Section 553.40  Eligibility Determination Time Frames

After receiving a completed application for VR services, DHS-DRS shall make an eligibility determination and determine the individual's priority to receive services under the Order of Selection within a reasonable time period, not to exceed 60 calendar days from the date the individual applies for services unless:

a)         DHS-DRS notifies the individual that exceptional and unforeseen circumstances beyond DHS-DRS control preclude DHS-DRS from completing a timely determination and the individual agrees to an extension; or

b)         DHS-DRS determines, on the basis of the criteria set forth at 89 Ill. Adm. Code 553.30, that a period of trial work is necessary pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 553.31.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 12589, effective August 16, 2007)