Section Ed 1008.09 - IPE Documentation RequirementsThe following areas shall be documented, and the NHVR shall indicate any opportunities that the individual was afforded to exercise informed choice pursuant to Ed 1013:
(a) Employment outcome development, including, but not limited to:(1) The employment outcome selected by the individual in developing the IPE;(2) The rationale for that goal, based on the employment factors, as describe in Ed 1006.02;(3) The results of assessment services;(4) The alternatives considered by or with the individual;(5) If applicable, the coordination with the individual education program (IEP), or if coordination with the IEP cannot be realized in the IPE, the case note shall contain the reason;(6) The level of integration in the employment outcome; and(7) Discussion of rehabilitation technology, accommodations, support services, and transportation considerations pursuant to Ed 1006 and Ed 1007;(b) Service options, including, but not limited to:(1) The rationale that describes why the planned services are required to reach the employment outcome;(2) Vocational rehabilitation services;(3) The cost effectiveness of the service selected;(5) The level of integration in the settings in which services shall be provided;(6) The need for extended services; and(7) The need for post-employment services;(c) Comparable benefits that indicate the availability of resources that shall be used to help pay the costs of vocational rehabilitation services;(d) An indication of the result of, or the exemption from, the financial need determination when services are to be provided contingent on financial need as described in Ed 1006;(e) Impact on financial benefits, including, but not limited to:(1) A description of the availability of benefits counseling, work incentive planning and advisement resources, and the option for referral to these programs, as needed, concurrent with the implementation of the IPE;(2) Employment earnings that may have an impact on SSI, SSDI, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), medicaid, medicare, housing subsidies, and other public benefits; and(3) The availability of work incentive programs, including, but not limited to social security trial work period and ongoing medicaid coverage; and(f) The need for the provision of assistive technology devices, assistive technology services, and personal assistance services, including training in the management of those services.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1008.09
Derived from Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13231, Effective 7/13/2021, Expires 7/13/2031