Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 85-27-5 - Acceptable Employment Experience5.1. Full-time employment is considered as 35 hours per week.5.2. Part-time experience is determined by calculating the total number of hours of acceptable experience divided by 35 hours, to result in the number of weeks of credit for acceptable experience.5.3. Employment verification must provide evidence that 100% of the time counted as acceptable employment experience was spent providing vocational rehabilitation services to persons with impairments and disabilities. At least 50% of the activities must be directly related to serving persons with disabilities. Time spent in travel and waiting are not considered vocational rehabilitation services.5.4. Employment experience must reflect activity in at least four (4) of the areas described in 5.4.a through 5.4.l to be considered acceptable. 5.4.a. Vocational rehabilitation consulting, career counseling or mental health counseling;5.4.b. Developing and monitoring vocational rehabilitation services/care;5.4.c. Job placement and/or job development;5.4.e. Individual appraisal;5.4.f. Supervision of counselors or qualified rehabilitation professionals;5.4.g. Vocational training;5.4.h. Consultation in disability management;5.4.i. Forensic rehabilitation services;5.4.j. Return-to-work plan development and implementation;5.4.k. Vocational evaluation; and5.4.l. Medical rehabilitation case coordination.