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| REVISION DATE | CHAPTER | SECTION | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15/2020 | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | REVISED | Updated section 3.3.3 Conflict of Interest to clarify limitations for hiring current TWC staff and limitations for TWS-VR customers providing services to other TWS-VR customers. Updated section 3.8 Goods and Services Purchased to include language related to the use of the ReHabWorks system-generated billing cover sheet. |
| 01/15/2020 | Chapter 14: Work Experience | Chapter 14: Work Experience | REVISED | Updated to allow for use with Wage Services and includes added Work Experience Monitoring to the Work Experience Training service definitions. |
| 01/15/2020 | Chapter 17: Basic Employment Services | 17.5 Job Skills Training | REVISED | Updated Job Skills Training service description to include use as Extended Services for "youth with disabilities." |
| 01/15/2020 | Chapter 18: Supported Employment Services | Chapter 18: Supported Employment Services | REVISED | Updated content related to Extended Services, competitive integrated employment, and temporary employment. |
| 01/15/2020 | Chapter 21: Employment Supports for Brain Injury | Chapter 21: Employment Supports for Brain Injury | REVISED | Updated content for clarity; removed billing codes; added premium rates for Medical Team Services for attending interdisciplinary team meetings; and moved psychological services from sections 21.5.3.1 Therapy Evaluations and 21.5.5 Therapy Services to section 21.9 Other Support Goods and Services. |
| 11/01/2019 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.11 Brain Injury Premium | ADDED | Added new section for brain injury premium requirements. |
| 10/01/2019 | Chapter 21: Employment Supports for Brain Injury | Chapter 21: Employment Supports for Brain Injury | ADDED | Added new chapter content covering the new Employment Supports for Brain Injury. |
| 10/01/2019 | Chapter 21: Standards for Post acute Brain Injury Service Providers | Chapter 21: Standards for Post acute Brain Injury Service Providers | DELETED | Chapter deleted and replaced by Chapter 21: Employment Supports for Brain Injury. |
| 09/03/2019 | Chapter 5: Orientation and Mobility Services | Chapter 5: Orientation and Mobility Services | REVISED | Updated rates for blind specialty services. |
| 09/03/2019 | Chapter 7: Diabetes Self-Management Education Services | Chapter 7: Diabetes Self-Management Education Services | REVISED | Updated rates for blind specialty services. |
| 09/03/2019 | Chapter 10: Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind | 10.6 IL Skills Training Fee Schedule | REVISED | Updated rates for blind specialty services. |
| 07/05/2019 | Chapter 17: Basic Employment Services | Chapter 17: Basic Employment Services | REVISED | Removed requirement for recorded mock interviews (these may be requested on form VR1845B) and clarified requirements for Basic Employment Services. |
| 07/01/2019 | Chapter 15: Pre-Employment Transition Services | Chapter 15: Pre-Employment Transition Services | REVISED | Removed the Pre-ETS contract proposal requirement and updated procedures for Pre-ETS. |
| 06/03/2019 | Chapter 13: Work Readiness Services | Chapter 13: Work Readiness Services | REVISED | Clarified required staff qualifications when Personal Social Adjustment Training is provided with Supportive Residential Services for Persons in Recovery; added "Employment Skills" to Module 2 of Vocational Adjustment Training (VAT) Job Search Training; updated VAT Money Smart to include new modules; and removed "integrated" from Work Adjustment Training. |
| 06/03/2019 | Chapter 14: Work Experience | Chapter 14: Work Experience | REVISED | Updated to note that unexpired employment authorization documents are required to participate in work experience. |
| 06/03/2019 | Chapter 18: Supported Employment Services | Chapter 18: Supported Employment Services | DELETED | Due to the extensive reorganization of content in this chapter, the entire chapter is being retired and replaced. |
| 06/03/2019 | Chapter 18: Supported Employment Services | Chapter 18: Supported Employment Services | ADDED | References new and consolidated Supported Employment (SE) forms. The older SE forms will be phased out entirely on August 30, 2019. |
| 06/03/2019 | Chapter 20: Premiums | Chapter 20: Premiums | REVISED | Updated the timing for when a service authorization for a premium is issued and paid; for the Criminal Background Premium, clarified that the criminal history record or fingerprint record is obtained from the TX DPS or an equivalent law enforcement agency; and for the Travel Premium, clarified the standards for lodging and meals. |
| 04/01/2019 | Chapter 1: Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation | Chapter 1: Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation | REVISED | Updated to match VRSM A-100: Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation. |
| 04/01/2019 | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | 3.11 Documentation and Record Keeping | REVISED | Updated to clarify when providers may release copies of records to VR customers. |
| 04/01/2019 | Chapter 9: Assistive Technology for Sight-Related Disabilities | Chapter 9: Assistive Technology for Sight-Related Disabilities | REVISED | Revised procedures for assistive technology (AT) services and clarified the proficiency tests required for AT evaluators and trainers. |
| 09/04/2018 | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | 3.2 Insurance Requirements | REVISED | Removed requirement for general or business liability insurance, professional liability insurance, premises liability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance. Garage liability insurance added. |
| 09/04/2018 | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | 3.11.2 Record Storage | REVISED | Clarified requirements for paper record storage and added options for electronic and cloud-based storage. Added TWC privacy and security requirements. |
| 09/04/2018 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.6 Mileage Premium | REVISED | Revised requirements for Mileage Premium. Removed Highly Specialized Training Premium from VR-SFP 20.6 and renamed it Travel Premium in VR-SFP 20.10 with revised requirements. |
| 09/04/2018 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.9 Premium Fee Chart | REVISED | Removed Highly Specialized Training Premium from VR-SFP 20.9.5 and renamed it the Travel Premium in VR-SFP 20.9.7. |
| 09/04/2018 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.10 Travel Premium | ADDED | New section composed of information revised and moved from 20.6. |
| 07/20/2018 | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | 3.8.3.2 Use of TWC-VR-Generated Invoices | DELETED | Removed content regarding ReHabWorks-generated invoices that did not apply to contracted providers. |
| 06/28/2018 | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | REVISED | Added content to align with open enrollment application requirements and updated references to forms that must be maintained by each provider. |
| 06/12/2018 | Chapter 3: Basic Standards | 3.8.3.1 Timely Submission of Invoices for Payment | REVISED | Deleted the timeframe from the requirement for the vendor to send an invoice to TWC for payment "no later than 35 days before the end date for the services." |
| 06/01/2018 | Chapter 14: Work Experience | 14.5 Work Experience Training | REVISED | Added exceptions to work experience plan requirements for SEAL participants/GST participants. |
| 03/15/2018 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.6 Travel Premium | DELETED | Entire section replaced. |
| 03/15/2018 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.6 Travel Premiums | ADDED | Added information on the Highly Specialized Training Premium. |
| 03/15/2018 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.9 Fee Chart | DELETED | Entire section replaced. |
| 03/15/2018 | Chapter 20: Premiums | 20.9 Premium Fee Chart | ADDED | Added fees for the Highly Specialized Training Premium. |
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