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Indiana PYs 2024-2027
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Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

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  • Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)

    The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by sections 101(a) and 606 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA.

    • l. Interagency Cooperation with Other Agencies

      In accordance with the requirements in Section 101(a)(11)(C) and (K), describe interagency cooperation with and utilization of the services and facilities of agencies and programs that are not carrying out activities through the statewide workforce development system to develop opportunities for community-based employment in integrated settings, to the greatest extent practicable for the following:

l. 5. State agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)

Current Narrative:

VR has provided education and outreach regarding Indiana’s Medicaid buy-in program (called M.E.D. Works) to support increased access to competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities receiving Medicaid. Through the VR-funded Benefits Information Network (BIN), VR participants also receive information about M.E.D. Works and how this program can enable them to both work and maintain their needed Medicaid benefits. The BIN process also educates VR participants to make overall informed choices about working, providing education not only about the impact on Medicaid, but also the impact on other federal and state benefits, and the use of federal and state work incentives to assist in maximizing their employment opportunities.  In 2021, VR, OMPP and Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) jointly conducted a funding gap analysis related to the delivery of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and provided guidance to CMHC IPS early adopters on billable activities across the VR and Medicaid funding streams.