R986-600-621. Requirements of an Employment Plan

  (1) A client is required to sign and make a good faith effort to participate to the maximum extent possible in a negotiated employment plan.

  (2) The goal of the employment plan is obtaining employment.

  (3) An employment plan consists of activities designed to help a client become employed.

  (4) The employment plan may require that the client:

  (a) search for employment.

  (b) participate in an educational program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent, if the client does not have a high school diploma;

  (c) obtain education or training necessary to obtain employment;

  (d) obtain medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment;

  (e) resolve transportation and child care needs;

  (f) resolve any other barriers identified as preventing or limiting the ability of the client to obtain employment, and/or

  (g) participate in rehabilitative services as prescribed by the state Office of Rehabilitation.

  (5) The client must meet the performance expectations of each activity in the employment plan in order to remain eligible for certain individualized career or training services.

  (6) The client must cooperate with the Department's efforts to monitor and evaluate the client's activities and progress under the employment plan, which may include providing ongoing information and or documentation relative to their progress and providing the Department with a release of information, if necessary to facilitate the Department's monitoring of compliance.

  (7) The client agrees, as part of the employment plan, to cooperate with other agencies, or with individuals or companies under contract with the Department, as outlined in the employment plan.

  (8) An employment plan may, at the discretion of the Department, be amended to reflect new information or changed circumstances.