34CFR Section 361.48 requires the Department for the Blind to develop and maintain current policies covering the nature and scope and the criteria under which each service is provided.
A. Nature and Scope
The Department will provide post-employment services to all eligible individuals when the individual requires these services to maintain, regain, or advance in employment consistent with the individual’s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice.
B. Criteria
Post-employment services will be jointly planned by the counselor and the eligible individual. All post employment services will be provided in the same manner as services provided prior to an employment outcome including the use of comparable benefits. These services will generally be provided within one (1) year following an employment outcome.
Post employment services may include any services provided to eligible individuals except for the support services of maintenance, transportation, services to family members, and personal assistance services. These services will be provided to meet rehabilitation needs that do not require a complex and comprehensive provision of services and, therefore, are limited in scope and duration.
A complex provision of services would be defined as involving more than two (2) services.
Comprehensive provision of services would be defined as a service that lasts thirty (30) days or more or involves more than $1,000.
If more comprehensive and complex services are required, then a new rehabilitation effort will be considered.
Revised: 08/10/01