonds, that result in liability for DVR;
(5) Construction of or permanent
				  modifications to real property as prohibited by  34 C.F.R. Sec. 76.533;
(6) Education or training
				  for an employment outcome that is religious in nature, as specified in the
				  Washington state Constitution and outlined in WAC 388-891A-0966;
(7) Co-signing of loans;
(8) The costs as listed in WAC 388-891A-1186
				  for an IPE with self-employment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1102 - Am I required to repay DVR funds that were overpaid to me?

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(1) If you receive DVR
				  funds as an overpayment, you must repay the amount you were overpaid to
				  DVR.
(2) An overpayment occurs when
				  DVR issues a payment directly to you to purchase an approved VR service, you
				  signed a direct pay agreement outlining your responsibilities when receiving a
				  direct payment from DVR, and either:
(a) The
				  approved service costs less than the amount advanced to you for payment;
				  or
(b) You do not provide itemized
				  receipts or other itemized documentation of your purchase and its cost within
				  twenty calendar days of the date of purchase.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1103 - When must DVR make a referral to the DSHS office of fraud and accountability (OFA)?

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(1) When a DVR
				  staff person suspects that a customer may have intentionally or knowingly
				  misrepresented, concealed, or withheld facts in order to receive DVR funds,
				  services, or equipment, DVR must make a referral to the DSHS office of fraud
				  and accountability (OFA).
(2)
				  Customer fraud has occurred when the customer:
(a) Has knowingly and intentionally not
				  reported or under-reported income or resources that otherwise may affect the
				  provision of VR services;
(b) Does
				  not report assets (such as vehicles, boats, motor homes, etc.) on the financial
				  statement, when required;
(c)
				  Knowingly and intentionally misused DVR funds; or
(d) Is receiving DVR services under a false
				  identity or by providing false information as a basis for their eligibility for
				  VR services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1105 - Does DVR require written authorization to purchase services?

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(1) DVR must make a
				  written authorization prior to purchasing services, unless exceptional
				  circumstances require an oral authorization.
(2) DVR must issue a written authorization
				  for purchase within five business days of an oral
				  authorization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1110 - May DVR pay for VR services without determining whether comparable services and benefits are available from another program or organization?

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DVR may provide and pay for the following services without
					 determining whether a comparable service or benefit, as defined in WAC
					 388-891A-0010(1), is available to you from, or paid for by, any other program
					 administering or providing services or benefits:
(1) Assessment services to determine your
				  eligibility, VR needs, or both;
(2)
				  Counseling and guidance, including information and support services to assist
				  you in exercising informed choice;
(3) Referral and other services to secure
				  services you need from other agencies;
(4) The job-related services described in WAC
				  388-891A-0725 through 388-891A-0732;
(5) Rehabilitation technology
				  services;
(6) Post-employment
				  services when providing the services listed in subsection (1) through (5) of
				  this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1120 - May DVR authorize or provide VR services before determining whether a comparable service or benefit is available to me to avoid delaying or interrupting my services?

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(1) To avoid
				  delaying or interrupting needed services, a DVR counselor may authorize or
				  provide VR services before determining whether a comparable service or benefit,
				  as defined in WAC 388-891A-0010(1), is available to you from, or paid for by,
				  any other program administering or providing services or benefits, when:
(a) You are at extreme medical risk based on
				  medical evidence provided by a qualified professional and require VR
				  services;
(b) You will obtain an
				  immediate job placement; or
(c)
				  Your progress toward achieving the employment outcome identified on your
				  individual plan for employment will be delayed or interrupted without VR
				  services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1125 - If comparable services and benefits are available from another program or organization, and I do not want to use them, who is responsible for the cost of the services?

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(1) If you
				  choose not to apply for and use comparable services and benefits that are
				  available to you, as defined in WAC 388-891A-0010(1), you are responsible for
				  the cost of the services.
(2)
				  Except for the services and circumstances outlined in WAC 388-891A-1110 and
				  388-891A-1120, DVR does not pay for services or benefits that can be provided
				  to you or paid for by any other program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1130 - Do I have to pay a portion of my VR services if I receive assistance or income support from another public program?

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You are not required to pay any portion of your VR
					 services if you or your DVR counselor provide verification that you currently
					 receive benefits from one of the following programs:
(1) A department of social and health
				  services (DSHS) cash or food assistance program;
(2) Medicaid; or
(3) Supplemental security income (SSI) or
				  social security disability insurance (SSDI).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1135 - Does DVR require that I pay for part of my VR services using my own financial resources?

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When the conditions outlined in WAC 388-891A-1130 do not
					 apply to you and the information you provide for the financial statement shows
					 that financial resources are available, DVR requires you to pay a portion of
					 the cost of your VR services other than those outlined in WAC
					 388-891A-1145.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1136 - When does DVR require that I pay for part of my VR services using my own financial resources?

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If your annual or monthly income is a percentage of the
					 federal poverty level that is higher than would qualify for children's medicaid
					 in Washington state, as described in WAC
					 182-505-0100(6)(b),
					 DVR will require you to provide a complete financial statement that documents
					 your financial status and calculates the amount available for you to pay for
					 your VR services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1137 - How does DVR determine whether I must pay for VR services?

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(1) DVR collects
				  financial information from you to determine whether you must pay any part of
				  the cost of VR services if neither you nor your DVR counselor can verify that
				  you receive assistance or income support from any of the programs identified in
				  WAC 388-891A-1130.
(2) You must
				  complete and sign a DVR financial statement to document your financial status
				  as follows:
(a) If you reported your income
				  tax status as married filing jointly, married filing separately, or another
				  person identified you as a registered domestic partner or dependent, complete
				  the financial statement based on family resources.
(b) If you reported your income tax status as
				  single and were not claimed as a dependent by another person, complete the
				  financial statement based on your own financial resources.
(c) DVR requires you to provide copies of
				  financial records (such as bank statements, tax returns, or documentation of
				  SSI or SSDI benefits received) to establish your financial status. If you do
				  not have copies of documentation to verify your receipt of benefits from public
				  assistance programs, DVR may be able to assist you in obtaining that
				  documentation at your request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1140 - How does DVR determine how much I pay for VR services?

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When the financial statement indicates that you have
					 financial resources to contribute, you and the DVR counselor will agree on how
					 your resources will help pay for VR services. You and the DVR counselor will
					 document the agreed upon contribution to the costs of services on the
					 IPE.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1145 - Which VR program services am I not required to help pay for?

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You are not required to pay any portion of the following
					 VR services, regardless of your financial status:
(1) Pre-employment transition
				  services;
(2) Assessment services
				  to determine eligibility, priority category, or VR needs;
(3) Any VR services as described in WAC
				  388-891A-0700 when provided directly by DVR staff;
(4) Information and referral
				  services;
(5) Auxiliary aids,
				  including interpreter and reader services needed to participate in VR
				  services;
(6) Personal assistance
				  services needed to participate in VR services;
(7) Job related services as described in WAC
				  388-891A-0725 through 388-891A-0732; and
(8) Post-employment services that include any
				  of the services in subsections (1) through (7) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-891A - Vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities › PAYING FOR VR SERVICES › Section 388-891A-1150 - May I select the services and service provider of my choice?

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(1) You may select VR
				  services that you need to achieve an employment outcome that is consistent with
				  your unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
				  capabilities, interests, and informed choice.
(2) You may select the service provider of
				  your choice if the service provider meets the following conditions:
(a) DVR pays for services that meet your
				  needs at the least cost to meet your needs as follows:
(i) If two or more providers of goods and
				  services are adequate and available to meet your needs but differ in cost and
				  you choose the higher cost provider, you are financially responsible for the
				  difference in cost; and
(ii) DVR
				  may pay for goods and services at a higher cost if the costs are reasonably
				  similar;