N.J. Admin. Code § 12:45-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 12:45-1.4 - Eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services

(a) An individual shall be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if the counselor determines that the following exists:

1. A physical or mental impairment which for the individual constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment; and

2. A need for vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, enter, engage in, or retain gainful employment consistent with the applicant's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities and informed choice.

(b) Each counselor shall apply the eligibility requirements without regard to sex, race, age, creed, color, or national origin of the individual applying for service.

(c) No group of individuals shall be excluded or found ineligible solely on the basis of the type of disability.

(d) No residence requirement, durational or other, shall be established which excludes from services any individual who is present in the State.

(e) Each counselor shall advise his or her client, at least once annually, of the prohibitions against discrimination set forth in (b) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:45-1.4

Amended by R.1994 d.52, effective 2/7/1994.
See: 25 New Jersey Register 5130(b), 26 New Jersey Register 813(a).
Amended by R.1997 d.466, effective 11/3/1997.
See: 29 New Jersey Register 3696(a), 29 New Jersey Register 4695(a).
Rewrote (a)2; deleted (d); and recodified (e) and (f) as (d) and (e).