— (03/29/2016) Are any states incorporating Customized Employment as a paid service into their job placement contracts? Any information will give NYSCB a better sense of how to help our consumers & agencies obtain work opportunities.

From Mark Peterson, Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services:

Virginia VR is in the process of operationalizing CE throughout the State. CE is occurring in certain areas, but we are interested in creating teams made up of VR and Partners to have available for our most severe consumers.

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From Kellie Scott, KY-OVR:

We incorporated customized employment into our Supported Employment Service Fee memo last year. Although we are a general agency the blind agency is able to use our Service Fees. I will send that attachment.

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From Mike Hermanson, Montana VR:

Montana for the most part pays for CRP services on an hourly basis and any customized employment services are paid on the regular hourly basis.

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