1. (1) A DVR counselor will approve an IPE with an outcome in self-employment if:

   1. (a) You complete assessment services as outlined in WAC 388-891A-0900 to determine VR service needs;
   2. (b) You participate in a feasibility study for your self-employment business and you and your DVR counselor agree that the IPE with an outcome in self-employment is consistent with your unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice; and

   3. (c) The feasibility study indicates that the self-employment outcome is:

      1. (i) Feasible;
      2. (ii) Sustainable; and
      3. (iii) Adequate to meet your financial needs.
2. (2) The costs that DVR may pay to support an IPE with self-employment as the employment outcome are outlined in WAC 388-891A-1185.
3. (3) The costs that DVR must not pay to support an IPE with self-employment as the employment outcome are outlined in WAC 388-891A-1186.
4. (4) The projected income you will earn from your business must be at least comparable to the income received by other individuals who are self-employed in similar occupations or performing similar tasks and who have similar training, experience, and skills. DVR does not support activities that do not result in an income-producing self-employment outcome.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-0911, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/30/18.]