Individual Placement and Supports (IPS)

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

• Milestone 1
  • Career Profile Form
  • IA Job & Education Search Plan
• Milestone 2
  • IVRS Job Development Monthly Report Form
  • IA IPS Job Start Form
• Milestone 3
  • IA IPS Job & Education Support Plan, Initial
• Milestone 4
  • IA IPS Job & Education Support Plan, Updated & Finalized
• Milestone Reauthorizations
  • IA IPS Job End Form
• Funding Information/Other IPS Forms
  • 2025-2026 HHS-IVRS IPS Funding Chart
  • Iowa SNMIS (Safety Net Management Information System) Claims Guidance (Version 4.0)
  • Iowa IPS Documentation Requirements

Resources

• IPS Cheat Sheet (58.69 KB) .xlsx
• IPS Employment Center

Costs

To view rates, visit the current Menu of Services Rates spreadsheet.