(a) The Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD) case manager, member, a member's family or, if applicable, legal guardian, and provider develop a preliminary plan of services including:
(b) To promote community integration and inclusion, employment services are only delivered in non-residential sites.
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(1) Employment services through Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers cannot be reimbursed if those services occur in the residence or property of the member or provider-paid staff, including garages and sheds, whether the garage or shed is attached to the home.
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(2) No exceptions to OAC 317:40-7-15(b) are authorized.
(c) Providers of HCBS employment services comply with OAC 340:100-17.
(d) The service provider is required to notify the DDSD case manager in writing when the member:
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(1) is placed in a new job;
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(2) loses his or her job. A Personal Support Team (Team) meeting must be held if the member loses the job;
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(3) experiences significant changes in the community-based schedule or employment schedule; or
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(4) experiences other circumstances, per OAC 340:100-3-34.
(e) The provider submits Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Form 06WP066E, Employment Progress Report, to the DDSD case manager by the tenth of each month for the previous month's services, for each member receiving services.
(f) The cost of a member's employment services, excluding transportation and state-funded services per OAC 340:100-17-30, cannot exceed $25,000 per Plan of Care year.
(g) Each member receiving residential supports per OAC 340:100-5-22.1 or group home services is employed for 30 hours per week or receives a minimum of 30 hours of employment services, adult day services per OAC 317:40-5-113, or a combination of both, each week, excluding transportation to and from the member's residence.
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(1) Thirty hours of employment service each week can be a combination of community-based services, center-based services, employment training specialist (ETS) intensive training services, stabilization services, and job coaching services. Center-based services cannot exceed 15 hours per week for members receiving services through the Homeward Bound waiver.
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(2) Less than 30 hours of employment activities per week requires approval per OAC 317:40-7-21.