7.1 Priorities for Service

According to Colorado’s Combined State Plan, DVR is currently on an Order of Selection. When there are insufficient human or financial resources to serve everyone, DVR activates waitlists based on priority classifications. Each individual found eligible for vocational rehabilitation services shall be classified by placement into one of the following priority categories based on a determination of severity of their disability:

1. Eligible individuals with the most significant disabilities;

2. Eligible individuals with significant disabilities; and

3. All other eligible individuals.

An individual shall be classified in the highest priority category for which they are determined qualified. If an individual's circumstances change or when it has been determined that an individual has been misclassified, the priority classification shall be changed accordingly and the individual shall be notified of the change using the agency-approved letter for this purpose.

All eligible individuals within a higher priority category shall be served before anyone in the next lowest priority category is served. When it is impossible to serve all eligible individuals within a priority category, individuals shall be placed on a waitlist and served in chronological order based on the date of application for vocational rehabilitation services and in accordance with their priority category. The service record shall document current disability priority in DVR’s electronic case management system and contain evidence to support the priority category classification.