Individual Placement and Supports (IPS)

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Individual Placement and Supports (IPS) is a person-centered, zero exclusion, integrated services approach that leads to a competitive integrated employment outcome. IPS is appropriate for job candidates who are most significantly disabled, with barriers to chronic serious mental health and/or behavioral disabilities. Employment and mental health therapy are used to assist an individual's recovery. The results from each process of IPS are used to generate information by identifying a job candidate's skills, interests, abilities, conditions, contributions, and support needed for employment through job placement experiences based on the information identified through each experience; and provide supported employment job coaching support to ensure the candidate is successful.

Reauthorization for the IPS milestone is dependent on service documentation verifying satisfaction of that milestone, team consultation and a plan to address improvements to support reauthorized activities. An Exception to Policy (ETP) is required for services exceeding the HHS monthly cap on the cost of services. The MOA between IVRS and HHS supports IPS fidelity as it clearly outlines the funding structure in regards to long term support services within IPS.

View IPS Responsibilities

Forms Needed

Resources

Cost

Milestone 1: Career Exploration

IPE Service Category: Assessment

Max Units: 136 units

Max Hours: 34 hours

Rate/ Unit: $11.15

Max Authorization: $1516.40

Milestone 2: Job Development at Job Offer

IPE Service Category: Job Search

Max Units: 120 units

Max Hours: 30 hours

Rates/ Unit: $19.28

Max Authorization: $2313.60

Milestone 3: Job Development at 45 Days

IPE Service Category: Job Search

Max Units: 120

Max Hours: 30

Rates/ Unit: $19.28

Max Authorization: $2313.60

Milestone 4: Supported Job Coaching

IPE Service Category: Supported Employment

Max Units: 64

Max Hours: 16

Rates/ Unit: $13.16

Max Authorization: $842.24