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Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)

Contact: Angela Fujan
Created: 02/09/2022
Date Emailed to Staff: 04/08/2022
Effective Date:

Summary of Changes

Added:

Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Rule 72 002.07B 

Additional guidance when on Nebraska VR  will not provide employment related services and supports to an individual who is actively using.

Added Assessment information.  

Guidance of IPE Development: (Assessment, interests, assets, limitations and labor market) and updated directions for completion of IPE form.

VR Counseling and Guidance, Information and Referral and Employment Follow up definitions have been broadened and is now determined to be a basic VR Service that every client should receive throughout the case and as a result included on the IPE. 

Updated IPE completion directions to be consistent with the new IPE form

IPE Approval: Ensure the IPE meets the above guidelines, as well as Rule 72 002.07B in Policy

Defined when to use a projected post school employment outcome;  assistance narrowing down a employment outcome,  VR service to participate in pre-employment transition services

When to amend a projected post school employment outcome; a change in the projected post school employment outcome (exploring another broad SOC category), a specific employment goal is developed, the student with a disability is no longer eligible to receive pre-employment transition services, the youth with a disability prior to the youth’s 25th birthday

Projected post school employment outcome must utilize a broad SOC category - change from specific SOC code or broad SOC category), 

Provided a process to develop a projected post school employment outcome

Projected post school employment outcome has access to VR services, pre-employment transition services, comparable services- guided questions provided to decide where a service best fits

Forms - New or Revised

New IPE. Discontinue use of old forms.

 

QE2 Update

Service structure changes; New Service Chapters to include Assessment Services, Assessment Supports, and Planned Services. Deleted Selecting a Service, Assessment Services and Supports, Team and Community Supports and IPE Services to QE2 Crosswalk. 

Terms and Conditions were updated.

New Services include employment follow-up, business plan development, job placment assistance is now job search, information and referral, VR counseling and guidance

Deleted job retention assistance, personal adjustment, disability awareness

Additional services available to pre-ets eligible clients with a IPE.

Team Communication

ODs review with your team to assure understanding

 

VRIS Posting

https://webforms.nebraska.gov/program_manual_chapters/637

Monitoring Requirements

Case reviews 

 

 





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