7.3 Vocational Rehabilitation Services During an Active Waitlist

Services necessary to establish eligibility and priority shall continue to be provided during an active waitlist. Timeliness of eligibility determination and all eligibility requirements remain applicable under an Order of Selection.

All individuals who have established a signed and approved Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) prior to the implementation of a waitlist shall continue to receive vocational rehabilitation services. After implementation of waitlists, any individual placed on a waitlist according to their priority classification shall receive only information and referral services. Those individuals not placed on waitlists based on their priority classification shall continue to receive vocational rehabilitation services.

All requirements for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services shall be applicable to individuals receiving services under an Order of Selection. All policies governing the expenditure of vocational rehabilitation funds, the individual's financial participation, and the use of comparable services and benefits are applicable to applicants and individuals receiving vocational rehabilitation services under an Order of Selection waitlist.

DVR staff shall contact each individual on the waitlist at least once every two months to ensure that current contact information is contained in the service record, resolve any questions the individual may have regarding the waitlist, and provide additional information and referral services as appropriate.

When DVR implements an active waitlist, students with disabilities who began receiving pre-employment transition services prior to applying for and being determined eligible for DVR will continue to have access to these services. Any student with a disability who is not yet participating in pre-employment transition services when the eligibility determination is made, and who is placed on an Order of Selection waitlist, will be subject to the waitlist for all services, including pre-employment transition services. A student with a disability, regardless of whether they are receiving pre-employment transition services, who submits an application for vocational rehabilitation services will be subject to the waitlist in the same manner as any other applicant for services.