Introduction

The mission of DVR is to assist persons with disabilities to succeed at work and to live independently. Vendor partners are an extremely important part of fulfilling our mission.

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) has established a range of allowable rates for each specific good and service. All purchases must be in accordance with Colorado State Procurement Rules, in accordance with this fee schedule and DVR policy, and purchased at the least possible cost in an effort to be good stewards of public funds.

DVR Rehabilitation Counselors shall authorize services and goods and approve payment in accordance with the DVR Fee Schedule, which identifies market-based standardized rates of payment and other rate setting procedures for each available vocational rehabilitation service. They shall be reviewed periodically and adjusted when needed to assure that applicants and recipients of services have meaningful choices of vocational rehabilitation service providers.

DVR may authorize and approve payment of a fee exceeding standard rates contained in the Fee Schedule when an individual's vocational rehabilitation needs are such that they require a specialized service or service delivery mechanism not typically required by other persons with disabilities within the parameters incorporated into the Fee Schedule. DVR may also exceed the Fee Schedule in order to offer a service or good within an individual’s home community when appropriate. Documentation supporting the need to exceed the standard rates contained in the Fee Schedule for any service shall be included in the individual’s case record.