1. (a)

   1. (1) Preemployment transition services shall be discontinued once an individual no longer satisfies the definition of a “student with a disability”, regardless of whether those services were being provided consistent with a Pre-ETS Agreement or an individualized plan for employment.

   2. (2) Pre-ETS services can be discontinued when:

      1. (A) All needed pre-ETS services have been provided to the student; and
      2. (B) The student no longer needs any other pre-ETS services.
   3. (3) All pre-ETS open authorizations should be paid or resolved before the case is closed with proper documentation.
   4. (4) All the provided services must be documented in the client’s case file in AWARE.

2. (b) Potentially eligible (PE) case type.

   1. (1) The records of services for students receiving preemployment transition services under the pre-ETS case type shall be closed when the individual:

      1. (A) No longer meets the definition of a “student with a disability”;
      2. (B) Has become eligible for VR services under an open order of selection category and has had an individualized plan for employment approved; or
      3. (C) Chooses not to participate in, or continue participating in, preemployment transition services, as confirmed by student and/or guardian either verbally or in writing.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) At the time of service discontinuation, the Division of State Services for the Blind counselor or manager will make every attempt to contact the individual to notify them and document these attempts in AWARE.
      2. (B) The consumer must be sent a letter (documented in AWARE) notifying them of any discontinuation of services along with an explanation.
      3. (C) Then the PE case type in AWARE may be closed and services discontinued.

3. (c) Pre-ETS in the VR case type.

   1. (1)

      1. (A) Preemployment transition services shall cease to be provided under an IPE once the individual no longer meets the definition of a “student with a disability”.
      2. (B) All other VR services may continue as planned.
      3. (C) Preemployment transition services shall not be provided to any student age twenty-two (22) and beyond.
   2. (2) When closing the record of a student in an open order of selection category receiving preemployment transition services as part of an individualized plan for employment, refer to Section xxx, Record of Services Closure – Vocational Rehabilitation.

Codification Notes: “ETS” means employment transition services. "IPE" means individualized plan for employment. "VR" means vocational rehabilitation.