New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 95 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Subchapter 6 - PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RESTORATION SERVICES
Section 10:95-6.5 - Provision of prosthetic, orthotic and other assistive devices
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Prosthetic, orthodic or other assistive devices, such as hearing aids, are sometimes necessary to assist a client in obtaining or retaining employment. The Commission may assist in providing these devices to severely disabled clients with dual disabilities if the client has been determined as financially eligible and there are no comparable benefits.
(b) In order for a client to be eligible to receive the Commission's assistance in the provision of any prosthetic, orthodic or other assistive device(s), the Commission shall have established that the client's primary disability is a visual impairment. If the Commission determines that the client's primary physical disability is other than visual, the case shall be referred to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) in the Department of Labor.
(c) The Commission shall apply its financial needs standard as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:91-3 and its similar benefits rules as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:91-3 to the provision of prosthetic, orthodic and other assistive devices.
(d) The Commission's consultant, according to professional medical standards, shall be responsible for reviewing and either approving or denying each medical recommendation for an assistive device. If the request is denied, the consultant must document the reason for the denial. If the request for an assistive device is denied, the vocational rehabilitation counselor will assist the client in finding an alternate source of funding, if available.
