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The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
d. 2. E. Cooperative Agreements with Private Nonprofit Organizations
(Formerly known as Attachment 4.8(b)(3)). Describe the manner in which the designated State agency establishes cooperative agreements with private non-profit VR service providers.
VR purchases an array of services from a variety of vendors and community rehabilitation providers. Community Rehabilitation Providers specifically provide discovery, employment services, vocational evaluation, job shadow, placement, and supported employment services. VR promotes consumer choice in the provision of services. There are a total of 90 agencies with Provider Agreements for providing employment services in Indiana. Purchased employment services follow a new Employment Service Model that is based on a consumer-centric, individualized, and flexible outcome-based payment model, blended with an hourly fee-for-service structure for Discovery activities and Supported Employment services. (Information regarding the VR Employment Services Model may be found at www.vrs.in.gov.) The 90 providers include Community Rehabilitation Programs and Community Mental Health Centers.