22 Va. Admin. Code § 30-30-80 - Scope of independent living (IL) services for individuals
A. In providing
independent living (IL) services as required under § 704(e) of the Act and
34 CFR
364.43(b), a state may use
Independent Living Services Program funds to provide directly, or through
grants or contracts, the following IL core services:
1. Information and referral services. These
services may be provided independently of the other IL core services and
without regard to evaluation standards in
22VAC30-30-181.
2. IL skills training;
3. Peer counseling, including
cross-disability peer counseling; and
4. Individual and systems advocacy .
B. In addition to the independent
living (IL) core services, the state may also use Independent Living Services
Program funds to provide other IL services. "Other IL services" means:
1. Counseling services, including
psychological counseling, psychotherapeutic counseling, and related
services;
2. Services related to
securing housing or shelter, including services related to community group
living, that are supportive of the purposes of the Act , and adaptive housing
services, including appropriate accommodations to and modifications of any
space used to serve, or to be occupied by, individuals with significant
disabilities;
3. Rehabilitation
technology;
4. Mobility
training;
5. Services and training
for individuals with cognitive and sensory disabilities, including life skills
training and interpreter and reader services;
6. Personal assistance services , including
attendant care and the training of personnel providing these
services;
7. Surveys, directories,
and other activities to identify appropriate housing, recreation opportunities,
and accessible transportation , and other support services;
8. Consumer information programs on
rehabilitation and IL services available under the Act , especially for
minorities and other individuals with significant disabilities who have
traditionally been unserved or underserved by programs under the Act ;
9. Education and training necessary for
living in a community and participating in community activities;
10. Supported living;
11. Transportation , including referral and
assistance for transportation ;
12.
Physical rehabilitation;
13.
Therapeutic treatment;
14.
Provision of needed prostheses and other appliances and devices;
15. Individual and group social and
recreational services;
16. Training
to develop skills specifically designed for youths who are individuals with
significant disabilities to promote self-awareness and esteem, develop advocacy
and self-empowerment skills, and explore career options;
17. Services for children;
18. Services under other federal, state, or
local programs designed to provide resources, training, counseling, or other
assistance of substantial benefit in enhancing the independence, productivity,
and quality of life of individuals with significant disabilities;
19. Appropriate preventive services to
decrease the need of individuals with significant disabilities assisted under
the Act for similar services in the future;
20. Community awareness programs to enhance
the understanding and integration into society of individuals with significant
disabilities; and
21. Any other
services that may be necessary to improve the ability of an individual with a
significant disability to function, continue functioning, or move toward
functioning independently in the family or community or to continue in
employment and that are not inconsistent with any other provisions of the
Act .
C. The service
provider may not impose any uniform durational limitations on the provision of
IL services, except as otherwise provided by federal law or
regulation.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§ 51.5-14 of the Code of Virginia.
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