125.1 The District of Columbia shall retain legal title to tools, equipment, and supplies provided as part of a person’s rehabilitation program, except as provided in subsection 125.3.

125.2 A person shall return goods provided by the Rehabilitation Services Administration if:

(a) The goods are no longer needed for the person’s vocational rehabilitation program; or

(b) The Rehabilitation Services Administration obtains reasonable evidence that:

(1) The goods are not being used for the purpose for which they were provided;

(2) The goods are being used by a person other than the person receiving services from the Rehabilitation Services Administration; or

(3) The goods are being misused or abused.

(c) [Repealed].

125.3 The Rehabilitation Services Administration may assign the eligible person title to the following:

(a) Assistive technology, including medical appliances, developed for the person and not transferable to or useable by another person;

(b) Goods provided as part of a business plan that was approved with the understanding that the goods would be used as collateral to leverage funds for the business; or

(c) Devices or technologies that are associated with the client’s disability and required for the client to maintain the employment outcome.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 6189 (August 1, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 6020 (June 22, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 012929 (December 10, 2021).