10 Colo. Code Regs. § 2505-10-8.7539

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024

Section 10 CCR 2505-10-8.7539 - Prevocational Services

8.7539.APrevocational Service Eligibility

1. Prevocational services are available as a covered benefit to Members enrolled in one of the following HCBS waivers:

a. Developmental Disabilities Waiver

b. Supported Living Services Waiver

8.7539.BPrevocational Service Definition

1. Prevocational services are provided to prepare a Member for paid community employment by increasing general employment skills. Prevocational Services are directed to habilitative rather than explicit employment objectives and are provided in a variety of locations separate from the Member's private residence or other residential living arrangement.

8.7539.CPrevocational Service Inclusions

1. Prevocational Services consist of teaching concepts associated with performing compensated work including attendance, task completion, problem solving, and safety skills.

8.7539.D Prevocational Service Access and Authorizations

1. Prevocational Services are provided to support the Member to obtain paid community employment within five (5) years. Prevocational services may continue longer than five (5) years when documentation in the annual Person-Centered Support Plan demonstrates this need based on an annual assessment.

2. A comprehensive assessment and review for each person receiving Prevocational Services shall occur at least once every five (5) years to determine whether or not the person has developed the skills necessary for paid community employment.

3. Documentation shall be maintained in the file of each Member that the service is not available under a program funded under Section 110 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.).

8.7539.EPrevocational Service Requirements

1. Members shall be compensated for work in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations and at less than fifty (50) percent of the minimum wage. Providers that pay less than minimum wage shall ensure compliance with the Department of Labor Regulations and § 8-6- 108.7 C.R.S.

8.7539.FPrevocational Service Exclusions and Limitations

1. Prevocational Services are not primarily directed at teaching job specific skills.

2. One unit is equal to fifteen minutes of service. The following unit limitations apply:

a. Supported Living Services Waiver:

i. Prevocational services, in combination with other Day Habilitation services as defined at Section 8.7517 and Supported Employment services, are limited to 7,112 units per support plan year.

b. Developmental Disabilities Waiver:

i. Prevocational services, in combination with Day Habilitation services as defined in Section 8.7517, are limited to four thousand eight hundred (4,800) units.

ii. When used in combination with Supported Employment services as defined in Section 8.7549, the total number of units available for Prevocational services in combination with Day Habilitation services will remain at 4,800 units, and the cumulative total, including Supported Employment services, may not exceed 7,112 units.

8.7539.FPrevocational Service Provider Agency Requirements

1. Providers of Prevocational Services Program Management shall have either:

a. Baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university in the area of Vocational Rehabilitation, Education, Social Work, Psychology, or related field and one year of successful experience in human services, or

b. An associate's degree from an accredited college and two years of successful experience in human services, or

c. Four years successful experience in human services.

10 CCR 2505-10-8.7539

47 CR 03, February 10, 2024, effective 3/16/2024

47 CR 21, November 10, 2024, effective 11/30/2024