TITLE 56

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 18

EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM

56-1803.  PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATION. (1) A person is eligible to participate in the program if the person:

(a)  Has a disability that constitutes a barrier to maintaining paid employment without long-term vocational support;

(b)  Is sixteen (16) years of age or older; and

(c)  Is an Idaho resident.

(2)  Program participants may request that the program conduct an additional case review to evaluate service-level needs at any time. The process will be collaborative with the participant and other stakeholders, as appropriate, and include the exchange of information on the array of employment type options.

(a)  Case file reviews, interviews, and other methods may be used to determine an individual’s service-level needs.

(b)  Individuals may be referred to other programs that provide employment or other supports that the extended employment services program does not provide.

(c)  In order to receive extended employment services, a participant must either take part in an annual case review or request that the program assume the responsibility for developing an individual program plan with the participant.

(3)  Each participant has the right to select the provider used, as applicable to the type and level of services identified, and may choose to receive services from a different provider at any time, subject to provider availability. A participant will contact the program manager to request services from a different approved provider.

(4)  Eligible program participants receiving services in any category may choose to receive services in a different category if criteria established by the department are met.

(5)  An individual who is unable to participate in program services for any period exceeding the department’s timeline will be placed into interrupted service status.

(6)  Case closures require written notification to the participant by the provider. A good faith effort must be made to notify the participant if the case is closed. Cases will be closed from the program if one (1) or more of the following reasons are met and documentation in the case record supports such reason:

(a)  The participant has moved out of state;

(b)  The participant has retired from employment;

(c)  The participant no longer needs program services;

(d)  The participant is eligible for or utilizing medicaid waiver employment supports for competitive integrated employment;

(e)  The employer is providing long-term supports;

(f)  The employment type transfer;

(g)  The participant is no longer interested in pursuing employment;

(h)  The participant is not medically released to work for an extended period of time;

(i)  The participant is noncompliant, not following through with program requirements, or no longer able to utilize the program; or

(j)  The program manager is unable to locate or contact the participant.

(7)  Applicants will be placed on a waiting list by date of program eligibility.

(8)  The department will review program service rates and contract with third-party vendors to conduct cost surveys at a minimum of every five (5) years.

History:

[(56-1803) 56-1703, added 2022, ch. 200, sec. 2, p. 652; am. and redesig. 2023, ch. 218, sec. 21, p. 645.]