OAR 411-345-0160
Individual Support Plan and Career Development Planning


(1) A Career Development Plan must be completed as part of an individual’s ISP consistent with the case management requirements outlined under OAR chapter 411, division 415.
(2) A provider must implement an individual’s Service Agreement or ISP, Career Development Plan, provider implementation strategies, and any other related documents.
(3) A provider must comply with Department rules and policies regarding the Service Agreement or ISP and Career Development Plan.
(4) A provider agency must train each employment specialist to understand an individual’s Service Agreement or ISP, Career Development Plan, and supporting documents for each individual the employment specialist supports and to provide individual services.
(5) A provider agency must assign a staff member to participate as a team member in the development of an individual’s ISP and Career Development Plan, and, when invited by the individual, participate in a face-to-face meeting annually with the ISP team.
(6) In preparation for an annual ISP meeting, a provider agency must complete all of the following, regardless of whether the provider agency participates in the meeting:
(a) Organize person-centered information the provider agency holds regarding a supported individual’s preferences, interests, and desires, and contribute the information to the person-centered information document.
(b) Review the services and supports identified in an individual’s current Service Agreement or ISP and Career Development Plan to determine the ongoing appropriateness and adequacy and any needed updates.
(c) Develop a preliminary written plan or provider implementation strategies including measurable goals to support an individual to achieve the career goals and outcomes outlined in their Career Development Plan.
(d) Share all materials gathered and written in preparation for the ISP meeting with an individual’s ISP team one week prior to the ISP meeting.
(7) Following an annual ISP meeting, and upon agreement from an individual, a provider agency must acquire or demonstrate efforts to acquire, and maintain the following information related to the delivery of employment services:
(a) A copy of the individual’s Career Development Plan and either a Service Agreement or relevant portions of the ISP, including the following:
(A) Information regarding identified relevant risks. The risks are relevant when they may reasonably be expected to threaten the health and safety of the individual, the provider, or the community at large without appropriate precautions during the delivery of the employment service authorized. If an individual refuses to disclose the information, the case management entity must disclose the refusal to the provider, who may choose to refuse to deliver the services.
(B) Protocols or other mitigation strategies.
(C) Any existing information from the person-centered information document or one-page profile that is relevant for employment services.
(D) Any other employment related information in the Career Development Plan.
(b) All information related to the individual’s employment goals and interests including, but not limited to all of the following:
(A) Resume or work history information.
(B) Progress notes or outcome documents from Department-funded employment services.
(C) Documentation available through Vocational Rehabilitation or the local education authority or transition program.
(D) Discovery Profile (if applicable).
(E) Any other information related to the individual’s skills and interests related to employment.
(c) For an agency provider, any of the following documents if related to an identified relevant risk:
(A) A document indicating safety skills, including the ability of the individual to evacuate from a building when warned by a signal device and adjust water temperature for washing.
(B) A brief written history of any behavioral challenges, including supervision and support needs.
(C) A copy of the most recent Behavior Support Plan and assessment, Nursing Plan, and mental health treatment plan (if applicable).
(D) Copies of protocols, the risk tracking record or risk identification tool, and any support documentation (if applicable).
(E) Copies of documents relating to court orders, probation and parole information, or any other legal restrictions on the rights of the individual (if applicable).
(F) A copy of any completed and signed forms documenting consent to an individually-based limitation described in OAR 411-004-0040 (Individually-Based Limitations). The form must be signed by the individual, and, if applicable the legal representative of the individual.
(G) Copies of documents relating to health care representation.
(H) Emergency contact information.
(I) Records describing medication taken by the individual that emergency medical personnel must be aware of in the event of an emergency.
(J) A list that describes any allergies that emergency medical personnel must be aware of in the event of any emergency.
(d) Any other documentation the individual has agreed needs to be shared for the delivery of employment services.
(8) A provider must develop or update and share the following information with an individual and the individual’s case manager:
(a) The written plan or implementation strategies for each employment service including updates from the individual’s ISP team meeting and updates to the individual’s Career Development Plan. The plan or strategies become part of the ISP or Service Agreement. The written strategies for service implementation must be given to an individual and the individual’s case manager within 60 calendar days of providing services for the ISP year.
(b) A mitigation strategy or protocol that addresses each identified relevant risk. The risk mitigation strategies or protocols must be given to an individual and the individual’s case manager before services begin for the ISP year.
(c) Other documents requested by the individual’s ISP team.

Source: Rule 411-345-0160 — Individual Support Plan and Career Development Planning, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=411-345-0160.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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