(1) Program service records about participants in pre-employment transition services shall include:
- (a) Date of birth;
- (b) Race and ethnicity; and
(c) Verify disability by:
- (A) Medical documentation signed by a medical provider; or
- (B) A copy or receipt of an individualized education plan (IEP) or 504 Plan verified by the Oregon Department of Education or attestation by qualified school personnel that the individual is a student with a disability; or
- (C) Work with families of a student to verify medical documentation of disability for any student not reported by the local education agencies.
- (d) Pertinent and available school-based assessment information, or an individualized educational plan;
- (e) Verify enrollment as a student in a secondary, postsecondary, or other educational program;
- (f) Student identification number, if available;
- (g) Information about their previous employment related experiences in and out of school, if any; and
(h) Documentation of any pre-employment transition services participation shall:
- (A) Describe a documented need to include which of the five required services the student receives;
- (B) The start date;
- (C) Provided directly by Program staff or purchased; and,
(D) If purchased, the cost of the required activity.
- (i) Document parental or guardian’s consent to participate in pre-employment transition services for any minor student not legally emancipated.
- (2) This documentation does not constitute an application for Program services as in OAR Division 50 Referral, Application, and Eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
- (3) The Program shall store service records for pre-employment transition services in the Program’s electronic case management system.
- (4) Non-identifying information may be used in research projects by the Program to improve services to students and youth with disabilities.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 344.530 & 344.570
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 344.511 - 344.690 & 344.710 - 344.730
History
VRS 1-2025, amend filed 04/29/2025, effective 04/30/2025
VRS 7-2020, adopt filed 10/29/2020, effective 11/12/2020