Section 590.850  Monitoring of Individuals in Supported Employment

a)         Individuals participating in supported employment shall be monitored at least twice per month, on the job site, unless off-site services and monitoring are approved in the customer's IPE.  The purpose of the monitoring is to evaluate the stability of the placement and to determine the individual's progress toward the targeted number of work hours specified in the IPE.  

b)         The rehabilitation counselor is responsible for ensuring the monitoring schedule is followed, which should include a support reduction schedule.  The specific monitoring responsibilities of the community rehabilitation provider agency are to be specified in the IPE, as well as the schedule of reports to the counselor. 

(Source:  Added at 36 Ill. Reg. 6598, effective April 13, 2012)