Washington Administrative Code

Substantial vocational rehabilitation counseling and guidance includes intensive counseling and guidance provided by a DVR counselor throughout the rehabilitation process to help you address medical, family, or social issues and exercise informed choice, including vocational coun…

(1) Tools and equipment are materials and hardware you require to carry out the duties of your job.(2) Initial stocks and supplies are specific to self-employment and include the goods for inventory required for you to start your small business.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020…

(1) Training services are designed to help you gain knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to achieve an employment outcome. Training services include, but are not limited to:(a) On-the-job training;(b) Postsecondary training;(c) Occupational or vocational training;(d) Basic edu…

On-the-job training is training an employer provides to you once you are placed in a job to help you learn the skills you need. With on-the-job training, you are hired by an employer and DVR pays the employer a training fee to cover the extra costs associated with training you. T…

Postsecondary training means full-time or part-time academic training above the high school level leading to a degree, academic certificate, or other recognized educational credential. Postsecondary training is provided by a college or university, community college, junior colleg…

Occupational or vocational training is specific job skill training that does not lead to an academic degree, but is provided by a community college or business, vocational, technical, or trade school to prepare for work in a specific occupation.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020…

Basic education or literacy training is training that addresses basic academic skills, such as reading, that are necessary to participate in further training on your IPE or work in competitive integrated employment.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, …

Apprenticeship training is a work-based employment and training program registered with the Washington state department of labor and industries that provides:(1) A combination of hands-on, on-the-job work experience in a skilled occupation with related classroom instruction;(2) S…

Job readiness training is training that prepares you for work, including but not limited to training that addresses:(1) Appropriate clothes and grooming for the job;(2) Getting to work on time;(3) Workplace behavior; and(4) How to increase productivity.[Statutory Authority: RCW 7…

Disability-related skills training includes but is not limited to training that addresses:(1) Orientation and mobility;(2) The use of low vision aids;(3) Braille;(4) Speech reading;(5) Sign language; and(6) Cognitive training/retraining.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and …

DVR provides other miscellaneous training services that are not identified in another section, such as high school completion and tutoring.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-0840, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/30/18.]

Transition services are any of the VR services listed under WAC 388-891A-0700 and are a coordinated set of activities for a student or youth with a disability that:(1) Promote movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, …

Translation services include oral and written translation into your primary language to access DVR services and communicate with DVR staff.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-0860, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/30/18.]

Transportation services include travel and related expenses necessary for you to participate in VR services, such as a bus pass, fuel for a vehicle, services to facilitate your driving, the purchase or repair of a vehicle, or moving expenses. The conditions that apply for DVR to …

Services to facilitate your driving include, but are not limited to:(1) Mileage/gasoline allowance;(2) Driver licenses;(3) Vehicle license tabs; and(4) Vehicle repairs.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-0866, filed…

With the exception of the items and services outlined in WAC 388-891A-1101 and 388-891A-1186, DVR provides other services not identified in this chapter when the service is needed for you to achieve an employment outcome as described in WAC 388-891A-0010(4) and the service is bot…

Post-employment services include one or more vocational rehabilitation services provided if:(1)You achieved employment;(2) Your rehabilitation needs are limited in scope and duration; and(3) You need post-employment services to maintain, advance in, or regain employment that is c…

(1) A vocational assessment helps to identify the type of assistance you will need to prepare for, secure, maintain, advance in, or regain employment. Each person determined eligible for VR services completes a vocational assessment to identify their VR needs.(2) A comprehensive …

(1) If the DVR counselor becomes aware of a condition or circumstance after you have developed an IPE that may affect your ability to achieve the employment outcome identified in your IPE, the DVR counselor may conduct necessary assessment services to determine whether you are ca…

(1) You must disclose information to DVR before you develop a plan for employment about conditions or circumstances, such as a criminal record, actions against a professional license, identity and work status, that restrict the type of employment you can legally perform.(2) If yo…

(1) A DVR counselor will approve an IPE with an outcome in self-employment if:(a) You complete assessment services as outlined in WAC 388-891A-0900 to determine VR service needs;(b) You participate in a feasibility study for your self-employment business and you and your DVR coun…

In addition to WAC 388-891A-0911, 388-891A-1185, 388-891A-1186, 388-891A-1195, and 388-891A-1196, the DVR counselor considers the following when determining whether to support an employment outcome in self-employment:(1) The results of the feasibility study for your proposed self…

(1) DVR does not support self-employment in a nonprofit organization because you do not have legal standing with a nonprofit organization.(2) DVR supports self-employment:(a) As a sole proprietorship; or(b) As a partnership or limited liability company (LLC) if you manage and hol…

An individualized plan for employment (IPE) is a DVR form that documents important decisions you and a DVR counselor make about vocational rehabilitation services. The contents of the IPE are described in WAC 388-891A-0940 and the IPE becomes effective as described in WAC 388-891…

(1) You develop your IPE within ninety days after the date you are determined eligible for VR services, or when DVR is operating under an order of selection within ninety days after the date DVR releases your case from a waiting list for services.(2) You and your DVR counselor ma…

DVR provides the following information to help you develop an IPE:(1) Information about who may help you with developing an IPE;(2) Results of assessment activities or other evaluations relevant to developing your IPE;(3) Information that must be included in the IPE;(4) Financial…

(1) When DVR is operating under an order of selection each eligible individual whose case DVR has released from the waiting list for services or their representative may develop an IPE.(2) When DVR is not operating under an order of selection each eligible individual or their rep…

You may develop an IPE on your own or with help from others. If you choose to develop your IPE with help from others, the following conditions apply:(1) You may develop an IPE with support and assistance from one or more of the following:(a) A VR counselor employed by DVR;(b) A V…

An IPE must include:(1) An employment outcome that is consistent with the definition of an employment outcome in WAC 388-891A-0010(4), except that in the case of an eligible individual who is a student or youth with a disability, the employment outcome may be a description of the…

(1) Both an initial IPE and an amended IPE become effective when you and your DVR counselor have signed the IPE form.(2) Your signatures indicate that you agree to the terms and conditions of the IPE and your DVR counselor approves the IPE content.(3) DVR gives you a copy of the …

You and a DVR counselor review the IPE at least once a year, or more often, to assess your progress in achieving an employment outcome and to determine if an amendment is necessary under WAC 388-891A-0951.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. …

You and your DVR counselor will amend your IPE if there are substantial changes in:(1) Your desired employment outcome, even if the services on your IPE are substantially unchanged;(2) The VR services required to address your disability-related barriers; or(3) The service provide…

DVR is prohibited from supporting employment outcomes that involve or promote activities that are illegal under federal, state, or local law.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-0960, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/30/18…

(1) DVR provides services to support you in achieving an employment outcome as defined in WAC 388-891A-0010(4).(2) The employment outcome you choose must be consistent with the information and results of the assessment of your VR needs described in WAC 388-891A-0900.(3) There are…

Article 1, section 11 of the Washington state Constitution prohibits DVR from supporting education or training for an employment outcome that is religious in nature.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-0966, filed 5/…

(1) If you are not making the progress you agreed upon in your IPE, you and your DVR counselor determine the reason for the lack of progress and take the appropriate steps to address the issues or problems that are keeping you from making progress.(2) If your actions or nonaction…

Supported employment exists to support individuals with the most significant disabilities who need intensive services and supports to achieve an employment outcome. Employment outcomes in supported employment are:(1) Competitive integrated employment, including customized employm…

You are eligible for supported employment services if:(1) You are eligible for vocational rehabilitation services under WAC 388-891A-0500;(2) You have been determined to be an individual with a most significant disability;(3) You have not historically worked in competitive integr…

DVR determines whether you are eligible for supported employment services.[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.29.020(8) and 34 C.F.R., Parts 361, 363, 397. WSR 18-12-035, § 388-891A-1015, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/30/18.]

(1) An integrated work setting in supported employment is a setting commonly found in the community, in which you interact with people without disabilities to the same extent that a person without disabilities in the same type of job interacts with other people.(2) Interactions a…

(1) Supported employment services are:(a) Time-limited support services as described in WAC 388-891A-1045, including customized employment services as described in WAC 388-891A-0731; and(b) Vocational rehabilitation services listed in WAC 388-891A-0700.(2) Supported employment se…

Time-limited support services are a type of supported employment service to help you get and keep a job. Time-limited support services include:(1) An assessment of your employment situation at least twice a month at your worksite, or, under special circumstances and at your reque…

Extended services are ongoing support services and other services based on your need to help support or maintain your work in supported employment after you have made the transition from DVR time-limited support services. Extended services may be available to you if you have a mo…

(1) Extended services are provided by nonprofit private organizations such as community rehabilitation programs, state and local public agencies, employers, or any other appropriate resources.(2) DVR may provide you with extended services on a case-by-case basis for up to four ye…

Natural supports are the people you ordinarily come into contact with at work or at home to help you with work routines and social interactions at the worksite. Natural supports can help you keep your job after DVR stops providing supported employment services.[Statutory Authorit…

Prior to helping you change from time-limited services to extended services, a DVR counselor must ensure the following:(1) You have made substantial progress toward meeting the number of work hours per week you want to work as documented on your individualized plan for employment…

(1) If a DVR counselor determines that you require supported employment and has explored all available options for securing resources for extended services or natural supports and there is no reasonable expectation these services will become available, DVR must close your case se…