Table of Contents
§101 Agency Profile
- Mission
- Program Administration
- Manual’s Function
- Exceptions
- Nondiscrimination
- Compliance with State Laws, Federal Laws and Regulations, and Departmental Policies and Procedures
- Cost Effective Services Provision
- Records
- Data Collection
- Expeditious Service Delivery
- Client Assistance Program
- Equal Employment Opportunities
- Affirmative Action Plan
- Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
- Applicant/Client
- Cooperative Agreements
- Services to American Indians with Disabilities
- Misrepresentation, Fraud, Collusion, or Criminal Conduct
- Informed Choice
- Construction
§103 Enabling Legislation
- The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, as contained in H.R. 1385, Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
- Code of Federal Regulations, Volume 34, Sections 361,363,365, and 370.
- Louisiana Revised Statutes
§105 Confidentiality
- General Statement
- Notification to Clients
- Release of Confidential Information
- Client Access to Data
- Informed Consent
- Confidentiality – HIV Diagnosis
- Court Orders, Warrant and Subpoenas
§107 Applicant – Client Appeal Rights
- Administrative Review
- Mediation
- Fair Hearing
- Review of Fair Hearing Decisions
- Civil Action
§109 Eligibility and Ineligibility
- Criteria for Eligibility
- Presumption of Benefits
- Presumption of Eligibility
- Determinations by Officials of other Agencies
- Compliance Provisions
- Determination of Ineligibility
- Use of Existing Information
- Time Frame for Making an Eligibility Determination
- Individual with a Significant Disability – Defined
- Functional Capacity Areas – Defined
- Order of Selection
§110 Information and Referral Services
- Purpose
- Services
§111 Comprehensive Assessment
- Purpose
- Scope
- Additional Considerations
- Trial Work Periods
§113 Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)
- Purpose of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)
- Client Choice and Client Participation
- Options for Developing an IPE
- Mandatory Components of an IPE
- IPE Document
- Content of the IPE for Case Closure as “Ineligible”
§115 Financial
- Comparable Services and Similar Benefits
- Individual’s Participation in the Cost of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
§117 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Basis for Provision of Services
- Scope of Services for Diagnosis and Treatment of Physical and Mental Impairments
- Scope of Services in Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP)
- Scope of Establishment of Small Business Enterprise
§119 Transition Process for Individuals in Secondary Education Programs
- Transition for Individuals in Secondary Education Programs
§121 Conditions for Case Closure
- Options for Closure
- Closure as Successfully Rehabilitated