Sec.17b-666-4. Eligibility

(a) A determination of eligibility for the employment opportunities program shall be based on a determination by the bureau that the individual:

(1) is an individual with the most significant disabilities;

(2) requires ongoing coaching and other related services in order to maintain supported employment; and

(3) is ineligible for coaching and other related services from the Department of Mental Retardation, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or other entity providing the coaching and other related services available through the employment opportunities program. This means that:

(A) The individual has made application, as applicable, to the Department of Mental Retardation, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or other entity providing services covered by the employment opportunities program and has been determined by that department or entity to not meet the respective agency's eligibility criteria, including eligibility to be placed on the respective agency's waiting list; or

(B) The bureau has determined that it is unlikely that the individual would meet the eligibility criteria for coaching and other related services through the Department of Mental Retardation, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or other entity providing services covered by the employment opportunities program.

(b) Clients served by this program shall have the responsibility of being actively involved in treatment or other interventions which the bureau determines necessary in order for the individual to maintain employment and minimize the amount of services needed under this program. In such cases where the individual fails to comply with such treatment or intervention, the bureau may decline to approve or may discontinue services.

(Adopted effective November 17, 2003)