781 KAR 1:030E. Order of selection

Section 1. Order of Selection. (1) If the executive director determines that the office's projected fiscal or personnel resources are insufficient to provide the full range of services as required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, to all eligible individuals, the office shall inform the Statewide Council and implement the order of selection on a state-wide basis in compliance with 34 C.F.R. 366.36. (2) An eligible individual previously declared eligible for and receiving vocational rehabilitation services under an individualized plan for employment shall not be affected if the office implements an order of selection. (3) On implementation of the order of selection, the office shall continue to accept referrals of and applications from individuals with disabilities and continue determining eligibility for services. (4) The order of selection shall not impact the provision of information, referral services, or authorization of assessment for determining eligibility. (5) Â If the office is unable to provide services to all eligible individuals, the office shall first serve individuals with the most significant disability in the highest open priority category. Within each priority category, individuals shall be served in order of application date. (6) The order of selection established in this section shall be followed with the categories to be served designated at the time of implementation. (7) The executive director may serve individuals from the waitlist, open, or close one or more priority categories as appropriate, to provide services to as many individuals as funds allow.