Sec.17b-666-2. Definitions

The following definitions shall govern the interpretation and application of this section and sections 17b-666-3 to 17b-666-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Social Services;

(2) "Client" means an individual who has been determined eligible for services under the employment opportunities program;

(3) "Coaching and other related services" means services provided by a skilled job trainer that are based on an assessment, which provide for the coordination or provision of specific services that are necessary to maintain employment stability. These services are provided at the worksite, or under special circumstances, especially at the request of the client and agreed to by the bureau, may be provided offsite. The term consists of:

(A) job skill training;

(B) regular observation or supervision of the individual; and

(C) facilitation of natural supports.

(4) "Competitive employment" means work,

(A) in the competitive labor market that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis in an integrated setting; and

(B) for which an individual is compensated at or above the minimum wage, but not less than the customary wage and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by individuals who are not disabled.

(5) "Department" means the Department of Social Services;

(6) "Director" means the director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services;

(7) "Integrated site" means a setting typically found in the community in which the client would interact with non-disabled individuals, other than non-disabled individuals who are providing services to the client, to the same extent that non-disabled individuals in comparable positions interact with other persons;

(8) "Individual with the most significant disabilities" means an individual who, due to a physical or mental impairment,

(A) has serious employment limitations in a total of three of more functional areas including, but not limited to, mobility, communication, self-care, interpersonal skills, work tolerance or work skills, or

(B) will require significant ongoing disability-related services on the job in order to maintain employment;

(Adopted effective November 17, 2003)