Section Ed 1002.01 - DefinitionsIn addition to the definitions in 34 CFR 361.5, the following definitions shall apply to Ed 1000, unless context makes another meaning manifest:
(a) "Available resources" means the amount that an eligible individual has available to contribute toward NHVR's financial need-based services as determined by a financial needs review outlined in Ed 10111;(b) "Commensurate" referencing comparable services and benefits, means the service or benefit from another source shall be similar in scope and quality to the service or benefit offered by vocational rehabilitation services;(c) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of education;(d) "Individual" means the individual requesting services or the individual's representative, as appropriate;(e) "Individual with a most significant disability" means an individual with a significant disability:(1) Who has a significant mental or physical impairment that seriously limits 3 or more functional capacities such as mobility, motor skills, communication, self-care, self-direction, interpersonal skills, and work tolerance, or work skills in terms of employment goals; and(2) Whose vocational rehabilitation is expected to require 3 or more vocational rehabilitation services over a period of 6 months or longer;(f) "New Hampshire Vocational Rehabilitation (NHVR)" means the department of education, division of workforce innovation, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, which shall serve as the designated state unit as defined in 34 CFR 361(c)(13); and(g) "Program for the deaf and hard of hearing" means the program established under RSA 200-C:18.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1002.01
Derived from Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13231, Effective 7/13/2021, Expires 7/13/2031