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Details for Service Vocational Rehabilitation Restoration Services
Service Name Vocational Rehabilitation Restoration Services Program Name Families with Identified Needs - Employment Services
Goal Provide services and supports to individuals and families experiencing health and safety needs to assist them in living successfully in the community.
Objective Assure that families who are experiencing economic jeopardy receive employment services to mitigate health and safety risks.
Division Division of Services for the Blind
Service Description

Restoration Services are direct medical services provided to reduce or alleviate barriers to employment. These include medical assessment, treatment, glasses, prostheses (such as an artificial eye) and other medical services as needed.

 

Rehabilitation counselors and related staff in the seven district offices across the State plan and assess for these services with the blind, deaf/blind and visually impaired individuals.  Services are available to North Carolina residents with significant vision loss.
Web Site www.ncdhhs.gov/dsb/employment.htm Year First Initiated 1935
Available State Wide Yes Geographic Area Served
Grants Provided No Competitive Bidding No
Competitive Bidding Details
Waiting List No Waiting List Start Date
Number Waiting
Waiting List Details

Income Eligibility
Income Eligibility Yes
Income Eligibility Method Economic need is defined as 125% of the federal poverty level and assessed annually upon release of federal poverty level.
Income Eligibility Type Net salary, wages, pensions, child support, unemployment payments, other sources of unearned income, income from assets
Whose Income Eligibility Household Income
Income Disregard Yes
Income Disregard Desc If an individual is receiving Social Security Disability Income or Supplemental Security Income, they are considered economically eligible without regard to income.
Income Verified Yes
Income Verified Method Self-Report
Income Criteria Income criteria set in State rules
Income Eligibility Change 10/1/2009
Income Eligibility Method Prior To Change Financial eligibility criteria set by identified economic need parameters.
Income Eligibility Other

Target Population
Age Range Start Age Range End
14 100+

Legal Authority
Authorization Level Authorization Type Citation
Federal Public Law Rehabilitation Act as amended 1998

Budget Information
State Fiscal Year (SFY)
As of the month of
Authorized Budget Fiscal Year 2024 SFY 2023-2024 Year To Date Expenditures Balance
Salary and Fringes (1X) 0 0 0
Salary Other (1X) 0 0 0
Operating (2X-5X) 0 0 0
Contracts/Allocations (6X) 0 0 0
Reserves (7X) 0 0 0
Transfers (8X) 0 0 0
Total Requirements 0 0 0
Receipts-Federal 0 0 0
Receipts- Local receipts 0 0 0
Receipts- Other receipts 0 0 0
Total Receipts 0 0 0
General Fund Appropriations 0 0 0
Match
State Local Other
0 0 0
 
MOE
State Local
0 0
 
FTEs
0.00
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