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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.22.07.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="07" heading="Scope.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The vocational or day services licensee shall respond to individual needs and preferences in accordance with the IP.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Current program models include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Supported employment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Vocational services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Day habilitation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Volunteer work.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Supported Employment.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Supported employment includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individuals who are self-employed and need supports, or are working in community businesses for pay with licensee funded supports; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any work program except one in an SRC that includes supports necessary for the individual to achieve the desired outcomes established in the IP.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A licensee shall provide job skill training which includes but is not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Skills required to perform a job;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Community mobility training;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Guidance in acceptable job behaviors; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Job seeking and interviewing skills.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An individual typically works 20 — 40 hours per week, not including commuting time.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Vocational Services.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Vocational services include but are not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Vocational assessment activities;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Job training, work skill training, and placement programs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Training in social skills, acceptable work behaviors, and other skills such as money management;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Basic safety skills;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Training in work-related hygiene; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Work skills.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A vocational services licensee shall provide services at a minimum:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>220 days per year;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>5 days a week;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>6 hours a day not including commuting time; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Consistent with an alternative schedule approved by the Director.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Day Habilitation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Day habilitation includes individuals participating in structured activities designed to increase or maintain:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Motor skills;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Communication skills;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Personal hygiene skills;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Leisure skills; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Community integration.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A licensee providing day habilitation shall provide services at a minimum:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>220 days per year;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>5 days a week;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>6 hours per day not including commuting time; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Consistent with an alternative schedule approved by the Director.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Volunteer Work.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Volunteer work enables the individual to gain desired work experience, personal satisfaction, and to contribute to the community.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The individual and the individual's team shall evaluate, at least annually, the appropriateness and continued desirability of the volunteer placement over paid work activities.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Transportation Services.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The licensee is responsible for assisting or arranging transportation services with the individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The licensee shall use the mode of transportation which achieves the least costly, and most appropriate, means of transportation for the individual with priority given to the use of public transportation, when appropriate.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An individual who lives within walking distance of the program or worksite and who is sufficiently mobile shall be encouraged to walk.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The licensee shall keep accurate records which clearly indicate the transportation that the individual uses to participate in the vocational or day service including an alternative transportation plan if the primary plan is unavailable.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>