RSB Vocational Rehabilitation Policy and Procedure Manual
Version 1.3
UPDATES:
The following are changes made to the VR Policy and Procedure Manual Version 1.3:
Chapter 3: Added links to Visual Efficiency Spreadsheets
Chapter 4: It is no longer required to send a copy of the Facility Selection Form to state office
Chapter 11: Inserted updated definitions of nature and scope of vocational rehabilitation services
Chapter 13: Changed policy relating to "entry level" degree to reflect the level of education necessary to achieve the employment goal; added clarifications of private/out of state tuition/fees, and exceptions to those limitations
Chapter 14: Updates to the definition of mental health restoration services
Chapter 15: Inserted the new memo regarding authorizations for meals for consumers attending PVA training at Alphapointe; added clarification to maintenance maximums if a college/university has no dormitories; added a link to academic maintenance and transportation changes along with exception notation for all services outlined in Chapter 15; included a maintenance change for those who move to accept employment.
Chapter 20: Added a note about the need to verify income at closure, added text of a memo for Agreement for Closure and a link to the Word document with that text
Chapter 24: Inserted the new Order of Selection
Chapter 26: Added a link to an exception form and a sample request for exception
Additionally, all chapters were opened with new titles that will make them easier to search for/find, the text font was standardized, paragraph headings were 'bolded', with all sub-paragraphs indented to make it easier to identify paragraphs from the sub-paragraphs. "Notes" were all 'bolded' and all links were changed from linking the date of a memo to using the subject line of the memo as the link. All of these changes were made to allow for more accurate searching, and to ease print access to these documents. The changes should be transparent to staff who use speech or enlargement programs.