the Rehabilitation Act, 34 CFR 361.37, and subsection 5.1 of this State Plan. 5.4 Availability of comparable services and benefits. (Sections 101(a)(8) and 103(a) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.53) (a) Prior to providing any vocational rehabilitation services, except those services identified in paragraph (b), to an eligible individual or to members of the individual's family, the state unit determines whether comparable services and benefits exist under any other program and whether those services and benefits are available to the individual. (b) The following services are exempt from a determination of the availability of comparable services and benefits: assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation by qualified personnel, including, if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology; counseling and guidance, including information and support services to assist an individual in exercising informed choice consistent with the provisions of Section 102(d) of the Rehabilitation Act; referral and other services to secure needed services from other agencies, including other components of the statewide work force investment system, through agreements developed under Section 101(a)(11) of the
the Rehabilitation Act, 34 CFR 361.37, and subsection 5.1 of this State Plan. 5.4 Availability of comparable services and benefits. (Sections 101(a)(8) and 103(a) of the Rehabilitation Act; 34 CFR 361.53) (a) Prior to providing any vocational rehabilitation services, except those services identified in paragraph (b), to an eligible individual or to members of the individual's family, the state unit determines whether comparable services and benefits exist under any other program and whether those services and benefits are available to the individual. (b) The following services are exempt from a determination of the availability of comparable services and benefits: assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation by qualified personnel, including, if appropriate, an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology; counseling and guidance, including information and support services to assist an individual in exercising informed choice consistent with the provisions of Section 102(d) of the Rehabilitation Act; referral and other services to secure needed services from other agencies, including other components of the statewide work force investment system, through agreements developed under Section 101(a)(11) of the
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