referring VR Counselor by the 5th of each month for the preceding month. Once the client is employed the Job Development Contacts Report is no longer required. The CRP shall complete and submit the IPS Career Match and Hire Report to the referring VR Counselor within ten (10) business days of the client starting employment. If the placement is different than the employment objective on the client’s IPE, the CRP initiates a meeting that includes the client, CRP, VR Counselor, and other appropriate individuals as approved by the client to ensure that the job meets the client’s abilities, capabilities and employment interests. If approved, the VR Counselor will amend the IPE. CRP shall be compensated for IPS Career Match and Hire services as verified and reported by the CRP using the IPS Career Match and Hire Report and the Client’s pay stub or other wage verification such as a wage verification statement from the employer. If the CRP is unable to provide verification through other means they may document those efforts and attest to the client’s wages in the Monthly Progress Report. CRP shall submit a vendor purchase order (VPO) for payment as defined in the Fees and Payment section. 11. Supported Employment: Career Stabilization and Maintenance Supported employment services begin at the time the client begins working and are furnished by VR until stabilization and transition to extended services, except under certain circumstances for youth. This includes all necessary training and job stabilization activities that occur between placement on the job and transition to extended services. The time frame for the provision of supported employment services is no longer than 24 months, unless, under special circumstances, the eligible individual and the VR Counselor agree to extend the time to achieve the employment outcome as identified in the IPE. A team meeting involving the Client, CRP (Employment Specialist), client’s legal guardian or conservator, and the VR Counselor shall be held prior to the client’s transition to the IPS SE Career Stabilization & Maintenance milestone. The client is considered stabilized when all of the following are met: The client achieved competitive integrated employment. The client has received personalized disability benefits counseling. The employer is satisfied with the work produced by the client. The CRP has a well-coordinated job retention support system in place that assists both the client and with the employer as appropriate.
referring VR Counselor by the 5th of each month for the preceding month. Once the client is employed the Job Development Contacts Report is no longer required. The CRP shall complete and submit the IPS Career Match and Hire Report to the referring VR Counselor within ten (10) business days of the client starting employment. If the placement is different than the employment objective on the client’s IPE, the CRP initiates a meeting that includes the client, CRP, VR Counselor, and other appropriate individuals as approved by the client to ensure that the job meets the client’s abilities, capabilities and employment interests. If approved, the VR Counselor will amend the IPE. CRP shall be compensated for IPS Career Match and Hire services as verified and reported by the CRP using the IPS Career Match and Hire Report and the Client’s pay stub or other wage verification such as a wage verification statement from the employer. If the CRP is unable to provide verification through other means they may document those efforts and attest to the client’s wages in the Monthly Progress Report. CRP shall submit a vendor purchase order (VPO) for payment as defined in the Fees and Payment section. 11. Supported Employment: Career Stabilization and Maintenance Supported employment services begin at the time the client begins working and are furnished by VR until stabilization and transition to extended services, except under certain circumstances for youth. This includes all necessary training and job stabilization activities that occur between placement on the job and transition to extended services. The time frame for the provision of supported employment services is no longer than 24 months, unless, under special circumstances, the eligible individual and the VR Counselor agree to extend the time to achieve the employment outcome as identified in the IPE. A team meeting involving the Client, CRP (Employment Specialist), client’s legal guardian or conservator, and the VR Counselor shall be held prior to the client’s transition to the IPS SE Career Stabilization & Maintenance milestone. The client is considered stabilized when all of the following are met: The client achieved competitive integrated employment. The client has received personalized disability benefits counseling. The employer is satisfied with the work produced by the client. The CRP has a well-coordinated job retention support system in place that assists both the client and with the employer as appropriate.
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