OAR 411-345-0020
Definitions and Acronyms

In addition to the following definitions, OAR 411-317-0000 (General Definitions and Acronyms for Developmental Disabilities Services) includes general definitions for words and terms frequently used in OAR chapter 411, division 345. If a word or term is defined differently in OAR 411-317-0000 (General Definitions and Acronyms for Developmental Disabilities Services), the definition in this rule applies.
(1) “Benefits Counseling” means the benefits supports, training, and planning delivered as an activity of employment path services.
(2) “CDDP” means “Community Developmental Disabilities Program”.
(3) “Competitive Integrated Employment” means work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-employment):
(a) For which an individual:
(A) Is compensated at a rate that:
(i) Is not less than the higher of the rate specified in federal, state, or local minimum wage law, and also is not less than the customary rate paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by other employees who are not individuals with disabilities, and who are similarly situated in similar occupations by the same employer and who have similar training, experience, and skills; or
(ii) In the case of an individual who is self-employed, yields an income that is comparable to the income received by other individuals who are not individuals with disabilities, and who are self-employed in similar occupations or on similar tasks and who have similar training, experience, and skills; and
(B) Is eligible for the level of benefits provided to other employees.
(b) That is at a location where the employee interacts with other persons who are not individuals with disabilities (not including supervisory personnel or individuals who are providing services to such employee) to the same extent that individuals who are not individuals with disabilities and who are in comparable positions interact with other persons; and
(c) That, as appropriate, presents opportunities for advancement that are similar to those for other employees who are not individuals with disabilities and who have similar positions.
(4) “Customized Employment” means competitive integrated employment for an individual with a disability that is based on an individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and interests of the individual, is designed to meet the specific abilities of the individual, and the business needs of the employer.
(5) “Discovery” is a time-limited comprehensive, person-centered, and community-based employment planning support service to better inform an individual seeking an individualized job in a competitive integrated employment setting and to create a Discovery Profile. Discovery includes a series of work or volunteer related activities to inform the individual and the job developer about the strengths, interests, abilities, skills, experiences, and support needs of the individual, as well as identify the conditions and employment settings in which the individual will be successful. Discovery is also an opportunity for the individual to begin active pursuit of competitive integrated employment.
(6) “Discovery Profile” is a comprehensive and person-centered report produced as an outcome of discovery, representing an individual, and providing information to better inform employment service planning and job development activities. The Discovery Profile includes information about the strengths, interests, abilities, skills, experiences, and support needs of the individual, as well as information about conditions and employment settings for the success of the individual.
(7) “Employment Path Services” means services to provide learning and work experiences, including volunteer opportunities, for an individual to develop general, non-job-task-specific, strengths and skills that contribute to employability in an individual job in a competitive integrated employment setting in the general workforce. Employment path services may also include individualized benefits counseling.
(8) “Employment Professional” means an employee of a provider agency or an independent provider who has the qualifications and training to provide employment services under these rules.
(9) “Endorsement” means the authorization to provide program services issued by the Department to a certified provider agency that has met the qualification criteria outlined in these rules, the corresponding program rules, and the rules in OAR chapter 411, division 323.
(10) “Evidence-Based Practices” means well-defined best practices, which have been demonstrated to be effective by multiple peer-reviewed research studies specific to the relevant population or subset of that population.
(11) “Executive Director” means the person designated by a board of directors or corporate owner of a provider agency responsible for the administration of agency provided employment services.
(12) “General Community Employer” means a typical community setting that employs a workforce that is reflective of the general population and is not a setting designed to hire or provide services for individuals with disabilities.
(13) “Individual Employment Support” means job coaching or job development services to obtain, maintain, or advance in an individual job in a competitive integrated employment setting in the general workforce, including customized employment or self-employment.
(14) “ISP” means “Individual Support Plan”.
(15) “Job Coaching” means support for an individual to maintain or advance in an individual job in a competitive integrated employment setting in the general workforce, including customized employment or self-employment.
(16) “Job Development” means support for an individual to obtain an individual job in a competitive integrated employment setting in the general workforce, including customized employment or self-employment.
(17) “OSIPM” means “Oregon Supplemental Income Program-Medical”.
(18) “PRN” means the administration of medication to an individual on an ’as needed’ basis (pro re nata).
(19) “Small Group Employment Support” means services and training activities provided in regular business, industry, and community settings for groups of two to eight individuals with disabilities. Small group employment support is provided in a manner that promotes integration into the workplace and interaction between participants and people without disabilities in those workplaces.
(20) “These Rules” mean the rules in OAR chapter 411, division 345.
(21) “Vocational Assessment” means an assessment administered to provide employment related information essential to the development of, or revision of, the employment related planning documents for an individual.

Source: Rule 411-345-0020 — Definitions and Acronyms, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=411-345-0020.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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