Or. Admin. Code § 407-025-0030

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 407-025-0030 - Employment Services Provided through ODDS and VR

(1) ODDS and VR will provide employment services as described in section (6) of this rule to at least 7000 unique individuals in the ODDS/VR target population, including sheltered workshop workers who wish to receive those employment services, between July 1, 2013 and July 1, 2022, in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) By July 1, 2014, to at least 600 individuals.

(b) By July 1, 2015, to at least 1,350 individuals.

(c) By July 1, 2016, to at least 2,200 individuals.

(d) By July 1, 2017, to at least 3,000 individuals.

(e) By July 1, 2018, to at least 3,800 individuals.

(f) By July 1, 2019, to at least 4,600 individuals.

(g) By July 1, 2020, to at least 5,400 individuals.

(h) By July 1, 2021, to at least 6,200 individuals.

(i) By July 1, 2022, to at least 7,000 individuals.

(2) The requirement in this section that additional individuals receive employment services by a given date refers to a cumulative number of additional individuals.

(3) Any sheltered workshop worker who, in his or her career development plan as described in OAR 407-025-0050 indicates a desire to work in an integrated employment setting and to receive employment services as described in section (5) of this rule, shall receive these employment services.

(4) The policy group, as defined in OAR 407-025-0020, shall be responsible for recommending metrics aimed at assessing the delivery of employment services described in this rule to sheltered workshop workers who desire to receive employment services, as well as reviewing the state's performance under those metrics.

(5) Both ODDS/VR target populations will receive employment services as described in section (6) of this rule. The delivery proportions of employment services to different target populations shall be reviewed by the policy group to assure delivery is consistent with the expected outcomes as outlined in this rule. On an annual basis, beginning July 1, 2016, the Department shall evaluate whether the service numbers in section (1) of this rule should be increased or otherwise changed in light of the demand for services and other appropriate factors. By September 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Department shall report in writing its evaluation and any recommendations to the policy group.

(6) For an individual to be counted as being provided an employment service under this rule, that individual must have received one or more of the following:

(a) Discovery services though ODDS;

(b) Comprehensive vocational assessments through VR;

(c) An approved IPE with VR;

(d) Job development services through ODDS; or

(e) Supported employment services through ODDS.

(7) None of the services listed in section (6) of this rule shall be counted in a way that creates a duplicate count of individuals that were provided employment services. Any additions to the list of employment services to be counted will be subject to review and approval by the policy group.

(8) The policy group shall be responsible for recommending outcome metrics aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the employment services described in this rule as well as reviewing the Department's performance under those metrics.

(9) Any person or organization may request a goals achievement statement as defined in OAR 407-025-0010 from the Department if the Department has not published a currently effective goals achievement statement.

(a) If the Department has not already published a goals achievement statement, the Department must publish a goals achievement statement upon request.

(A) The person or organization must submit the request in writing or email to the Director or the Statewide Employment Coordinator.

(B) Within ten (10) business days of receipt of a request for a goals achievement statement, the Department shall deliver by US Mail or email to the requesting person or organization a written acknowledgement of the request.

(C) The Director or Statewide Employment Coordinator shall publish the Department's goals achievement statement and shall deliver the statement to the requesting person or organization by certified US Mail within forty-five (45) calendar days of the receipt of request.

(b) If the Department publishes a goals achievement statement, and if any person or organization disagrees with that statement, a complainant may submit a grievance to the Director or Statewide Employment Coordinator.

(A) The complainant must submit the grievance in writing to the Director or Statewide Employment Coordinator within three (3) calendar months of the goals achievement statement being published.

(B) The grievance must specify what part of the goals achievement statement the complainant is grieving and the remedy sought, if applicable.

(C) The Department will consolidate all grievances with respect to a particular goals achievement statement into a single proceeding.

(D) Within ten (10) business days after three (3) calendar months from the goals achievement statement being published, the Director or Statewide Employment Coordinator shall deliver by US Mail or email to any complainants, a written acknowledgement of the grievances. The acknowledgement shall offer the complainants the opportunity to meet with the Director or the Statewide Employment Coordinator within ten (10) business days of the date of the Department's letter to resolve the grievance informally.

(E) If the grievances are resolved informally, the Director or Statewide Employment Coordinator shall deliver by certified US Mail within forty-five (45) calendar days of resolution, a written response documenting the agreed upon resolution.

(F) If a complainant declines the informal review, which may be made verbally, in writing, by email, or no response, or the grievance is not resolved during the informal review, then the Director or Statewide Employment Coordinator shall deliver to the complainant a written decision by certified US Mail within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of the grievance.

(G) If the complainant is unsatisfied with the Department's decision, the complainant may seek additional review in through a contested case hearing as provided under ORS 183.411 to 183.471. The Department, in its sole discretion, may consolidate any requests for hearing into a single contested case proceeding with respect to a particular goals achievement statement.

Or. Admin. Code § 407-025-0030

DHSD 4-2013, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-13; DHSD 5-2015, f. 8-7-15, cert. ef. 8/9/2015

Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050

Stats. Implemented: ORS 409.050