Vocational Rehabilitation Standards for Providers Manual
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Manual Overview
The VR Standards for Providers:
- helps ensure TWC customers receive quality services to assist them in achieving a successful outcome to their vocational rehabilitation or independent living goals;
- helps to ensure taxpayer funds are spent wisely and each purchase paid for with public funds represents full value to the taxpayer;
- provides published standards for maintaining compliance; and
- provides criteria in order to meet TWC performance expectations for each purchase.
The latest update to this manual is reflected in the chapters below. Any printed versions may not contain the latest policy changes.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation
- Chapter 2: Obtaining a Contract for Goods and Services
- Chapter 3: Basic Standards
- Chapter 4: Employment Assessments
- Chapter 5: Orientation and Mobility Services
- Chapter 6: Hearing Aids and Related Accessories
- Chapter 7: Diabetes Self-Management Education Services
- Chapter 8: Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
- Chapter 9: Assistive Technology for Sight Related Disabilities
- Chapter 10: Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind
- Chapter 11: Supportive Residential Services for Persons in Recovery
- Chapter 12: Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
- Chapter 13: Work Readiness Services
- Chapter 14: Work Experience Services
- Chapter 15: Pre-Employment Transition Services
- Chapter 16: Project SEARCH Services
- Chapter 17: Basic Employment Services
- Chapter 18: Supported Employment Services
- Chapter 19: Self Employment
- Chapter 20: Premiums
- Chapter 21: Standards for Post-acute Brain Injury (PABI) Service Providers
- Chapter 22: Vehicle Modifications
- Chapter 23: Intensive Work Preparation and Life Skills Training
- VR Glossary
List of Revisions
The List of Revisions contains comprehensive list of changes made to this manual, including the revision date, the section revised and a brief explanation of the specific revision.
Archived Notices to Providers
Previous communication related to 30-day review postings of changes, clarifications or expectations to the VR Standards for Providers are listed here. Current Notices to Providers are located on the Vocational Rehabilitation Providers’ Resource page.
02/15/2018 Notice to Providers:
The revised Travel Premiums will go into effect on Monday, March 15, 2018. Existing content in sections 20.6 Travel Premium and 20.9 Fee Table of the manual will be replaced. Refer to the VR-SFP Revision Log for archived copies of these sections.
01/10/2018 Notice to Providers:
A TWC GovDelivery list was created to notify contractors and providers every time revisions are posted to the Standards Manual and other important information. To subscribe for these notifications, visit the TWC GovDelivery website: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/txwc/subscriber/new, enter an email address, and select the topic ‘Vocational Rehabilitation Contractors and Providers News.’
10/01/2017 Notice to Providers:
On October 1, 2017, Texas Workforce Commission’s Blind Services Division and Rehabilitation Services Division combined to create a single designated state unit (DSU) to administer the vocational rehabilitation program for Texans with disabilities. The combined VR Standards for Providers (VR-SFP) manual has been published.
09/01/2017 Notice to Providers:
October 1, 2017 Texas Workforce Commission’s Blind Services Division and Rehabilitation Services Division will combine to create a single designated state unit (DSU) to administer the vocational rehabilitation program for Texans with disabilities. This process includes replacing our existing divisions specific standards for providers’ manuals with a single combined standards manual. The new providers’ manual will be called the Vocational Rehabilitation Standards for Providers’ Manual (VR-SFP). While some content is still under development, the VR-SFP chapters that are posted on September 1, 2017 will go into effect on October 1, 2017.
The new and revised VR forms referenced within the VR-SFP will be published on Oct. 1, 2017. Questions about the content of the Standards for Providers manual and related forms can be emailed to vr.standards@twc.state.tx.us.