Section 460IAC14-9-4. Deferred services waiting list

   (a) The VR program shall maintain a deferred services waiting list for eligible individuals assigned to a service priority category not currently receiving vocational rehabilitation services. Individuals shall be placed on the deferred services waiting list by service priority category and, within each service priority category, in chronological order by date of application.

  (b) The deferred services waiting list shall consist of a single, statewide list.

  (c) Each eligible individual placed on the deferred services waiting list shall remain on the list until such time as:

(1) vocational rehabilitation services become available to the eligible individual's service priority category;

(2) the VR program suspends or terminates the order of selection and opens all service priority categories;

(3) the VR program reassigns the eligible individual to a service priority category receiving vocational rehabilitation services based on a reassessment of the eligible individual's disability;

(4) the eligible individual asks to be removed from the deferred services waiting list; or

(5) the counselor demonstrates that the eligible individual is no longer eligible for vocational rehabilitation services.

  (d) If the director determines that there are sufficient resources to serve some, but not all, of the eligible individuals assigned to a service priority category, the VR program shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to as many eligible individuals in that service priority category as possible based on each eligible individual's date of application.

  (e) An eligible individual on the deferred services waiting list for a service priority category shall be given priority over a new applicant for that same service priority category. (Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-9-4; filed Jul 13, 2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA)