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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 13A.11.01.10" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="01" heading="Financial Participation of the Applicant or Eligible Individual in the Cost of Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The following persons shall participate annually in the cost of vocational rehabilitation services in accordance with this regulation, except for the services listed in §B of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicant or eligible individual; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any other person who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Claims the applicant or eligible individual as a dependent for federal tax purposes; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is required to provide financial information on the eligible individual's free application for federal student aid, in accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>This regulation does not apply to the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Assessment and related services to determine eligibility, priority for services, and vocational rehabilitation needs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Counseling, guidance, and referral services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Services provided by teachers for the blind employed by the Division;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Supported employment services under Regulation .08P of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Personal assistance services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Placement services, including job coaching and on-job training; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Auxiliary aids or services, for example, interpreter services or reader services, that an individual requires in order to participate in the Vocational Rehabilitation Program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Amount of Financial Participation of the Applicant or Eligible Individual or Family.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The amount of the applicant's or eligible individual's annual financial participation in the cost of rehabilitation services shall be based upon available income and family unit size (number of dependents claimed for federal tax purposes) and determined in accordance with the schedule in Regulation .15 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The amount of the applicant's or eligible individual's annual financial participation in rehabilitation services may not exceed the cost of services provided to the individual by the Division.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Available income shall be calculated by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Adding annual adjusted gross income as reported on the most recent federal tax return and current annual nontaxable income including Social Security, workers' compensation, and veteran benefits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Subtracting any deductible medical and dental expenses as reported on the Internal Revenue Service Form 1040, Schedule A, of the most recent federal tax return; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Subtracting any substantiated disability-related expenses not included in §D(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>When the current income of the applicant or eligible individual or the person who claims the individual for federal income tax purposes is substantially different from that reported on the most recent federal tax return, the available income shall be determined using current financial information.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The applicant or eligible individual and any person required to participate in cost of services in accordance with Regulation .10 of this chapter shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Complete a financial statement on a form prescribed by the Division; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Promptly notify the Division of any changes in financial status as a condition for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An eligible individual receiving Social Security Disability Insurance, or Supplemental Security Income or other form of public assistance income is not required to participate financially in the cost of vocational rehabilitation services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The Division shall review the eligible individual's financial status annually.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>