460 IAC 14.1-7-3 Local vocational rehabilitation services and service providers; cost preferences

Sec. 3. (a) An applicant or a participant may choose vocational rehabilitation services for which they are eligible, or a service provider that meets the participant's vocational rehabilitation needs. (b) Assistance with vocational rehabilitation services may not exceed the lesser of the amount of the least costly vocational rehabilitation service or the rate set by the VR program, unless an exception is granted in writing by the VR program under 460 IAC 14.1-8-1. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this article, assistance with physical and mental restoration services, including devices and equipment, may not exceed the published standard Indiana Medicaid rate, unless an exception is granted in writing under 460 IAC 14.1-8-1. (d) If a participant chooses a more costly vocational rehabilitation service, good, or service provider than the least cost required to meet their vocational rehabilitation needs, the participant is responsible for the additional cost.