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MDHS will select and refer TANF applicants/recipients to VR on the basis of medical documentation and provide or make available medical and/or psychological information on all referred TANF applicants/recipients. MDHS will contact the VR counselor and schedule intake interview appointments for TANF applicants/recipients. MDHS will notify TANF applicants/recipients of where, when and to whom to report for the initial appointment with the assigned VR counselor.
The VR counselor will cooperate with MDHS case management to schedule initial interview appointments within ten (10) working days of the referral date and notify MDHS case management of the appointment results within three (3) working days.
The VR counselor will follow Agency guidelines for completing an application for VR Services (MDRS-VR-1) and determine eligibility for those TANF applicants/recipients who are shown to be individuals with a disability which constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment and who require, in terms of an employment outcome, specific vocational rehabilitation services.
The VR counselor will provide a copy of the IPE to MDHS to document services planned.
The case should be coded as TANF when entering data in AACE Referral Module and/or when entering data on the AACE Application Page.
The VR counselor is to notify MDHS immediately if the TANF client refuses to cooperate.
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