Tools, Occupational Equipment, Initial Stocks and Supplies

1 612:10-7-216 Vocational Rehabilitation and Visual Services 2 Tools, occupational equipment, initial stocks and supplies 3 1 PART 21. PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND 2 CERTIFICATES 3 4 612:10-7-216. Tools, occupational equipment, initial stocks and 5 supplies 6 7 (a) Tools, occupational equipment and supplies will be provided to eligible clients 8 to the extent necessary to achieve their vocational goal providing the client has 9 adequate resources available for the proper maintenance and upkeep of such 10 tools and equipment. The client, or client's family or authorized representative as 11 appropriate, is responsible for maintaining tools, occupational equipment, initial 12 stocks, and supplies in good working order. DVR and VSD will not pay for repairs 13 to tools, occupational equipment, initial stocks and supplies purchased with DVR 14 and DVS funds once title has been released to the client. DVR and DVS will not 15 pay for repairs before title is released when there is clear evidence that the 16 damage resulted from abuse or neglect. 17 18 (b) The client will retain possession and control of articles while engaging in the 19 job or occupation for which articles were provided, or when title is released to 20 client. Occupational tools, occupational equipment, and initial stocks and 21 supplies are defined as follows: 22 23 (1) Occupational tools are considered to be those minimum tools required for 24 a designated trade, necessary to the employment of the individual, and not 25 furnished by the employer. DRS will NOT purchase operable firearms even if 26 required for employment. Counselor will assist consumer in finding resources 27 to help in this purchase if necessary. 28 29 (2) Occupational equipment is equipment required to meet the minimum 30 needs of an individual in starting and conducting a business of his or her own. 31 32 (3) Initial stocks and supplies are those materials and merchandise necessary 33 for the client to become operational in a business. 34 35 (c) Purchase of occupational tools, equipment and initial stocks and supplies will 36 be made in accordance with 612:10-1-7. If the client is required to participate in 37 cost of services, the payment will be made to the nonmedical vendor. When the 38 equipment is received and/or installed, the appropriate rehabilitation professional 39 completes the Receipt for Equipment and Title Agreement,. ifIf the purchase total 40 is $500$5,000 or more, the rehabilitation professional then signs the vendor's 41 invoice and routes it to DRS state office. 42 43 (d) Used tools or equipment may be purchased when it is evident considerable 44 savings may be affected. Used equipment or tools are to be appraised piece-by-

4 612:10-7-216 Vocational Rehabilitation and Visual Services 5 Tools, occupational equipment, initial stocks and supplies 6 7 612:10-7-216 Vocational Rehabilitation and Visual Services 8 Tools, occupational equipment, initial stocks and supplies 9 45 piece by at least three shop owners or managers in the same type of work, and 46 who are not acquainted with the vendor. 47 48 (e) If the counselor, after a thorough check of the tools or equipment, finds they 49 are not being used for the purpose for which they were purchased, the counselor 50 is to repossess the tools or equipment by executing the Release or Receipt of 51 Equipment form.

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