1. (a) Assessment services are those services required to determine:

   1. (1) An applicant’s eligibility for rehabilitation services and priority for services; and
   2. (2) The services needed to achieve an employment outcome.

2. (b) Medical diagnostic services may include:

   1. (1) Medical and surgical examinations;
   2. (2) Dental examinations;
   3. (3) Consultations with and examinations by specialists in all medical specialty fields;
   4. (4) Inpatient hospitalization for study or exploration, not to exceed three (3) days or five (5) days with local medical consultant recommendation;
   5. (5) Clinical laboratory tests;
   6. (6) Diagnostic X-ray procedures, such as CT scans/MRIs, require medical consultant recommendations; and

   7. (7)

      1. (A) Other medically recognized diagnostic services.
      2. (B)

3. (i) This does not include routine preventative tests.

   1. (ii) Example:
4. (a) (a) Colonoscopy;

5. (b) (b) Routine mammogram; and

   1. (c) (c) Other type tests/studies.

      1. (c) Vocational diagnostic or assessment services may include referral to the Arkansas Career Training Institute for assessment.

         1. (d)
   2. (1) The above listed services may be provided an individual at any time, but normally will be completed during the case investigation process.
   3. (2) They may be provided by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services personnel, obtained elsewhere at no cost to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, or purchased by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services.

Codification Notes: “CT” means computed tomography. "MRI" means magnetic resonance imaging.