Ohio Admin. Code 3304-2-56 - The individualized plan for employment
(A)
OOD shall conduct
an assessment for determining the vocational rehabilitation needs, if
appropriate, for each eligible individual, or, if OOD is operating under an
order of selection, for each eligible individual to whom OOD is able to provide
vocational rehabilitation services. The assessment(s) shall be conducted
consistent with
34 CFR
361.5(c)(5)(ii), in effect
on the effective date of this rule. The purpose of any assessment shall be to
determine the employment outcome, and the nature and scope of the vocational
rehabilitation services and training to be included in the individualized plan
for employment (IPE).
OOD shall provide
services and accommodations necessary to enable the individual to participate
in assessment(s) and/or vocational guidance and counseling necessary to develop
the IPE consistent with
34 CFR
361.45, in effect on the effective date of
this rule.
(B)
OOD shall assist each eligible individual in exercising
informed choice in the development of the IPE, identifying necessary services
and training consistent with
34
CFR 361.48, in effect on the effective date
of this rule, and choosing an employment outcome that is mutually agreed on
between OOD and the eligible individual.
(C)
The IPE shall be
developed as soon as possible, but not later than ninety days after the date of
an eligibility determination, unless OOD and the eligible individual agree to
extend that deadline to a specific date by which the IPE must be completed. If
OOD is operating under an order of selection, the IPE shall be developed no
later than ninety days after the individual is released from the wait
list.
(1)
The
IPE shall include content consistent with
34 CFR
361.46, in effect on the effective date of
this rule.
(2)
The IPE is not a contract or in any way binding on the
parties.
(3)
The IPE shall not provide for services or products that
violate federal or state law and regulations, or OOD policies and procedures.
OOD may suspend services and products that violate this paragraph until the IPE
is amended.
(D)
An OOD vocational rehabilitation counselor and the
eligible individual, and legal guardian, parent, or authorized representative,
as applicable, shall review the IPE annually to assess the eligibile
individual's progress in achieving the identified employment
outcome.
(E)
The eligible individual, and legal guardian, parent or
authorized representative, as applicable, may amend the IPE in collaboration
with OOD as appropriate. Amendments to the IPE do not take effect until agreed
to and signed by the eligible individual or, individual's representative, as
appropriate, and by a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by
OOD. OOD may determine in its discretion, and with the individual's consent,
that an emergency requires a service to be provided before the IPE amendment is
signed. The IPE amendment must be signed as soon as the emergency ends if a
service is provided during an emergency.
(F)
This rule is
designed to implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C.
32, and resulting regulations.
Replaces: 3304-2-56
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3304.16
Rule Amplifies: 3304.15(C)(1)
Prior Effective Dates: 09/30/1985, 04/04/1988, 04/22/1991, 03/12/1993, 12/17/1993, 10/01/1996, 06/20/2002, 01/20/2004, 03/30/2009, 03/26/2015
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