SECTION 612:10-7-185. Provision of supported employment services

(a)   Supported employment (SE) services are provided by DRS for a period of time not to exceed the period specified in federal law, unless under special circumstances the eligible individual and the rehabilitation counselor jointly agree to extend the time in order to achieve the rehabilitation objective identified in the IPE.

(b)   Supported employment services are not subject to financial status determination. Services are purchased from a qualified vendor under contract with the Department. Payment rates are established by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services and are based on a system of service milestones.

(c)   Supported employment services may include:

(1)   Situational assessments to help develop, finalize or reassess a supported employment plan of services;

(2)   Job development and job placement;

(3)   Time-limited job coach services to provide intensive on-the-job skills training and additional training and support services needed to achieve and maintain job stability, including follow-up services with employers and others for the purpose of supporting and stabilizing the job placement; and

(4)   Post-employment services following an individual's transition to extended services, when such services are not available from an extended service provider and are necessary to maintain or regain the job placement or advance in employment. Services may include job coaching, job station redesign, repair and maintenance of assistive technology and repair and replacement of orthotic and prosthetic devices.

(d)   DRS must utilize re-placement services for individuals who lose a job within two years of achieving a successful rehabilitation outcome if the counselor determines extended services are not adequate to cover re-placement and DRS assistance is necessary. Re-placement services include Vocational Preparation/Job Club, Four (4) Weeks Job Support, Job Stabilization and Successful Rehabilitation.

(e)   Transitional employment services are available for individuals with serious mental illness. Transitional employmentis designed to assist individuals who have not had significant, successful or recent work experience to build work adjustment skills and ego strength/self-esteem, develop a positive work history, learn adjustment skills in a real work environment or clarify their strengths and interests. Transitional employment prepares individuals to make future employment and career decisions.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 4633, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2449, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1711, eff 4-13-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2590, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1771, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2186, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1975, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1687, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1832, eff 7-1-11]