— (07/28/2014) Are any states using a milestones payment system for PARTNERSHIP PLUS instead of cost reimbursement? Partnership Plus is an agreement between VR agencies and Employment Networks to provide ongoing job support services for Ticket-to-Work customers. After a VR customer’s case is successfully closed, a designated EN is able to provide various job retention and support services directly to customers. The various allowable services directly assist the customer in maintaining employment and increasing earnings.

From James Gears, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities:

No, Ohio VR only accepts Cost Reimbursement cases. We have in the past taken Tickets as an Employment Network (EN) but found that there was a significant risk and loss of revenue due to cases being mis-labelled or Consumers going on to work above SGA after initially reporting an interest in part time work.

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From Shanti Aaron, Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA):

No, Georgia does not have a PP agreement that involves milestone payments.

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From Linda Lingen, Organization: MN State Services for the Blind:

We do not at this time use any milestone payments – only cost reimbursement payments.

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From Nelva Sneed, DARS-Division for Rehabilitation Services (Texas):

The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services-Division for Rehabilitation Services uses the cost reimbursement system only.

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From Richard Clark, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services:

Iowa used to do the milestones but went away from it a couple of years ago.  We now just do the cost reimbursement.

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From Gina Haupt, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation:

Wisconsin is Cost Reimbursement only. We have one agreement that we use and we currently have an agreement with 8 different EN’s. We are hoping to expand and get more agreements. All Partnership Plus agreements are with vendors of VR so we know they are quality providers.

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From Veronica A. De Leon-Dowd, NM DVR:

NM does not do this.

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From David Leon, DARS (VA):

I am the ticket to work coordinator for the Virginia Department for Aging and rehabilitative services. The nature of Partnership Plus implies that the VR agency has chosen cost reimbursement for that case. As a state VR agency that at times also acts as an Employment Network, we occasionally choose to assign a clients ticket rather than place it in use SVR. In these cases, we do have a revenue sharing agreement in place for the ticket revenue, but in Virginia, we view this as an administrative EN agreement, not Partnership Plus.

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