Or. Admin. Code § 582-115-0010 - General provisions
(1) The
Program shall support placement of Program clients only in work that is
competitive integrated employment.
(2) The Program shall assure that career
counseling and information and referral shall be available to individuals known
by the Program:
(a) An individual with a
disability may become "known" to the Program through self-identification by the
individual with a disability, referral by a third-party (including an entity as
defined in
34 CFR §
397.5(d)), through the
individual's involvement with the vocational rehabilitation process, or any
other method:
(A) Who are working at less
than the federal minimum wage, or,
(B) Who are youths with a disability, known
to be considering pursuing employment paying less than the federal minimum
wage.
(b) These
individuals shall not be required to be, or have applied to be, a Program
participant.
(c) If the individual
is a current Program participant, or has applied to the Program, they shall
receive limitation on subminimum wage services if they wish to remain in
subminimum wage employment while working with the Program.
(d) Limitation on subminimum wage services
shall be based on vocational rehabilitation counseling strategies that
facilitate informed choice.
(e)
These services shall be provided twice in the first year of employment at
subminimum wage and annually thereafter.
(3) The Program may employ contractors to
provide limitation on subminimum wage services.
(a) The contractors shall be chosen only
through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) and Department
of Human Services (DHS) contracting process.
(b) The services shall not be provided by an
entity.
(4) Individuals
who are not Program participants shall receive an Oregon Vocational
Rehabilitation Brochure. Referral to other Federal, State, and local resources
shall be provided as applicable to each individual.
(5) All individuals shall receive Client
Assistance Program (CAP) information to guide them if they have a grievance
regarding this specific vocational rehabilitation service.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 344.530 & 344.570
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 344.511 - 344.690 & 344.710 - 344.730
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