1. (a) DRS closes a case when the consumer's rehabilitation plan has been completed and the consumer has achieved and maintained continuous employment commensurate with the established employment goal for a minimum of 90 days. DRS closes the case sooner if:

   1. (1) DRS is unable to locate or contact the consumer;
   2. (2) the consumer's disability is so severely limiting that there is little chance the consumer can be vocationally rehabilitated, or the consumer's medical condition is expected to progress to such a severely limiting degree in a fairly short period that rehabilitation services will be of little or no help;
   3. (3) the consumer has refused services or further services;
   4. (4) the consumer has died;
   5. (5) the consumer has been institutionalized;
   6. (6) the consumer has been determined to have no disabling condition;
   7. (7) the consumer has refused to cooperate with DRS;
   8. (8) transportation is not feasible or available;
   9. (9) the consumer has been determined to have no impediment to employment;
   10. (10) Extended services for supported employment are not available;
   11. (11) the consumer has chosen extended employment (for example, sheltered workshop); or
   12. (12) the consumer's case has been transferred to another agency.
2. (b) Case closure is made with the full knowledge of the consumer when the consumer is available.

Source Note:The provisions of this §856.24 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9651; duplicated effective September 1, 2016, as published in the Texas Register September 2, 2016, 41 TexReg 6773.