N.J. Admin. Code § 12:51-18.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 12:51-18.1 - New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

(a) The New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) has developed, maintained, and applied standards for approving vocationally oriented rehabilitation organizations to vend services to DVRS. These standards constitute the basis for this chapter.

(b) The DVRS maintains a firm commitment to ensure that quality, meaningful rehabilitation services will continue to be provided to individuals with disabilities. This commitment mandates DVRS to:

1. Utilize an accreditation process that will enable the agency to meet the ever changing demands of the rehabilitation movement;

2. Utilize the services of a nationally-recognized voluntary agency that has been established specifically for accreditation purposes, and operates independently of the institution it accredits; and

3. Utilize an accrediting body that meets the criteria as an acceptable accreditation authority that has been adopted by the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR).

(c) In order to achieve the above, community rehabilitation programs that are providing vocational evaluation, work adjustment training, extended employment, time limited job coaching and/or supported employment services to clients of DVRS will apply for accreditation in employment services and arrange an on-site survey by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities or any other accrediting body that meets or exceeds CARF standards no later than the third year of operation from date of approval by DVRS. Programs are encouraged to submit all core programs for accreditation, but are required to submit comprehensive vocational evaluation services to vend vocational evaluation; employee development services to vend work adjustment training; organizational employment services to vend extended employment; and community employment services to vend supported employment and/or time limited job coaching.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:51-18.1

Amended by R.1983 d.600, effective 1/3/1984.
See: 15 N.J.R. 1548(a), 16 N.J.R. 51(b).
Subsection (d) deleted and (e) recodified at (d).
Amended by R.1991 d.604, effective 12/16/1991.
See: 23 N.J.R. 2927(b), 23 N.J.R. 3797(a).
Revised (a) through (d).
Amended by R.1996 d.564, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 4045(a), 28 N.J.R. 5209(a).
Section substantially amended.
Amended by R.2002 d.119, effective 5/6/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 4091(a), 34 N.J.R. 1726(a).
In (c), substituted "Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission" for "Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities", deleted ", or November 8, 1999", and substituted "; organizational employment services to vend extended employment" for "and extended employment".
Amended by R.2007 d.279, effective 9/4/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 1628(a), 39 N.J.R. 3744(a).
In (c), substituted "that" for "which" following "rehabilitation programs" and following "accrediting body", and substituted "Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities" for "Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission".