1. (a) Work Activity Programs shall at least once annually assess the service needs of each consumer served by the program to identify any consumers for whom vocational rehabilitation program services provided by the Department of Rehabilitation would be appropriate, provided the program shall inform the regional center at any time when a consumer expresses an interest in securing employment outside the Work Activity Program, or presents as an appropriate candidate for referral to the Department of Rehabilitation.

   1. (1) The Work Activity Program shall inform the regional center whenever a consumer is identified as a candidate for vocational rehabilitation program services pursuant to this section, within thirty (30) days of the assessment or identification;
   2. (2) Upon being informed of the need for services for any consumer, the regional center shall collaborate with the Work Activity Program to address the finding of need for vocational rehabilitation program services through the consumer's IPP process.
   3. (3) Upon confirmation of the need for vocational rehabilitation program services through the consumer's IPP process, the regional center shall refer the consumer to the Department of Rehabilitation for the needed vocational rehabilitation program services, using Vocational Rehabilitation Referral, Form DS 1968 (4/04) to effect the referral.

2. (b) The regional center shall refer a consumer to the Department of Rehabilitation when:

   1. (1) The consumer has no current job, and requests a job while meeting Department of Rehabilitation eligibility requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, or:
   2. (2) The consumer has a job, where ongoing job coach funding is provided by the regional center and he/she requests an additional job where DOR will provide funding of services for the new job. DOR VR program does not provide ongoing support for a consumer in a job after the consumer has stabilized. DOR would provide services for the new job only.

Note: Authority: Section 11152, Government Code; and Section 4866, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4854.1, 4856(a), 4857 and 4858, Welfare and Institutions Code.

History

1. New article 5 (sections 58840-58842) and section filed 7-22-2004 as an emergency; operative 7-22-2004 (Register 2004, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-19-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) (Register 2004, No. 49).

3. New article 5 (sections 58840-58842) and section refiled 11-29-2004 as an emergency; operative 11-29-2004 (Register 2004, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. New article 5 (sections 58840-58842) and section refiled 3-30-2005 as an emergency; operative 3-30-2005 (Register 2005, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-28-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

5. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-30-2005 order, including amendment of subsections (b)-(b)(2) and repealer of subsection (b)(3), transmitted to OAL 6-21-2005 and filed 8-1-2005; amendments operative 8-31-2005 (Register 2005, No. 31).