New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 45 - DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
Subchapter 1 - PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS
Section 12:45-1.3 - Processing applications and referrals

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:45-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Each individual seeking vocational rehabilitation services shall complete an application which can be obtained from any local Division office. If the individual is a referral, the person or agency making the referral may complete the application on behalf of the individual. If the individual is incapable of completing an application, the individual's parent, guardian or representative may complete the application. The Division shall make a good faith effort to advise all applicants through appropriate modes of communication of the Division's application and eligibility requirements.

(b) Each individual or representative shall submit the application and any available medical or psychiatric records relating to disability to the nearest Division office.

(c) Upon reviewing the application, a Division counselor shall arrange an appointment for the individual at the nearest local Division office. If the individual cannot travel, the counselor may visit the individual.

(d) Each individual seeking or referred for vocational rehabilitation services shall be scheduled for an intake interview as soon as possible, but no longer than 14 days after contacting the agency.

(e) If the information received from an individual or his or her representative indicates legal blindness (30:6-18(a) ) , visual impairment (30:6-18(c) ) or demonstrates other indications of possible eligibility for services provided by the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, as outlined in the Agreement of Cooperation between the Division and the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, that individual shall be referred to the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for vocational rehabilitation and other services.

(f) The counselor shall determine eligibility within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days after the individual has submitted an application to receive services, unless the counselor notifies the individual that exceptional and unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Division preclude it from completing the determination within the prescribed time, and:

1. The individual agrees that an extension of time is warranted; or

2. The Division is exploring the individual's abilities, capabilities and capacity to perform in work situations or, if appropriate, an extended evaluation is carried out under 12:45-1.7(b).

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