460 IAC 14-8-1 - Levels of severity

Authority: IC 12-8-8.5-4; IC 12-9-2-3; IC 12-9-5-1; IC 12-9-5-3

Affected: IC 12-9-5; IC 12-12-1

Sec. 1.

(a) An individual is an individual with a significant disability if an individual:

(1) meets the requirements set forth in 34 CFR 361.5(b)(31); or

(2) has been determined eligible for Social Security benefits under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act according to 34 CFR 361.42(a)(3).

(b) An individual is an individual with a most significant disability if an individual with a significant disability, as described in subsection (a), meets the following additional requirements:

(1) Has a severe physical or mental impairment that seriously limits three (3) or more functional capacities in terms of an employment outcome.

(2) Requires multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time.

(3) Has one (1) or more physical or mental disabilities determined to cause comparable substantial functional limitation.

Notes

460 IAC 14-8-1

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-8-1; filed 7/13/2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA Errata Filed 6/30/2016, 3:47 p.m.: 20160720-IR-460160272ACA Readopted filed 11/7/2022, 10:18 a.m.: 20221207-IR-460220285RFA