Title 20

PART 411

Part 411 - The Ticket To Work And Self-sufficiency Program

PART 411 - THE TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM Authority:Secs. 702(a)(5) and 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) and 1320b-19); sec. 101(b)-(e), Public Law 106-170, 113 Stat. 1860, 1873 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-19 note). Source:66 FR 67420, Dec. 28, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

20:2.0.1.1.8.1SUBPART A
Subpart A - Introduction
20:2.0.1.1.8.1.295.1SECTION 411.100
   411.100 Scope.
20:2.0.1.1.8.1.295.2SECTION 411.105
   411.105 What is the purpose of the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.1.295.3SECTION 411.115
   411.115 Definitions of terms used in this part.
20:2.0.1.1.8.2SUBPART B
Subpart B - Tickets Under the Ticket to Work Program
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.1SECTION 411.120
   411.120 What is a ticket under the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.2SECTION 411.125
   411.125 Who is eligible to receive a ticket under the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.3SECTION 411.130
   411.130 How will we distribute tickets under the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.4SECTION 411.135
   411.135 What do I do when I receive a ticket
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.5SECTION 411.140
   411.140 When may I assign my ticket and how
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.6SECTION 411.145
   411.145 When can my ticket be taken out of assignment
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.7SECTION 411.150
   411.150 Can I reassign my ticket
20:2.0.1.1.8.2.295.8SECTION 411.155
   411.155 When does my ticket terminate
20:2.0.1.1.8.3SUBPART C
Subpart C - Suspension of Continuing Disability Reviews for Beneficiaries Who Are Using a Ticket
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295SUBJGRP 295
   Introduction
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.1SECTION 411.160
   411.160 What does this subpart do
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.2SECTION 411.165
   411.165 How does using a ticket under the Ticket to Work program affect my continuing disability reviews
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.3SECTION 411.166
   411.166 Glossary of terms used in this subpart.
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.4SECTION 411.167
   411.167 What is an educational institution or a technical, trade or vocational school
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.5SECTION 411.170
   411.170 When does the period of using a ticket begin
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.6SECTION 411.171
   411.171 When does the period of using a ticket end
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.7SECTION 411.175
   411.175 What if a continuing disability review is begun before my ticket is in use
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.8SECTION 411.180
   411.180 What is timely progress toward self-supporting employment
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.9SECTION 411.192
   411.192 What choices do I have if I am unable to make timely progress toward self-supporting employment
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.10SECTION 411.200
   411.200 How will the PM conduct my progress reviews
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.295.11SECTION 411.205
   411.205 What if I disagree with the PM's decision about whether I am making timely progress toward self-supporting employment
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.296SUBJGRP 296
   Failure To Make Timely Progress
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.296.12SECTION 411.210
   411.210 What happens if I do not make timely progress toward self-supporting employment
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.297SUBJGRP 297
   The Extension Period
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.297.13SECTION 411.220
   411.220 What if my ticket is no longer assigned to an EN or State VR agency
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.297.14SECTION 411.225
   411.225 What if I reassign my ticket after the end of the extension period
20:2.0.1.1.8.3.297.15SECTION 411.226
   411.226 How will SSA determine if I am meeting the timely progress guidelines if I assign my ticket prior to July 21, 2008
20:2.0.1.1.8.4SUBPART D
Subpart D - Use of One or More Program Managers To Assist in Administration of the Ticket to Work Program
20:2.0.1.1.8.4.298SUBJGRP 298
   Evaluation of Program Manager Performance
20:2.0.1.1.8.4.298.1SECTION 411.230
   411.230 What is a PM
20:2.0.1.1.8.4.298.2SECTION 411.235
   411.235 What qualifications are required of a PM
20:2.0.1.1.8.4.298.3SECTION 411.240
   411.240 What limitations are placed on a PM
20:2.0.1.1.8.4.298.4SECTION 411.245
   411.245 What are a PM's responsibilities under the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.4.298.5SECTION 411.250
   411.250 How will SSA evaluate a PM
20:2.0.1.1.8.5SUBPART E
Subpart E - Employment Networks
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.1SECTION 411.300
   411.300 What is an EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.2SECTION 411.305
   411.305 Who is eligible to be an EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.3SECTION 411.310
   411.310 How does an entity other than a State VR agency apply to be an EN and who will determine whether an entity qualifies as an EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.4SECTION 411.315
   411.315 What are the minimum qualifications necessary to be an EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.5SECTION 411.320
   411.320 What are an EN's responsibilities as a participant in the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.6SECTION 411.321
   411.321 Under what conditions will SSA terminate an agreement with an EN due to inadequate performance
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.7SECTION 411.325
   411.325 What reporting requirements are placed on an EN as a participant in the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.5.299.8SECTION 411.330
   411.330 How will SSA evaluate an EN's performance
20:2.0.1.1.8.6SUBPART F
Subpart F - State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies' Participation
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.299SUBJGRP 299
   Participation in the Ticket to Work Program
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.299.1SECTION 411.350
   411.350 Must a State VR agency participate in the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.299.2SECTION 411.355
   411.355 What payment options does a State VR agency have
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.299.3SECTION 411.365
   411.365 How does a State VR agency notify us about its choice of a payment system for use when functioning as an EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.299.4SECTION 411.375
   411.375 Does a State VR agency continue to provide services under the requirements of the State plan approved under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), when functioning as an EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.300SUBJGRP 300
   Ticket Status
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.300.5SECTION 411.380
   411.380 What does a State VR agency do if the State VR agency wants to determine whether a person seeking services has a ticket
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.300.6SECTION 411.385
   411.385 What does a State VR agency do if a beneficiary who is eligible for VR services has a ticket that is available for assignment or reassignment
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.300.7SECTION 411.390
   411.390 What does a State VR agency do if a beneficiary to whom it is already providing services has a ticket that is available for assignment
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.300.8SECTION 411.395
   411.395 Is a State VR agency required to provide periodic reports
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.301SUBJGRP 301
   Referrals by Employment Networks to State VR Agencies
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.301.9SECTION 411.400
   411.400 Can an EN to which a beneficiary's ticket is assigned refer the beneficiary to a State VR agency for services
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.302SUBJGRP 302
   Agreements Between Employment Networks and State VR Agencies
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.302.10SECTION 411.405
   411.405 When does an agreement between an EN and the State VR agency have to be in place
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.302.11SECTION 411.410
   411.410 Does each referral from an EN to a State VR agency require its own agreement
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.302.12SECTION 411.415
   411.415 Who will verify the establishment of agreements between ENs and State VR agencies
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.302.13SECTION 411.420
   411.420 What information should be included in an agreement between an EN and a State VR agency
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.302.14SECTION 411.425
   411.425 What should a State VR agency do if it gets an attempted referral from an EN and no agreement has been established between the EN and the State VR agency
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.302.15SECTION 411.430
   411.430 What should the PM do when it is informed that an EN has attempted to make a referral to a State VR agency without an agreement being in place
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.303SUBJGRP 303
   Resolving Disputes Arising Under Agreements Between Employment Networks and State VR Agencies
20:2.0.1.1.8.6.303.16SECTION 411.435
   411.435 How will disputes arising under the agreements between ENs and State VR agencies be resolved
20:2.0.1.1.8.7SUBPART G
Subpart G - Requirements For Individual Work Plans
20:2.0.1.1.8.7.304.1SECTION 411.450
   411.450 What is an Individual Work Plan
20:2.0.1.1.8.7.304.2SECTION 411.455
   411.455 What is the purpose of an IWP
20:2.0.1.1.8.7.304.3SECTION 411.460
   411.460 Who is responsible for determining what information is contained in the IWP
20:2.0.1.1.8.7.304.4SECTION 411.465
   411.465 What are the minimum requirements for an IWP
20:2.0.1.1.8.7.304.5SECTION 411.470
   411.470 When does an IWP become effective
20:2.0.1.1.8.8SUBPART H
Subpart H - Employment Network Payment Systems
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.1SECTION 411.500
   411.500 Definitions of terms used in this subpart.
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.2SECTION 411.505
   411.505 How is an EN paid
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.3SECTION 411.510
   411.510 How is the State VR agency paid under the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.4SECTION 411.515
   411.515 Can the EN change its elected payment system
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.5SECTION 411.520
   411.520 How are beneficiaries whose tickets are assigned to an EN affected by a change in that EN's elected payment system
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.6SECTION 411.525
   411.525 What payments are available under each of the EN payment systems
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.7SECTION 411.535
   411.535 Under what circumstances will milestones be paid
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.8SECTION 411.536
   411.536 Under what circumstances can we make a reconciliation payment under the outcome-milestone payment system
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.9SECTION 411.540
   411.540 How are the payment amounts calculated for each of the milestones
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.10SECTION 411.545
   411.545 How are the outcome payments calculated under the outcome-milestone payment system
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.11SECTION 411.550
   411.550 How are the outcome payments calculated under the outcome payment system
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.12SECTION 411.551
   411.551 How are EN payments calculated for transition cases pending on July 21, 2008
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.13SECTION 411.552
   411.552 What effect will the subsequent entitlement to title II benefits have on EN payments for title XVI beneficiaries after they assign their ticket
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.14SECTION 411.555
   411.555 Can the EN keep the milestone and outcome payments even if the beneficiary does not achieve all outcome months
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.15SECTION 411.560
   411.560 Is it possible to pay a milestone or outcome payment to more than one EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.16SECTION 411.565
   411.565 What happens if two or more ENs qualify for payment on the same ticket but have elected different EN payment systems
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.17SECTION 411.566
   411.566 May an EN use outcome or milestone payments to make payments to the beneficiary
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.18SECTION 411.570
   411.570 Can an EN request payment from the beneficiary who assigned a ticket to the EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.19SECTION 411.575
   411.575 How does the EN request payment for milestones or outcome payment months achieved by a beneficiary who assigned a ticket to the EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.20SECTION 411.580
   411.580 Can an EN receive payments for milestones or outcome payment months that occur before the beneficiary assigns a ticket to the EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.21SECTION 411.581
   411.581 Can an EN receive milestone and outcome payments for months after a beneficiary takes his or her ticket out of assignment
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.22SECTION 411.582
   411.582 Can a State VR agency receive payment under the cost reimbursement payment system if a continuous 9-month period of substantial gainful activity is completed after the ticket is assigned to an EN
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.23SECTION 411.585
   411.585 Can a State VR agency and an EN both receive payment for serving the same beneficiary
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.24SECTION 411.590
   411.590 What can an EN do if the EN disagrees with our decision on a payment request
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.25SECTION 411.595
   411.595 What oversight procedures are planned for the EN payment systems
20:2.0.1.1.8.8.304.26SECTION 411.597
   411.597 Will SSA periodically review the outcome payment system and the outcome-milestone payment system for possible modifications
20:2.0.1.1.8.9SUBPART I
Subpart I - Ticket to Work Program Dispute Resolution
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304SUBJGRP 304
   Disputes Between Beneficiaries and Employment Networks
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.1SECTION 411.600
   411.600 Is there a process for resolving disputes between beneficiaries and ENs that are not State VR agencies
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.2SECTION 411.605
   411.605 What are the responsibilities of the EN that is not a State VR agency regarding the dispute resolution process
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.3SECTION 411.610
   411.610 When should a beneficiary receive information on the procedures for resolving disputes
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.4SECTION 411.615
   411.615 How will a disputed issue be referred to the PM
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.5SECTION 411.620
   411.620 How long does the PM have to recommend a resolution to the dispute
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.6SECTION 411.625
   411.625 Can the beneficiary or the EN that is not a State VR agency request a review of the PM's recommendation
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.7SECTION 411.630
   411.630 Is SSA's decision final
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.304.8SECTION 411.635
   411.635 Can a beneficiary be represented in the dispute resolution process under the Ticket to Work program
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.305SUBJGRP 305
   Disputes Between Beneficiaries and State VR Agencies
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.305.9SECTION 411.640
   411.640 Do the dispute resolution procedures of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), apply to beneficiaries seeking services from the State VR agency
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.306SUBJGRP 306
   Disputes Between Employment Networks and Program Managers
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.306.10SECTION 411.650
   411.650 Is there a process for resolving disputes between ENs that are not State VR agencies and PMs, other than disputes on a payment request
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.306.11SECTION 411.655
   411.655 How will the PM refer the dispute to us
20:2.0.1.1.8.9.306.12SECTION 411.660
   411.660 Is SSA's decision final