§ 7128. General Requirements.

(a) An Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) shall be developed and implemented consistent with the requirements of this Article. Services shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the IPE.

(b) Once an individual with an application date of October 1, 2006 or later has been determined eligible to receive services from the Department and is in a priority category being served under an Order of Selection implemented pursuant to Section 7053 of these regulations, the IPE must be developed within 90 days from the date of the eligibility determination, if the eligibility determination is made on or after the effective date of this subsection, which is August 27, 2007. For individuals with an application date of October 1, 2006 or later who are on a waiting list to receive services, an IPE must be developed within 90 days from the date the individual is removed from the waiting list, if that date is on or after the effective date of this subsection, which is August 27, 2007. The following exceptions apply:

(1) If exceptional and unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Department arise, and the individual and the Department agree to a specific extension of time for IPE development, a rationale and date for the extension, signed by the individual and the Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (SVRC), must be entered into the record of services for that individual.

(2) Only one extension may be agreed to by the SVRC and, in such case, the IPE must be developed by the agreed upon date, unless an additional extension is approved by the appropriate District Administrator.

(c) The Department must conduct an assessment for determining vocational rehabilitation needs, if appropriate, prior to development of the IPE, for each eligible individual who is in a priority category being served under Order of Selection. This assessment is conducted consistent with Section 7001.5 of these regulations to determine the employment outcome and the nature and scope of vocational rehabilitation services to be included in the IPE.

(d) The IPE must be designed to achieve a specific employment outcome in an integrated setting, as defined in Sections 7011 and 7018.4 of these regulations, that is selected by the individual and is consistent with the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice.

HISTORY

1. Amendment of article heading and new sectionfiled 3-4-2004; operative 4-3-2004 (Register 2004, No. 10).

2. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsections (b)-(b)(2) and subsection relettering filed 8-27-2007; operative 8-27-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 35).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19006 and 19016, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: 29 USC Sections 705(2), 721(a)(5) and (9), 722(b) and 723(a)(1); 34 CFR Sections 361.5(b)(6), (16) and (33), 361.36, 361.45 and 361.48(b); and Sections 19011, 19102 and 19150(a)(1), Welfare and Institutions Code.