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The plan shall be agreed to and signed by the client, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by the Department. When the Department is operating under an order of selection, the plan shall be developed and implemented for individuals meeting the Department’s order of selection criteria. The plan shall be reviewed at least annually by the client, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and the qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":237559,"text":"A written individualized plan for employment for each recipient of vocational rehabilitation services provided or funded by the Department, in whole or in part, shall be developed as soon as possible, but not later than 90 days after the due date of the determination of eligibility, unless an extension is agreed to by the client, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and the Department. The plan shall be agreed to and signed by the client, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by the Department. When the Department is operating under an order of selection, the plan shall be developed and implemented for individuals meeting the Department’s order of selection criteria. 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 421 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2002, chapter 46<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 27<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65330,"identifier":"51.5-172","token":"51.5\/14\/11\/51.5-172","url":"\/51.5-172\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-172\/","token":"51.5\/14\/11\/51.5-172","dublin_core":{"Title":"Individualized plan for employment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-172","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A written individualized plan for employment for each recipient of vocational rehabilitation services provided or funded by the Department<\/span>, in whole or in part, shall be developed as soon as possible, but not later than 90 days after the due date of the determination of eligibility, unless an extension is agreed to by the client<\/span>, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and the Department<\/span>. The plan shall be agreed to and signed by the client<\/span>, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by the Department<\/span>. When the Department<\/span> is operating under an order<\/span> of selection, the plan shall be developed and implemented for individuals meeting the Department<\/span>’s order<\/span> of selection criteria. The plan shall be reviewed at least annually by the client<\/span>, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and the qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT (\u00a7 51.5-172)\n\nA written individualized plan for employment for each recipient of vocational\nrehabilitation services provided or funded by the Department, in whole or in\npart, shall be developed as soon as possible, but not later than 90 days after\nthe due date of the determination of eligibility, unless an extension is agreed\nto by the client, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and the Department.\nThe plan shall be agreed to and signed by the client, his parents or guardian,\nif appropriate, and a qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by\nthe Department. When the Department is operating under an order of selection,\nthe plan shall be developed and implemented for individuals meeting the\nDepartment’s order of selection criteria. The plan shall be reviewed at\nleast annually by the client, his parents or guardian, if appropriate, and the\nqualified vocational rehabilitation counselor.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 421, \u00a7\u00a7 51.01-17, 51.5-17; 2002, c. 46; 2012, cc. 803, 835;\n2016, c. 27.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}