460 Ind. Admin. Code 14-16-1

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 460 IAC 14-16-1 - Physical and mental restoration services

Authority: IC 12-8-8.5-4; IC 12-9-2-3; IC 12-9-5-1; IC 12-9-5-3

Affected: IC 12-9-5; IC 12-12-1

Sec. 1.

Except when provided for the purposes of diagnosis and evaluation, the VR program shall provide assistance only for physical and mental restoration services:

(1) to the extent that no private or public health insurance or other comparable services and benefits resource is available to the individual to provide or pay for the services needed, in whole or in part;

(2) that have been:

(A) prescribed or recommended by a qualified medical or mental health care provider, as described in section 2 of this rule; and

(B) determined by the VR program to be vocationally relevant and necessary for the individual's achievement of a planned employment outcome;

(3) that may be expected to:

(A) correct or significantly improve the physical or mental impairment;

(B) eliminate or significantly reduce the substantial impediment to employment; and

(C) accomplish both the required correction or improvement of the physical or mental impairment and the elimination or reduction of the impediment to employment within a reasonable period of time;

(4) that are identified as services to be provided under a current trial work experience, extended evaluation, or IPE, as applicable; and

(5) that are obtained with the full and prior knowledge, approval, and authorization of the VR program.

460 IAC 14-16-1

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-16-1; filed 7/13/2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA

Readopted filed 8/18/2021, 10:01 a.m.: 20210915-IR-460210198RFA