Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1.
Mandatory components.
Regardless of the approach in part
3325.0165, subpart
2, item A, development of the
IPE that an eligible individual selects for purposes of developing the IPE,
each IPE must include:
A. a
description of the specific employment outcome that is chosen by the eligible
individual that:
(1) is consistent with the
individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,
capabilities, career interests, and informed choice; and
(2) to the maximum extent appropriate,
results in employment in an integrated setting;
B. a description of the specific
rehabilitation services under part
3325.0180 that are:
(1) needed to achieve the employment outcome,
including, as appropriate, the provision of assistive technology devices,
assistive technology services, and personal assistance services, including
training in the management of those services; and
(2) provided in the most integrated setting
that is appropriate for the services involved and is consistent with the
informed choice of the eligible individual;
C. time lines for the achievement of the
employment outcome and for the initiation of services;
D. a description of the entity or entities
chosen by the eligible individual or, as appropriate, the individual's
representative that will provide the vocational rehabilitation services and the
methods used to procure those services;
E. a description of the criteria that will be
used to evaluate progress toward achievement of the employment outcome;
and
F. the terms and conditions of
the IPE, including, as appropriate, the information describing:
(1) the responsibilities of SSB;
(2) the responsibilities of the eligible
individual, including:
(a) the
responsibilities the individual will assume in relation to achieving the
employment outcome;
(b) if
applicable, the extent of the individual's participation in paying for the cost
of services; and
(c) the
responsibility of the individual with regard to applying for and securing
comparable services and benefits as described in part
3325.0430; and
(3) the responsibilities of other
entities as the result of arrangements made pursuant to the comparable services
or benefits requirements in part
3325.0430.
Subp. 2.
Supported
employment requirements.
An IPE for an individual with the most
significant disability for whom an employment outcome in a supported employment
setting has been determined to be appropriate must:
A. specify the supported employment services
to be provided by SSB;
B. specify
the expected extended services needed, which may include natural
supports;
C. identify the source of
extended services or, to the extent that it is not possible to identify the
source of extended services at the time the IPE is developed, include a
description of the basis for concluding that there is a reasonable expectation
that those sources will become available;
D. provide for periodic monitoring to ensure
that the individual is making satisfactory progress toward meeting the weekly
work requirement established in the IPE by the time of transition to extended
services;
E. provide for the
coordination of services provided under an IPE with services provided under
other individualized plans established under other federal or state
programs;
F. to the extent that job
skills training is provided, identify that the training will be provided on
site; and
G. include placement in
an integrated setting for the maximum number of hours possible based on the
unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities,
interests, and informed choice of individuals with the most significant
disabilities.
Subp. 3.
Postemployment services.
The IPE for each individual must
contain, as determined to be necessary, statements concerning:
A. the expected need for postemployment
services prior to closing the record of services of an individual who has
achieved an employment outcome;
B.
a description of the terms and conditions for the provision of any
postemployment services; and
C. if
appropriate, a statement of how postemployment services will be provided or
arranged through other entities as the result of arrangements made pursuant to
the comparable services or benefits requirements in part
3325.0430.
Subp. 4.
Coordination of services for
students with disabilities who are receiving special education
services.
The IPE for a student with a disability who is receiving
special education services must be coordinated with the special education
program for that individual in terms of goals, objectives, and services
identified in the special education program.
Statutory Authority: MS s
248.07