R 395.71 Required components of IPE.

Rule 21. The IPE shall include the following: (a) Specific vocational goal, which must be based on the assessment for determining vocational rehabilitation needs, including the individual’s career interests, and must be in an integrated setting. (b) A description of the specific vocational rehabilitation services that meet both of the following: (i) Needed to achieve the vocational goal, including, as appropriate, the provision of assistive technology services and personal assistance services, including training in the management of such services. (ii) Provided in the most integrated setting that is appropriate for the service involved, and is consistent with the informed choice of the individual. (c) Timelines for the achievement of the employment outcome, and for the initiation of the services. (d) A description of the entity chosen by the individual, or as appropriate, the individual’s representative that will provide the vocational rehabilitation services and the methods used to procure such services. (e) Description of the criteria to evaluate the progress towards achievement of the employment outcome. (f) The terms and conditions of the IPE, including, as appropriate, information describing all of the following: (i) The responsibilities of MRS. (ii) The responsibilities that the individual will assume in relation to the vocational goal. (iii) The responsibility of the individual with regard to applying for and securing comparable benefits. (g) For individuals for whom an employment outcome in a supported-employment setting has been determined to be appropriate, information identifying both of the following: (i) The extended services needed by the individual after closure. (ii) The source of extended services, or to the extent that the source of extended services cannot be identified at the time of the development of the IPE, a description of the basis for concluding that there is a reasonable expectation that such source will become available. (h) As determined to be necessary, a statement of projected need for post- employment services. (i) An assurance that the individual has been informed of his or her rights and the means by which the individual may express and seek remedy for any dissatisfaction, including the opportunity for a review of the rehabilitation determination, as described in R 395.83 to R 395.87 and assurance that the individual has been provided a detailed explanation of the availability of the resources within the CAP.