Wash. Admin. Code § 67-25-240 - Individualized plan for employment-Participation of the eligible individual
(1) An eligible individual or, as
appropriate, the individual's representative may develop all or part of the
individualized plan for employment:
(a)
Independently, without any assistance from the department or another
entity;
(b) With assistance from a
vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by the department ;
(c) With assistance from a vocational
rehabilitation counselor who is not employed by the department but who meets
the minimum qualifications for a vocational rehabilitation counselor as
established by the department ; and/or
(d) Other resources such as a representative,
family member, advocate, or other individual.
(2) The department shall provide, as
appropriate to each eligible individual, information to assist the individual
or the individual's representative in developing the individualized plan for
employment, including:
(a) Information
describing the full range of components that must be included in an
individualized plan for employment;
(b) Information on assistance available for
completing required forms; and
(c)
Additional information that the eligible individual requests or the department
determines to be necessary for development of the individualized plan for
employment.
(3)
(a) The department will provide assistance to
individuals who choose to develop their individualized plan for employment with
someone other than a department vocational rehabilitation counselor, and will
identify individuals, to the extent possible, who may be of help in that
process.
(b) However, the
department will not pay fees or other expenses associated with obtaining
assistance from such individuals.
(4) Substantive changes to the individualized
plan for employment must be jointly made and agreed upon by the participant and
the department vocational rehabilitation counselor.
(5) A copy of the individualized plan for
employment and copies of any revisions and amendments shall be provided, using
appropriate modes of communication , to the participant or, as appropriate, to
the individual's representative.
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