Okla. Admin. Code § 612:10-7-195

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 612:10-7-195 - Personal assistance services

(a) Personal assistance services is a range of services including, among other things, training in managing, supervising, and directing personal assistance services, provided by one or more persons, that are designed to assist an individual with a disability to perform daily living activities on or off the job that the individual would typically perform without assistance if the individual did not have a disability.

(1) Designed to assist an individual with a disability to perform daily living activities on or off the job that the individual would typically perform without assistance if the individual did not have a disability;

(2) Designed to increase the individual's control in life and ability to perform everyday activities on or off the job.

(3) Necessary to the achievement of an employment outcome and may be provided only while the individual is receiving other vocational rehabilitation services.

(4) Services may include training in managing, supervising, and directing personal assistance services, as found in 361.5 (c) (38).

(b) Fees for these services are negotiable at or above minimum wage by the counselor. This service does not require consideration of client participation in cost.

(c) Case Recording.

(1) The justification for providing the services must be documented in the record of service.

(2) Documentation of the negotiated amount of monthly payment that is agreed to by both counselor and client.

Okla. Admin. Code § 612:10-7-195

Added at 10 Ok Reg 4633, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2449, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3738, eff 9-10-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2904, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1832, eff 7-1-11

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 8/26/2021