N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1011.01

Current through Register No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section Ed 1011.01 - Financial Needs Assessment

(a) NHVR shall consider the financial need of eligible individuals who are planned to receive services that require a financial needs assessment pursuant to (f) below. The financial needs assessment shall be used for determining the extent of the individual's participation in the costs of vocational rehabilitation services.

(b) Although eligible individuals shall require a financial needs assessment, the services listed in (g) below shall not require a financial needs assessment.

(c) There shall be a shared responsibility between the eligible individual and the NHVR counselor in determining financial need as follows:

(1) The eligible individual shall be responsible for providing their complete and accurate personal and household financial information to the NHVR counselor, including, but not limited to:

a. Most recent federal tax return;

b. SSI/SSDI award letter;

c. Public assistance budget; and

d. Most recent pay stubs; and

(2) Pursuant to Ed 1003, the NHVR counselor shall obtain, document, maintain, and safeguard the personal and household financial information required to review the individual's financial need and to calculate the extent of their participation in the cost of services.

(d) A financial needs assessment shall be completed at least annually. A financial needs assessment shall also be conducted if there is a significant change in the eligible individual's financial situation and they are receiving a financial need-based service.

(e) The financial needs assessment shall:

(1) Be applied uniformly to eligible individuals; and

(2) Explain the method for determining the financial need of an eligible individual as follows:

a. The method shall be a review of the person's financial status; and

b. The method shall compare income and resources to determine the amount of monthly resources that shall be utilized for specific vocational rehabilitation services.

(f) The following services shall not be provided until the participant has been determined to meet financial need and available resources have been applied toward the cost:

(1) All training services at college and vocational training programs, including, but not limited to, tuition, room and board, required fees, and required textbooks and materials;

(2) Physical and mental restoration;

(3) Vocational and other training services;

(4) Maintenance;

(5) Driver training;

(6) Transportation, except during evaluation, special transportation, when used for the provision of pre-employment training services, and transportation to attend an administrative review or impartial hearing;

(7) Vocational rehabilitation services to family members of an applicant or eligible individual if necessary to enable the applicant or eligible individual to achieve an employment outcome;

(8) Supported employment services;

(9) Post-employment services;

(10) Occupational and business licenses, tools, equipment, initial stocks, and supplies;

(11) Goods, inventory, equipment, and supplies for self-employment;

(12) Rehabilitation technology, including vehicle modification, telecommunications, sensory, and other technological aids and devices;

(13) Modifications to homes, vehicles, and worksites;

(14) Transition services;

(15) Technical assistance and other consultation services to conduct market analyses, develop business plans and otherwise provide resources, to the extent those resources are authorized to be provided through the statewide workforce investment system, to eligible individuals who are pursuing self- employment; and

(16) All other goods and services not exempt under (g) below.

(g) The NHVR shall not require a financial needs assessment or require the financial participation of the individual for any of the services listed in 34 CFR 361.54(c)(3)(i).

(h) The provisions of comparability pursuant to Ed 1010 shall apply to the services listed in (f) above.

(i) Eligible individuals shall be exempt from a financial needs assessment who:

(1) Receive public benefits, including, but not limited to:

a. TANF; and

b. Aid to the permanently and totally disabled (APTD); and

(2) Receive SSI or SSDI pursuant to Ed 1006.01(b)(2).

(j) Eligible individuals in accordance with (i)(1) above shall be determined to meet NHVR's financial need and shall be exempt from a financial needs assessment except that NHVR shall provide funding for financial need-based services after all comparable benefits have first been applied.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1011.01

Derived from Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13231, Effective 7/13/2021, Expires 7/13/2031