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Special Terms and Conditions reimbursed DSHS Central Contract Services 1 769CS County Agreement 0s-16-2023 (2) clients in an employment program will be supported to work towards a living wage. A livingwage is the amount needed to enable a clieni lo meet or exceed living expinsei. clientsshould be supported to average twenty (20) hours or c#munity work per week or eighty-six(86) hours per month; however, each person's preferred hours of employment should be lakeninto consideration- The amount of service a Client receives wiil be based on hislherdemonstrated need, acuity reverand work history p"rwnc 3gg-82s. (3) The client's DDA PcsP is the driver for service. The AWA county service Authorization (cSA)and updated Planned Rates information will not exceed the client's DDA pcsp. servicechanges will not occur untilthe Client has received p.p"i ."titication from DDA. (4) All clients will have an lndividualized Employment and/or community lnclusion plan to identiryClient's preferences. Minimum plan elements are ouflined in the reference document,,criteriafor an Evaluation'" A copy of the client's indivilualii"o p[n *iil be provided to the client, theirDDA case Resource Manager (cRM), guardian ano ottreis as appropriate. (5) six-month progress reports describing the progress made towards achieving client,s goalwillbe provided bv the service providertJtne cnni, chri;;ili;r.g.uardian, if any, within 30 daysfollowing the six-month period- The report willsummarle activities and outcornes made towardsthe client's individualized goal(s).All ilients witt be ;;ir"tJ by their service provider accordingto Client need and at least once per month. (6) All clients will be contacted by their service provider according to client need and at teast onceper month. (7) lf clients in lndividual Employment or Grou.p supported Emproyment, have not obtained paidemployment at minim.um wage or higher wiirrin iix tet monirts, the county witl assure thefollowing steps are taken: (a) Review the progress toward employment goals; (b) Provide evidence of consurtation with the crienr/guardian; and (c) Develop additional strategies with the client/guardian, county staff, employment supportstaff, case manager, and others identified oyirre crierit. Gtrategies may include providingtechnical assistance, changing to a new provider, and/or providing additional resources asneeded to support the client's pursuit.of bmptoyment. ir; additi6nat stritegies wilt nedocumenred for each crient and kept in *re bri,lnii riietsj. (8) lf after twelve (12) months the client remains unemployed, an additional review will beconducted' The provider will address steps outlined in"tne'fievious six month progress report inthe next six month progress report. when requesting to participate in cl, the client shallcommunicate directly with his or her DDA case wariagei. ir'" ooa c"i" rvr"nrg"ii,responsible for authorizing Cl services. (9) For lndividual Employment where the service provider is also the client,s employer, long termfunding will remain available to the service provider emptoyer for six months urtd1 tnu employeeDDA client's date of hire' At the end of the six-morth i;il, if the DDA client continues toneed supporl on the job, another service provider who is not ihe employer of record mustprovide the support unless the county or bon issues prior. wiitten approval for the serviceprovider to continue to provide longterm supports if needed. lf the county or DDA approves Page g