PURPOSE: This rule establishes the minimum standards for service providers for the State Board of Education through the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide vocational rehabilitation services for applicants and eligible individuals with disabilities pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and the Code of Federal Regulations.

1. (1) A service provider is an individual or organization which provides services to applicants or eligible individuals.

   1. (A) A vocational service provider may provide one (1) or more of the following client interventions: personal and work adjustment training; job readiness training; supported employment; work stations in industry; and vocational evaluation.

      1. 1. The vocational service provider must

demonstrate the ability to deliver appropriate case management services including counseling, psychological services, and vocational assessment services, and shall maintain service delivery personnel who possess substantial academic credentials appropriate to the proposed service.

1. 2. Accreditation must be obtained from

recognized professional accreditation organizations who have developed commonly accepted processes for accreditation of the specific service. This would include but is not limited to the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH).

1. (B) An educational service provider must comply with the provisions found in 5 CSR 60-900.050.

1. (2) The service provider must be properly accredited, certified, or licensed in Missouri or another state as approved by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), in accordance with applicable state law and/or regulation. Qualified personnel must have a valid, unencumbered, unrestricted, and undisciplined license, certification, or accreditation.

AUTHORITY: sections 161.092, 178.600, 178.610 and 178.620, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Dec. 17, 1999, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed Dec. 7, 2000, effective July 30, 2001. *Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973; 178.600, RSMo 1963; 178.610, RSMo 1963; and 178.620, RSMo 1963.