1. (1) Maintenance services include monetary support for expenses such as food, shelter, or clothing that exceed your usual living expenses and are necessary for you to participate in another VR service. The following are examples of maintenance services, but they may not apply to every situation or substitute for the professional judgment of an individual counselor:

   1. (a) A uniform or other suitable clothing required to look for or get a job;
   2. (b) Short-term lodging and meals required to participate in assessment or training services not within commuting distance of your home; and
   3. (c) Initial one-time costs, such as security deposits or charges to begin utility services at a home in which you will live, when you relocate for a job.
2. (2) As described in WAC 388-891A-0206 and 388-891A-1101, DVR must not grant any exception to provide for your usual living expenses as a maintenance service.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-0735, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/30/18.]