40 Tex. Admin. Code § 856.60 - Basic Living Requirements (BLR)
(a)
The purpose of basic living requirements (BLR) is to establish a framework for
determining whether the customer should pay any of the service cost. VRD does
not consider BLR in determining eligibility for vocational rehabilitation
services, but VRD does apply BLR to determine whether the customer must
contribute to the cost of certain services. VRD applies BLR uniformly to ensure
that all customers in similar circumstances receive equitable
treatment.
(b) All services are
subject to required customer participation except for the following:
(1) services paid for, or reimbursed by, a
source other than VRD;
(2)
counseling, guidance, and referral provided by VRD;
(3) employment assistance services provided
by VRD;
(4) diabetes education
training;
(5) VR teacher services
(including consumable supplies);
(6) orientation and mobility
services;
(7) assessment services,
to determine eligibility and rehabilitation needs;
(8) interpreter services;
(9) reader services;
(10) translator services;
(11) personal assistant services;
and/or
(12) job-related services:
job placement, services leading to supported employment, and job coach
services.
(c) Customers
who are recipients of Social Security disability benefits, either SSI or SSDI,
are not required to participate in the cost of services.
(d) The VR counselor informs each customer of
the services that require customer participation in the cost of services and
the services that do not require customer participation.
(e) If a customer declines to provide
financial information to determine BLR, it is assumed that the customer has
resources that exceed the BLR and therefore must fully participate in the cost
of planned services.
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