[nfbmi-talk] goes to college programs too

[Raymond Roberson]

i read the attacks on joe from donna and elizabeth which believe was unfair. 
the federal and state constitutions gives every one freedom of speech even 
though you may disagree with what is being said. joe is is a very credible 
person from a journalism back ground and knows how and where to get his 
facts on the michigan commission for the blind which under pat cannon works 
against the blind. i support every thing that joe has wrritten about the 
wrong doings, corruption, undemocratic service delivery, intimidation of 
clients, reducing the commission board from a policy making body by law as 
provided by public act 260 from the public acts of 1978 as amended.  joe 
keep on doing your fact finding and exposing wrong doing by pat cannon and 
his mcb staff. the time for being nice about the exploitation practices of 
the mcb is over and has be over for some time. now is the time to put on 
your legal boxing gloves and proceed with law suits and demonstrations 
because this is going to be an agency for the blind and not an agency 
against the blind if there is any one who takes offense to factual 
information brought about through freedom of information, then they need to 
hit the delete button or get off the email list this an organization that of 
the national federation of the blind that has brought the blind in michigan 
and the nation from despair to equality, opportunity and security since 
1940. ray roberson
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] goes to college programs too


> From: Rehab Act Rules...
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>    (a) Policies. The State unit must develop and maintain written
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> policies covering the nature and scope of each of the vocational
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> rehabilitation services specified in Sec. 361.48 and the criteria under
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> which each service is provided. The policies must ensure that the
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> provision of services is based on the rehabilitation needs of each
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> individual as identified in that individual's IPE and is consistent
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> with the individual's informed choice. The written policies may not
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> establish any arbitrary limits on the nature and scope of vocational
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> rehabilitation services to be provided to the individual to achieve an
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> employment outcome. The policies must be developed in accordance with
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> the following provisions:
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>    (b) Out-of-State services.
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>    (1) The State unit may establish a preference for in-State
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> services, provided that the preference does not effectively deny an
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> individual a necessary service. If the individual chooses an out-of-
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> State service at a higher cost than an in-State service, if either
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> service would meet the individual's rehabilitation needs, the
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> designated State unit is not responsible for those costs in excess of
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> the cost of the in-State service.
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>    (2) The State unit may not establish policies that effectively
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> prohibit the provision of out-of-State services.
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>    (c) Payment for services.
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>    (1) The State unit must establish and maintain written policies to
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> govern the rates of payment for all purchased vocational rehabilitation
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> services.
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>    (2) The State unit may establish a fee schedule designed to ensure
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> a reasonable cost to the program for each service, if the schedule is--
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>    (i) Not so low as to effectively deny an individual a necessary
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> service; and
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>    (ii) Not absolute and permits exceptions so that individual needs
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> can be addressed.
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>    (3) The State unit may not place absolute dollar limits on specific
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> service categories or on the total services provided to an individual.
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>    (d) Duration of services.
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>    (1) The State unit may establish reasonable time periods for the
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> provision of services provided that the time periods are--
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>    (i) Not so short as to effectively deny an individual a necessary
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> service; and
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>    (ii) Not absolute and permit exceptions so that individual needs
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> can be addressed.
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>    (2) The State unit may not establish absolute time limits on the
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> provision of specific services or on the provision of services to an
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> individual. The duration of each service needed by an individual must
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> be determined on an individual basis and reflected in that individual's
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> individualized plan for employment.
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>    (e) Authorization of services. The State unit must establish
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> policies related to the timely authorization of services, including any
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> conditions under which verbal authorization can be given.
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> (Authority: Sections 12(c) and 101(a)(6) of the Act
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