Code of Maine Rules
12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
152 - BUREAU OF REHABILITATION SERVICES
Chapter 1 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Rules
Section 152-1-8 - COMPARABLE SERVICES AND BENEFITS AND THE PARTICIPATION BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE COST OF DVR SERVICES
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. If an eligible individual wishes to financially participate in a service consistent with the IPE, it will be documented in the IPE.
2. If comparable services and benefits are available to the eligible individual, they must be utilized to meet, in whole or part, the cost of vocational rehabilitation services. If comparable services or benefits exist under any other program, but are not available to the individual at the time needed to satisfy the rehabilitation objectives in the individual's IPE, DVR shall provide vocational rehabilitation services until those comparable services and benefits become available. The utilization of comparable services and benefits do not apply in the following situations:
3. The following categories of service are excepted from a determination of the availability of comparable services and benefits: