There must be a current and active Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) and Notification of Services (NOS) to bill for services. A Release of Information is also required.
Assessment - The assessment will be completed with the customer prior to the development of the Individualized Plan for Placement (IPP). The intent of the assessment is to determine the customer's needs and develop a plan for services.
- Determine the vocational goal and services needed by the customer.
- Type of employment, full or part-time.
- Preferred number of hours and earnings requested by the customer.
- Types of benefits sought.
- Shift preference.
- Placement goals and objectives to be utilized under the Individual Placement Plan (IPP).
- Activities needed for job development or job retention.
- Signatures.
Case Closure - Provider must notify IDHS-DRS of intent to close case telephonically, electronically, or in writing. Reason for closure should be identified.
Individual Plan for Placement (IPP) -This is completed by the Provider and is known by many different names depending on the Provider. A plan is developed between the Provider and the customer to identify a vocational goal, that is consistent with the IDHS-DRS vocational goal, and to identify services that will be provided to the customer. The IPP should be customer-centered and show evidence of the customer's participation in its development. The IPP will govern services provided to the customer by the Provider. The IPP will be shared with the IDHS-DRS counselor within 10 working days of its development. The customer's vocational goal as stated on the IPP should match that which is stated on the customer's IPE. Any changes to the IPP should be approved by the IDHS-DRS counselor.
Plan amendments are to be developed by the customer, counselor, and provider staff prior to implementation of the changes and provided to the customer and counselor within five working days after the start of services.
The customer's IPP should contain the following:
- Vocational goal (should be consistent with the customer's goal as stated in their IPE);
- Services to be provided by the Provider to the customer to achieve their employment outcome (will include job development/job retention activities);
- What supports will be provided;
- Who will provide those services and supports;
- The start and end date;
- How to identify if goals are being achieved;
- Customer/Guardian comments;
- Customer/guardian and CRP signatures; and
- The date of closure or cancellation will also be noted.
Progress Notes - Will include services provided by the Provider. They will also include updates on the customers progress towards their goals. They will be submitted monthly with the billings.
Staffing - Staffing to discuss progress towards goals, share concerns or successes will occur every eight weeks, from the time of referral to the Provider, and continue throughout the lifetime of the case. Staffing's minimally will include the customer/guardian, Provider, and IDHS-DRS. Others may join at the request of the customer.
