Eligibility Determination
This status for SSI/SSDI recipients requires a VR Counselor to make an eligibility determination on the same business day that verification is received.
Presumption of eligibility
A Trial Work Plan (TWP) must be developed no later than this many days after a person applies for services, and doing so meets the requirement for a timely eligibility decision.
60 days
This action is required when the frequency of VR Counseling and Guidance changes from a lower number of days to a higher number, but not when it changes from higher to lower.
IPE amendment
These are the five required activities that VR Counselors must provide to their Pre-ETS eligible customers.
1. Career exploration counseling
2. Work-based learning experiences
3. Counseling on post-secondary institutions
4. Workplace readiness training
5. Instruction on self-advocacy
Before issuing an SA for Maintenance, a counselor must exhaust attempts to use a linked vendor and ensure the nonexistence of these.
Comparable benefits
This plan is used when there's a question about an applicant's ability to achieve an employment outcome due to the severity of their disability.
Trial Work Plan
The number of months within which the first review of an ineligibility determination must occur.
12 months
After an IPE is completed, VR Counseling and Guidance must be documented as a service in a case note within this many calendar days.
7 calendar days
Pre-ETS are discontinued if a student is no longer enrolled in a recognized education program or has surpassed this age.
22
If a Replacement SA is not issued within five calendar days, it must be processed and approved as this type of SA instead.
ATF (After-the-Fact) SA
These are the three categories of visual impairment that TWC-VR recognizes.
1. Blindness 2. Low Vision 3. Significant Visual Impairment
Because TWE services are considered assessments, VR Counselors must not apply these requirements to determine a customer's financial contribution.
Basic Living Requirements (or BLR)
Though the frequency can change, the level and frequency of VR Counseling and Guidance listed on an IPE must not exceed this total number of days.
180 days
WIOA requires TWC-VR to reserve and expend a minimum of this percentage of their Federal funding solely for the provision of Pre-ETS.
15%
The approval of a TWC-VR Manager is required for a Service Authorization in this dollar range.
Greater than $5,000 to $15,000
This agreement is needed when a VR Counselor cannot determine eligibility within 60 days due to unforeseen circumstance, and it is limited to 30 days at a time.
Extension of Time (EOT)
This plan must be developed as soon as a TWE provides enough information to determine a customer is eligible for services.
IPE (Individualized Plan for Employment)
A case note titled this is entered when the VR Counselor is unsuccessful in completing planned C&G.
Attempt to Complete C&G
A graduating high school senior remains eligible for Pre-ETS during these summer months, provided they are enrolled in a postsecondary program for the fall.
Gap months
A pre-purchase review must be completed by an Administrative Supervisor or other approver for any Service Authorization that is over this dollar amount.
$5,000
At a minimum, recipients of SSI/SSDI benefits are automatically considered to be an individual with this level of disability.
Significant Disability
Along with documenting the decision in RHW, the VR Counselor must provide this brochure to the customer when making a final eligibility determination after a TWE.
"Can We Talk?" brochure
VR counseling and guidance may be provided by these three methods.
In person, by phone, and through secure electronic communications.
This designation allows a Student with a Disability to receive Pre-ETS without having to apply for the full VR program.
Potentially Eligible
While tuition paid to a public Texas college is exempt from the pre-purchase review, this specific cost is not exempt if it's paid directly to an apartment complex.
Room and board