

(3) Conditions for development of the IPE. Family members may represent the individual when the individual is hospitalized and the case is interrupted until discharge, at which time the case will resume and participation requirements apply. The IPE and progress are developed and monitored with the individual and as such must be conducted with the eligible individual. The IPE is formulated with the job candidate's participation and approval and provides for all rehabilitation services that are recognized to be necessary to fully accomplish the job candidate's vocational rehabilitation whether or not services are at the expense of the division. (2) Job candidate's participation and approval. The IPE also must contain information on how the eligible individual may access services from the Iowa client assistance program (ICAP), as well as appeal and mediation rights. The IPE must contain the financial responsibility of the eligible individual as well as the methods used to evaluate progress and all corresponding responsibilities of those involved. In the case of an eligible individual who is a student in transition, the description may be a description of the student's projected postschool employment outcome in the most competitive integrated setting and the vocational rehabilitation services needed to achieve it including, as appropriate, assistive technology, personal assistance services, and the specific transition services and supports needed to achieve the projected postschool employment outcome. The IPE must contain the specific employment outcome that is chosen by the eligible individual, consistent with the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests and informed choice. The IPE shall be developed consistent with federal regulations. The IPE contains the job candidate's expected competitive integrated employment goal, the specific vocational rehabilitation services needed to reach that goal, the entity or entities that will provide those services, the method by which satisfactory progress will be evaluated, and the methods available for procuring the services.
