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Special Terms and Conditions (4) All Clients will have an lndividualized Employment or Community lnctusion plan to identify Client's preferences. Minimum plan elements are outlined in the reference document "Criteria for an Evaluation." A copy of the Client's individualized plan will be provided lo the Client, their CRM, guardian and others as appropriate. (5) Semi-annual progress reports that describe the outcomes of activities will be provided by the provider or the County to the client, their CRM, guardian and others as appropriate. The report will summarize the progress made towards the Client's individualized goals. (6) All Clients will be contacted by their service provider according to Client need and at least once per month. (7) lf Clients in lndividual Employment or Group Supported Employment, have not obtained paid employment at minimum wage or better within six (6) months, the County will assure the following steps are taken: (a) Review the progress toward employment goals; (b) Provide evidence of consultation with the GlienUguardian; and (c) Develop additional strategies with the ClienVguardian, county staff, employment support staff, case manager, and others identified by the Client. Strategies may include providing technical assistance, changing to a new provider, and/or providing additional resources a1 needed to support the individual's pursuit of employment. The additional strategies will be documented for each Client and kept in the Client,s file(s). (8) lf after twelve (12) months the Client remains unemployed, an additional review will be conducted. The provider will address steps outlined in the previous six month progress report in the next six month progress report. The Client may request to participate in Community lnclusion activities or the Client may choose to remain in an employment program. When requesting to participate in Cl, the Client shall communicate directly with his or her DDA Case Manager. The DDA Case Manager is responsible for authorizing Cl services. (9) For lndividual Employment where the service provider is also the Client's employer, long term funding will remain available to the service provider employer for six months after the employee DDA Client's date of hire. At the end of the six month period, if the DDA Client continues to - need support on the job, another service provider who is not the employer of record must provide the support unless the County or DDA issues prior written approval for the service provider to continue to provide long-term supports if needed. lf the County or DDA approves the continuation of long-term supports where the service provider is also the Client's employer, the County or DDA will regularly monitor these positions to assure fading efforts occur when appropriate and any potential conflict of interest is addressed. (10)lndividual Employment staff hours must be attributed to the "lndividual Employment and Billable Activity Phase(s)". (11) For Group Supported Employment (GSE), Clients must have paid work. The total number of direct service staff hours provided to the group should be equal to or greater than the group's collective amount of individual support monthly base hours. lf the direct service staff hours are less than the collective amount, then the provider will be reimbursed only for the number of hours staff actually provided. (a) The collective group's individual hours should be the minimum staff hours delivered to support the group. DSHS Central Contract Services 1 769CS County Agreement 06-08-2021 Page 9