(a) The division shall maintain a registry of private providers of vocational rehabilitation services (registry). A private provider may apply to the division to be included in the registry. (b) A private provider who wishes to be included in the registry shall complete a division approved registration form. The registration form shall be submitted in the form, format, and manner prescribed by the division to the division at the division's central office, signed by the provider, and include the following information: (1) the private provider's name, business name (if applicable), business address, and telephone number; (2) an informational brochure that describes the evaluation, assessment, assistance, placement, or support services available from the private provider; (3) the locations where the private provider renders services; (4) a statement showing the private provider's education, training, or experience in vocational rehabilitation; (5) a statement showing the private provider is credentialed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Certified Case manager (CCM), Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), or Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS); and (6) a statement that only the credentialed private provider of vocational rehabilitation services will perform vocational rehabilitation services, although related services (such as initial claimant intake, providing job search skills, verifying job search efforts, liaison with potential employers) may be performed by non-credentialed individuals under their direction. (c) The division shall include in its registry, for a period of one year from the date the division enters the private provider's name in the registry, a summary of the information provided on the registration form of each approved private provider. (d) The division shall provide a copy of the registry on the division's web site.
Source Note: The provisions of this §136.2 adopted to be effective March 18, 1991, 16 TexReg 1368; amended to be effective November 28, 1999, 24 TexReg 10351; amended to be effective February 3, 2011, 36 TexReg 427