Requirements for Exempt TA Participants Sample Clauses

Requirements for Exempt TA Participants. (Reference 18 NYCRR 385.2 (e))‌ An exempt individual who has the potential to be restored to self-sufficiency through rehabilitation may be required to accept medical care to assist the individual in recovering from a mental or physical impairment, accept referral to and enrollment in a program of vocational rehabilitation, training, and/or other essential rehabilitation, and provide requested evidence that he/she is participating in the assigned program. a. Following is the district’s procedure for determining if an individual who is unable to work due to mental or physical impairment has the potential through treatment or other rehabilitative activities to improve the ability to work. This determination is different from the determination of the individual’s disability exemption as covered in Section 6.1 of this plan. Included here is who (e.g., medical practitioner, employment worker, TA worker, local review team, etc.) makes or assists in this determination that an individual can restore or improve employability through treatment or other rehabilitative activities. Also included is the source and type of information used to make the determination (e.g., information from individual’s medical practitioner, district contracted provider, specialist evaluation obtained as result of district referral, etc.): Case Managers review all medical documentation submitted by an individual (normally the LDSS 4526). If the medical documentation indicates that the treating physician is recommending non-invasive treatment or rehabilitation, the Case Manager will mail the individual a request to document attendance in recommended rehabilitation treatment regardless of expected duration of the medical exemption. Attendance documentation will be completed by the treating provider and submitted by the individual no less frequently than monthly. Non-invasive treatment or rehabilitation shall include but not be limited to mental health counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and cardiac therapy. When an individual has been determined to be exempt due to a mental or physical impairment based on medical information received from the medical professional, and when the professional has recommended rehabilitation to assist in restoring the individual to self-sufficiency, the individual will be required to submit documentation of their participation in the recommended treatment. The timeframe for submitting documentation will be based on the recommended need for treatme...

Requirements for Exempt TA Participants. (Reference 18 NYCRR 385.2 (e)) a. Following is the district’s procedure for determining if an individual who is unable to work due to mental or physical impairment has the potential through treatment or other rehabilitative activities to improve the ability to work. This determination is different from the determination of the individual’s disability exemption as covered in Section 6.1 of this plan. Included here is who (e.g., medical practitioner, employment worker, TA worker, local review team, etc.) makes or assists in this determination that an individual can restore or improve employability through treatment or other rehabilitative activities. Also included is the source and type of information used to make the determination (e.g., information from individual’s medical practitioner, district contracted provider, specialist evaluation obtained as result of district referral, etc.): 1. MCDSS requests that individual provides documentation from their own practitioner as specified in 18 NYCR 385.2 within the allowable time frames. MCDSS contracts with Industrial Medicine Associates via the NY State contract to provide medical evaluations, psychological evaluations, and IQ testing for individuals to determine if they have the potential to be restored to self-sufficiency. 2. Currently the determination of exemption, and/or restoration to self-sufficiency is made by the Disability Assessment Review Team, the TA Supervisors and Sr. Examiners, or the Employment Unit staff with consultation from medical or mental health professionals who have involvement with the individual. 3. MCDSS has dedicated staff on the D.A.R.T. team whose function is to review medicals, communicate with clients, the TA workers, Employment workers, medical professionals involved in the case. They make the disability determinations and develop plans to restore individuals to employability when appropriate or assist with the filing of the SSI application. b. Following is the district’s procedure for developing a treatment plan and for referring the participant to appropriate treatment, etc. Please be specific: Restoration to Self Sufficency Plan (RSSP)- MCDSS staff dedicated to the disability review process review medical evaluations to determine whether to work with clients to restore them to employability or to assist them in obtaining SSI. Whenever necessary the staff will seek input from: the TA workers, Employment workers, medical professionals or any case managers involved in the cas...