15.3 Milestone 2: Job Placement

(Procedure Code 87003-02)

The event when the individual has secured employment. All conditions of job placement must be met before payment can be issued.

• The job placement represents competitive integrated employment;

• The employment and work situation is consistent with individuals’ strengths, resources, priorities, interests, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and informed choice 

• The JPSP was actively involved in job placement activities with individual, as evidenced by activities in monthly progress reports, individual, and/or employer reports;

• The individual has begun the job and has worked at least five full shifts or three weeks on the job at the job site performing his/her actual job duties (whichever occurs first), not including orientation time;

• The employment is expected to continue to be verified by DVR staff with individual and/or employer;

• The Employment Notice form has been completed and submitted to the DVR Rehabilitation Counselor.

• The JPSP will continue to submit monthly progress reports until the individual has achieved successful case closure.

Authorization: The DVR Rehabilitation Counselor authorizes for Milestone 2 after the Job Placement Agreement is in place and is on the job no later than three weeks. Payment for Milestone 2 is made after the Employment Notice form is submitted and verified with the individual. The DVR Rehabilitation Counselor then will then authorize Milestone 3 for the Successful Closure payment.

Payment Rate: $750.00