Okla. Admin. Code § 612:10-7-58
Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024
Section 612:10-7-58 - Closed Rehabilitated(a)Use of Closed Rehabilitated status. A case is closed as rehabilitated because the client has achieved an employment outcome as a result of vocational rehabilitation services. Cases closed as rehabilitated must as a minimum meet the requirements in (1) through (5) of this Subsection: (1) the provision of services under the individual's IPE has contributed to the achievement of the employment outcome;(2) the employment outcome is consistent with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice;(3) the employment outcome is in an integrated setting, consistent with the individual's informed choice;(4) the individual has maintained the employment outcome for a period of at least 90 days; and(5) at the end of the appropriate period under Paragraph (4) of this Section, the individual and the VR Counselor consider the employment outcome to be satisfactory and agree that the individual is performing well on the job.(b)Out of state. Clients who move out of state after services have been completed are closed in rehabilitated status if the requirements in Subsection (a) of this Section can be met. If those requirements cannot be met the case will be closed, not rehabilitated.(c)Successful closure prior to completion of IPE. If employment is secured before completion of the IPE, a counselor must document the conditions of substantial services and suitable employment were met. If planned services are interrupted prior to achieving the originally planned vocational goal, and services provided have directly contributed to the employment outcome for the individual or to job retention, an IPE amendment is not needed to revise the vocational goal prior to closure. A plan amendment is required when there is a substantial deviation from the original employment goal.(d)Cases closed from supported employment. An individual with the most significant disabilities who is receiving supported employment services is considered to be successfully rehabilitated if the individual maintains a supported employment placement for a minimum of 90 days beyond stabilization. In addition to the criteria for "suitably employed", the counselor must document that the individual has met or has made substantial progress toward meeting the weekly work goal defined in the IPE, the client is satisfied with the job, the employer is satisfied with the client's job performance, extended services are in place, all supported employment requirements have been met, and the case is ready for closure. The closure documentation will address any significant differences in the ultimate work week achieved as compared with the predicted goal.(e)Cases closed from employment and retention. An individual with significant disabilities who is receiving employment and retention services is considered to be successfully rehabilitated when the client maintains employment for a minimum of 90 days beyond the "4 Weeks Job Support-Retention" Milestone.(f)Case recording requirements. The client, or the client's authorized representative as appropriate, will be a full participant in the decision to close the case. The last discussion of the closure decision with the client, or the client's authorized representative, will be held at the end of the required 90 days of the closure, and will be documented in a case narrative. The client will be notified in their preferred format of the case closure.(g)Documentation at Successful Closure. Prior to closure, a copy of the current pay stub identifying the individual's competitive hourly wage and hours to determine weekly earnings. If the current pay stub is not available, then the following is acceptable:(1) An individual's written report of employment information and required wage information documented on an authorized DRS form (DRS-C-065) with their dated signature; or(2) A detailed case note identifying the individual's employment information including the current competitive hourly wage and work hours in a typical week that is based on the counselor's conversation with the actual employer. Prior to calling an employer, the individual shall be informed that information provided and gathered is limited to what is necessary to document and verify employment. This provides the individual the opportunity to discuss preferences and options for obtaining required documentation. A signed Release of Information should be in the case file.(3) If verification as stated above is not forthcoming and all efforts to obtain acceptable verification are documented, then the following is acceptable: a detailed case note identifying the individual's employment information including the current competitive hourly wage and work hours in a typical week, the date the final employment verification was received with justification for the individual not providing formal documentation.(4) Individuals who are self-employed are required to provide wage documentation of competitive integrated self-employment.Okla. Admin. Code § 612:10-7-58
Added at 10 Ok Reg 4633, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2449, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1817, eff 4-3-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 1432, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3738, eff 9-10-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2904, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1711, eff 4-13-99 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2590, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1771, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2186, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1669, eff 10-1-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1687, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1832, eff 7-1-11Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 22, August 1, 2019, eff. 8/11/2019Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 22, August 1, 2023, eff. 8/11/2023Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024