Section Ed 1007.01 - Significance of Disability Categories(a) NHVR shall assign and track levels of significance of disabilities to: (1) Ensure vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with the most significant disabilities; and(2) To establish priority of services when NHVR determines an order of selection is necessary.(b) The NHVR counselor shall identify an individual as having a most significant, significant, or less significant disability using existing information without delaying the eligibility decision based on criteria including, but not limited to: (1) The individual's functional capacities;(2) The services needed to reduce the impact of disability-related limitations; and(3) The duration of the rehabilitation services required for the individual to achieve an employment outcome.(c) Significance of disability shall not be based on a specific diagnosis or disability and the determination may be changed any time NHVR becomes aware of additional relevant information consistent with the requirements of Ed 1007.02 during the life of the case.(d) Significance of disability shall be categorized as follows: (1) Individuals with a most significant disability as defined in Ed 1002.01(e);(2) Individuals with a significant disability as defined in 34 CFR 361.5(30); and(3) Individuals with a less significant disability.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1007.01
Derived from Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13231, Effective 7/13/2021, Expires 7/13/2031