1. (a) DBS may not apply a financial needs test or basic living requirements (BLR) nor require financial participation of the consumer as a condition for furnishing the following vocational rehabilitation services:

   1. (1) assessment for determining eligibility and priority for services, except for vocational rehabilitation services other than those of a diagnostic nature provided under an extended evaluation;
   2. (2) assessment for determining vocational rehabilitation needs, including visits to Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center for assessments;
   3. (3) vocational rehabilitation counseling, guidance, and referral services by DBS;
   4. (4) employment assistance services by DBS;
   5. (5) diabetes education training;
   6. (6) vocational rehabilitation teacher services (including consumable supplies);
   7. (7) any auxiliary aid or service (for example, interpreter services, reader services) that the consumer needs in order to participate in the VR program;
   8. (8) orientation and mobility services;
   9. (9) personal assistance services; and
   10. (10) services paid for or reimbursed by a source other than DBS.
2. (b) DBS may not apply a financial needs test, or require financial participation, as a condition for furnishing vocational rehabilitation services to consumers receiving Social Security benefits under Titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act.

Source Note:The provisions of this §854.61 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9644; duplicated effective September 1, 2016, as published in the Texas Register September 2, 2016, 41 TexReg 6773.