Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 7179.3

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section 7179.3 - Closing the Record of Services for Other Reasons

(a) An eligible individual's record of services may be closed at any time if the Department determines that the individual is precluded from continued participation in their Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) and entering competitive integrated employment because the individual--

(1) Chooses not to participate in, or continue participating in, the vocational rehabilitation program;

(2) Cannot be located or contacted and, as a result, fails to participate;

(3) Is unavailable to participate for an extended or indefinite period due to health problems or a prolonged confinement in a hospital, nursing home, prison, jail, treatment center, or similar facility, or for another reason;

(4) Is deceased;

(5) Fails to cooperate at any point in the vocational rehabilitation program, including repeated failure to keep appointments, maintain regular contact with the Rehabilitation Counselor, or carry out other responsibilities associated with participation in the program specified in Section 7029.9 of these regulations;

(6) Requires extended services for supported employment, and the extended services needed are not available;

(7) Achieved supported employment in integrated employment but did not earn a competitive wage after exhausting the 24 months of supported employment services and any agreed upon extension of time; or

(8) Has engaged in any criminal activity when applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services, including fraud or misrepresentation used to obtain services, collusion, or theft.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 7179.3

1. New section filed 3-4-2004; operative 4-3-2004 (Register 2004, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 2-17-2023; operative 2-17-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 7).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19006 and 19016, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: 29 USC 720 and 722; 34 CFR Sections 361.5, 361.42, 361.43 and 361.44; and Section 19011, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. New section filed 3-4-2004; operative 4-3-2004 (Register 2004, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 2-17-2023; operative 2/17/2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 7).