been able to secure a competitive services are considered to not be available to prevents them from engaging in integrated job or has not been able to the participant; and competitive integrated employment. keep a competitive integrated job for 2. Has had job skills training or The revision would allow individuals to more than 6 months; and development, has never had any work access waiver employment services 3. Meets one of the following criteria: related experiences (including volunteer when OVR does not make an eligibility a. Is currently in an activity receiving a experiences) or in the past 2 years, with the determination within 120 days of the sub-minimum wage; or use of Supported Employment services, has referral being sent. b. After consulting with a credentialed not been able to secure a competitive provider, it is the opinion of the service integrated job or has not been able to keep a plan team that the level of support competitive integrated job for more than 6 provided through this service is needed to months; and secure sustained competitive integrated 3. Meets one of the following criteria: employment. a. Is currently in an activity receiving a minimum wage; or b. consulting with a credentialed provider, it is the opinion of the service plan team that the level of support provided through this service is needed to secure sustained competitive integrated employment. Consolidated and Eligibility shall be determined by the Eligibility be determined by the service Public comment recommended P/FDS service plan team. The process that was plan team. The process that was undertaken removal of this information as it implies undertaken to determine eligibility and its to determine eligibility and its outcome shall that the AE has no role in determining outcome shall be documented by the be documented by the Supports Coordinator. the need for this service. In accordance Supports Coordinator. with the AE Operating Agreement, the AE is responsible for reviewing whether service definitions are met. This information has been removed. Consolidated and To be eligible for job development, To be eligible for job development, systematic Public comment recommended this P/FDS systematic instruction or intensive job instruction or intensive job coaching under change be made so that we do not coaching under Advanced Supported Advanced Supported Employment, the force an individual to have a written Employment, the participant must have participant must have received the discovery discovery profile through the waiver received the discovery service under service under Advanced Supported when one was recently done by OVR. Advanced Supported Employment Employment through its completion or the through its completion. completion of the discovery/profile phase through OVR and the case was closed.
been able to secure a competitive integrated job or has not been able to keep a competitive integrated job for more than 6 months; and 3. Meets one of the following criteria: a. Is currently in an activity receiving a sub-minimum wage; or b. After consulting with a credentialed provider, it is the opinion of the service plan team that the level of support provided through this service is needed to secure sustained competitive integrated employment. services are considered to not be available to the participant; and 2. Has had job skills training or development, has never had any work related experiences (including volunteer experiences) or in the past 2 years, with the use of Supported Employment services, has not been able to secure a competitive integrated job or has not been able to keep a competitive integrated job for more than 6 months; and 3. Meets one of the following criteria: a. Is currently in an activity receiving a wage; or b. consulting with a credentialed provider, it is the opinion of the service plan team that the level of support provided through this service is needed to secure sustained competitive integrated employment. prevents them from engaging in competitive integrated employment. The revision would allow individuals to access waiver employment services when OVR does not make an eligibility determination within 120 days of the referral being sent. Consolidated and P/FDS Eligibility shall be determined by the service plan team. The process that was undertaken to determine eligibility and its outcome shall be documented by the Supports Coordinator. Eligibility be determined by the service plan team. The process that was undertaken to determine eligibility and its outcome shall be documented by the Supports Coordinator. Public comment recommended removal of this information as it implies that the AE has no role in determining the need for this service. In accordance with the AE Operating Agreement, the AE is responsible for reviewing whether service definitions are met. This information has been removed. Consolidated and P/FDS To be eligible for job development, systematic instruction or intensive job coaching under Advanced Supported Employment, the participant must have received the discovery service under Advanced Supported Employment through its completion. To be eligible for job development, systematic instruction or intensive job coaching under Advanced Supported Employment, the participant must have received the discovery service under Advanced Supported Employment through its completion or the completion of the discovery/profile phase through OVR and the case was closed. Public comment recommended this change be made so that we do not force an individual to have a written discovery profile through the waiver when one was recently done by OVR. minimum
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