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(83) "Supported Employment Services" means provision of job training and
supervision available to assist an individual who needs intensive ongoing
support to choose, get, and keep a job in a community business setting.
Supported employment is a service planned in partnership with public
vocational assistance agencies and school districts and through Social
Security Work Incentives when available.
(84) "Support Services" mean the services of a brokerage listed in OAR
411-340-0120(1) as well as the uniquely determined activities and
purchases arranged through the brokerage support services that:
(a) Complement the existing formal and informal supports that exist
for an individual living in the individual's own home or family home;
(b) Are designed, selected, and managed by the individual or the
individual's legal representative;
(c) Are provided in accordance with an Individual Support Plan; and
(d) May include purchase of supports as a social benefit required for
an individual to live in the individual's home or the family home.
(85) "Support Services Brokerage" or "Brokerage" means an entity, or
distinct operating unit within an existing entity, that uses the principles of
self-determination to perform the functions listed in OAR 411-340-0120(1)
associated with planning and implementation of support services for
individuals with developmental disabilities.
(86) "Support Services Brokerage Director" or "Brokerage Director" means
the employee of a publicly or privately-operated brokerage, or that person's
designee, who is responsible for administration and provision of services
according to these rules.
(87) "Support Services Brokerage Plan of Care Crisis Addendum" means
the short-term plan that is required by the Department to be added to an
Individual Support Plan to describe crisis diversion services an individual is
to receive while the individual is in emergent status in a short-term
residential placement.
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