1. A. VR shall cease provision of VR services and close an individual’s VR case when the individual:

   1. 1. Is not available to participate in services for 90 calendar days or longer. This includes an individual’s stay in jail, prison, a nursing home, a hospital, or a residential treatment center; involvement in medical treatment; active military duty; religious service; or death;
   2. 2. Chooses not to participate or continue engaging in VR services to obtain employment;
   3. 3. Creates a barrier to beginning or continuing VR services necessary for employment, including declining to participate in VR services and Assessment activities for eligibility determination and service planning, failing to keep appointments for evaluations, counseling, or other services, and failing to make progress toward achievement of intermediate objectives and Employment Outcome as identified on the individual’s IPE;

   4. 4. Is determined to no longer meet eligibility criteria, at any time, for any of the following reasons:

      1. a. The individual does not have a Physical or Mental Impairment;
      2. b. The individual’s Physical or Mental Impairment does not constitute a Substantial Impediment to Employment;
      3. c. The individual does not require VR services to prepare for, enter into, engage in, or retain an Employment Outcome; or
      4. d. The individual’s disability is too significant to benefit from VR services in terms of achieving an Employment Outcome;
   5. 5. Achieves Competitive Integrated Employment and maintains employment for 90 calendar days;
   6. 6. Chooses to accept employment in a non-integrated or sheltered setting that provides compensation as required under 29 U.S.C. 8 (Fair Labor Standards Act);
   7. 7. Requires long-term support to maintain employment after exiting VR, but no source of long-term support is available or expected to be available upon completion of VR services; or
   8. 8. Cannot be located or has not responded to contact from VR.
2. B. An individual whose VR case has been closed shall be required to apply and have the individual’s eligibility determined under R6-4-202 and R6-4-203 if future VR services are requested.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 3921 (October 3, 2025), effective November 2, 2025 (Supp. 25-3).