Section 6.22 - Other Goods and Services(1) Other goods and services refers to goods and services determined necessary for an individual under an IPE to achieve the employment outcome specified in his or her IPE and not otherwise included in the usual scope of services. Other goods and services can be provided only in accordance with requirements for OOS and the IPE, except when incidental to the determination of eligibility, priority for vocational rehabilitation services or the determination of vocational rehabilitation needs.(2) Other goods and services can include but are not limited to: Short-term or emergency financial assistance to an individual to cover occasional or emergency purchases that are not covered under maintenance and will not support an individual's everyday living expenses or substitute for, provide the services of, or become a payment program similar to transitional assistance and other public benefit programs.(3) Other goods and services do not include: (a) counseling and guidance;(b) physical and mental restoration;(g) vocational rehabilitation services to family members;(i) motor vehicle modification;(j) interpreter services for individuals who are deaf;(k) telecommunications, sensory and technological aids and devices;(l) occupational licenses, tools, equipment, and initial stocks and supplies(m) personal care assistance;(n) rehabilitation technology;(o) post employment services;(p) information, referral, and other services;(q) supported employment services; or(4) Before providing any vocational rehabilitation services to an individual as other goods and services, the counselor needs to determine all of the following: (a) whether the goods and services to be provided are available from other sources as a comparable benefit or service including, but not limited to, health or disability insurance, employee benefits, social security programs, transitional assistance and other programs sponsored by federal, state, city, and county government agencies that serve individuals with disabilities; and(b) the extent of the individual's financial participation in the cost of goods and services to be provided; and(c) that other, more cost effective, alternative goods and services are not available.