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6354 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Rules and Regulationsagreement and signature of theindividual or, as appropriate, of theindividual’s representative to therevisions; and(7) The State unit promptly provideseach individual or, as appropriate, theindividual’s representative, a copy ofthe IWRP and its amendments in thenative language, or appropriate mode ofcommunication, of the individual or, asappropriate, of the individual’srepresentative.(c) Data for preparing the IWRP.—(1)Preparation without comprehensiveassessment. To the extent possible, thevocational goal, intermediate objectives,and the nature and scope ofrehabilitation services to be included inthe individual’s IWRP must bedetermined based on the data used forthe assessment of eligibility and priorityfor services under section § 361.42.(2) Preparation based oncomprehensive assessment. (i) Ifadditional data are necessary to preparethe IWRP, the designated State unitshall conduct a comprehensiveassessment of the unique strengths,resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,capabilities, interests, and needs,including the need for supportedemployment services, of an eligibleindividual, in the most integratedsetting possible, consistent with theinformed choice of the individual.(ii) The comprehensive assessmentmust be limited to information that isnecessary to identify the rehabilitationneeds of the individual and develop theIWRP and may, to the extent needed,include—(A) An analysis of pertinent medical,psychiatric, psychological,neuropsychological, and other pertinentvocational, educational, cultural, social,recreational, and environmental factors,and related functional limitations, thataffect the employment andrehabilitation needs of the individual;(B) An analysis of the individual’spersonality, career interests,interpersonal skills, intelligence andrelated functional capacities,educational achievements, workexperience, vocational aptitudes,personal and social adjustments, andemployment opportunities;(C) An appraisal of the individual’spatterns of work behavior and servicesneeded to acquire occupational skillsand to develop work attitudes, workhabits, work tolerance, and social andbehavior patterns suitable for successfuljob performance; and(D) An assessment, through provisionof rehabilitation technology services, ofthe individual’s capacities to perform ina work environment, including in anintegrated setting, to the maximumextent feasible and consistent with theindividual’s informed choice.(iii) In preparing a comprehensiveassessment, the State unit shall use, tothe maximum extent possible andappropriate and in accordance withconfidentiality requirements, existinginformation, including information thatis provided by the individual, the familyof the individual, and educationagencies.(Authority: Secs. 7(22)(B), 102(b)(1)(A), and102(b)(2); 29 U.S.C. 706(5), 721(a)(9), 722,and 723(a)(1))§ 361.46 Content of the individualizedwritten rehabilitation program.(a) General requirements. The Stateplan must assure that each IWRPincludes, as appropriate, statementsconcerning—(1) The specific long-term vocationalgoal, which must be based on theassessment for determining vocationalrehabilitation needs, including theindividual’s career interests, and mustbe, to the extent appropriate andconsistent with the informed choice ofthe individual, in an integrated setting;(2) The specific intermediaterehabilitation objectives related to theattainment of the long-term vocationalgoal, based on the assessment fordetermining vocational rehabilitationneeds and consistent with the informedchoice of the individual;(3) The specific rehabilitation servicesunder § 361.48 to be provided to achievethe established intermediaterehabilitation objectives, including, ifappropriate, rehabilitation technologyservices and on-the-job and relatedpersonal assistance services;(4) The projected dates for theinitiation of each vocationalrehabilitation service, the anticipatedduration of each service, and theprojected timeframe for the achievementof the individual’s vocational goal;(5) A procedure and schedule forperiodic review and evaluation ofprogress toward achieving intermediaterehabilitation objectives based uponobjective criteria;(6) How, in the words of theindividual or, as appropriate, in thewords of the individual’s representative,the individual was informed about andinvolved in choosing among alternativegoals, objectives, services, providers,and methods used to procure or provideservices;(7) The terms and conditions for theprovision of vocational rehabilitationservices, including—(i) The responsibilities of theindividual in implementing the IWRP;(ii) The extent of the individual’sparticipation in the cost of services;(iii) The extent to which goods andservices will be provided in the mostintegrated settings possible, consistentwith the informed choices of theindividual;(iv) The extent to which comparableservices and benefits are available to theindividual under any other program;and(v) The entity or entities that willprovide the services and the processused to provide or procure the services;(8) The rights of the individual underthis part and the means by which theindividual may express and seekremedy for any dissatisfaction,including the opportunity for a reviewof rehabilitation counselor orcoordinator determinations under§ 361.57;(9) The availability of a clientassistance program established under 34CFR part 370; and(10) The basis on which theindividual has been determined to haveachieved an employment outcome inaccordance with § 361.56.(b) Supported employmentrequirements. The State plan mustassure that the IWRP for individualswith the most severe disabilities forwhom a vocational goal in a supportedemployment setting has beendetermined to be appropriate will alsocontain—(1) A description of the supportedemployment services to be provided bythe State unit; and(2) A description of the extendedservices needed and identification of thesource of extended services or, in theevent that identification of the source isnot possible at the time the IWRP isdeveloped, a statement explaining thebasis for concluding that there is areasonable expectation that services willbecome available.(c) Post-employment services. TheState plan must assure that the IWRP foreach individual contains statementsconcerning—(1) The expected need for postemploymentservices, based on anassessment during the development ofthe IWRP;(2) A reassessment of the need forpost-employment services prior to thedetermination that the individual hasachieved an employment outcome;(3) A description of the terms andconditions for the provision of any postemploymentservices, including theanticipated duration of those services,subsequent to the achievement of anemployment outcome by the individual;and(4) If appropriate, a statement of howpost-employment services will beprovided or arranged through