*n* [g]) Periodic Review of the IPE Each Individualized Plan for Employment shall be reviewed at least annually, at which time the individual (or in appropriate cases, the parents or guardians of the individual) will be afforded an opportunity to review the program and jointly redevelop and agree to its terms. Any substantive revisions or amendments to the program resulting from such review shall be incorporated into an IPE Amendment and shall become effective when signed by the individual (or parent, family member, guardian, advocate, authorized representative), the *Vocational Rehabilitation* Counselor, and the designated supervisory staff of the vocational rehabilitation program *(if the amendment was developed by a Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant Counselor or the amendment includes graduate school as a service)*. Each IPE may also be revised as needed. It should be noted that minor changes to the IPE to include additional services to support the implementation of a previously agreed to career goal do not require a formal written amendment. In these circumstances, a verbal agreement between the *Vocational Rehabilitation* Counselor and the client to add the additional service(s), followed up with a letter from the *Vocational Rehabilitation* Counselor to the client summarizing the agreement will be sufficient. *o* [h]) Subsequent Determinations of Ineligibility In the event that after an individual has been found eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, any future and subsequent determination of ineligibility shall reflect the inability of the individual to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services in terms of an employment outcome. There must be documentation in the case folder as to how
*n* [g]) Periodic Review of the IPE Each Individualized Plan for Employment shall be reviewed at least annually, at which time the individual (or in appropriate cases, the parents or guardians of the individual) will be afforded an opportunity to review the program and jointly redevelop and agree to its terms. Any substantive revisions or amendments to the program resulting from such review shall be incorporated into an IPE Amendment and shall become effective when signed by the individual (or parent, family member, guardian, advocate, authorized representative), the *Vocational Rehabilitation* Counselor, and the designated supervisory staff of the vocational rehabilitation program *(if the amendment was developed by a Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant Counselor or the amendment includes graduate school as a service)*. Each IPE may also be revised as needed. It should be noted that minor changes to the IPE to include additional services to support the implementation of a previously agreed to career goal do not require a formal written amendment. In these circumstances, a verbal agreement between the *Vocational Rehabilitation* Counselor and the client to add the additional service(s), followed up with a letter from the *Vocational Rehabilitation* Counselor to the client summarizing the agreement will be sufficient. *o* [h]) Subsequent Determinations of Ineligibility In the event that after an individual has been found eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, any future and subsequent determination of ineligibility shall reflect the inability of the individual to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services in terms of an employment outcome. There must be documentation in the case folder as to how
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