22 CAR § 5-104. Application, evaluation, and training process

(a) Applicant. (1) An individual who has been referred in writing with accompanying documentation to the Vending Facility Program Training Specialist via a Division of State Services for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. (2) An applicant must meet the criteria outlined in 22 CAR § 5-103 in order to be eligible for entry into evaluation. (b) Evaluee. (1) A person accepted by the Vending Facility Program to have met the initial application requirements and who is participating in a formalized period of evaluation. (2) Subsequent to entry into the training phase of the Vending Facility Evaluation and Training Program, an evaluee is subject to both the passage of the formal written examination and in-location evaluations. (c) Trainee. Any individual who has been deemed to have successfully completed the four-week evaluation phase and is in a custom designed training program to become a licensed blind vendor. (d) Certified licensee. (1) Those individuals who have: (A) Successfully completed the designated, customized Vending Facility Training Program; and (B) Been certified by the specialist to be eligible for licensing as a licensed blind vendor. (2) Certified licensees do not hold a license until after their probation at the initial assignment to a vending facility as established by transfer and/or promotion policies.