DBS Standards Manual
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2/2015
Chapter 3: Rates
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3.2 Service Rates
(Revised 01/07, 11/08, 04/09, 10/09, 01/10, 11/10, 04/11, 12/11, 12/12, 07/13, 1/15,
2/15)
Contractual rates for specific services may not exceed the following amounts.
Description of Service
Assistive Technology Evaluation
Assistive Technology Training
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Authorized Rate
$125.00 per evaluation
$62.50 per demonstration
On-Site Services:
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$37.00 for baseline/post-training
assessment
$75.00 per hour for training time
$30.00 per hour per consumer for on-site
group training
Facility-Based Services:
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Keyboarding Skills Training
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Independent Living Services
$20.00 for baseline/post-training
assessment
$40.00 per hour for one-on-one training
$30.00 per hour per consumer for group
training (no more than three students per
instructor)
$10.00 per hour for independent practice
time
$5.00 for baseline/post-training assessment
$20.00 per hour for training time (one-onone)
$10.00 per hour for lab time
Note: For more information, see Assistive
Technology Trainer Guidelines and Procedures,
Chapter 3: Keyboard Skills Training.
$35.00 per hour for providing direct IL Services to
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(Individualized Skills Training)
Vocational Evaluation
Vocational Adjustment Training
(VAT)
Work Adjustment
Job Readiness Training—includes
all of the following:
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Personal/Socialization Skills
Résumé Development
Job Application Training
Job Seeking Skills Training
Interviewing Skills Training
Job Retention Skills Training
Job Placement
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Authorized Rate
consumers, or conferencing with the DBS case
manager about a consumer’s IL Services.
 $1,100.00 per vocational evaluation (does
not include the CVES)
 $500.00 per Comprehensive Vocational
Evaluation System (CVES)
 $220.00 per day for up to 5 days for
additional assessments such as situational
assessments, vocational explorations, and
aptitude tests when added to the CVES
service
 the no-show rate for vocational evaluations
is $110 per consumer per day
$685.00 per session (minimum of 20 hours;
maximum of 40 hours total)
$761.25 per month or $38.00 per day if less than
one full month, or $7.50 per hour for up to 25
hours per week
$37.50 per hour for a maximum of 20 hours
(additional hours may be approved by the
appropriate supervisor as stated in the contract
specifications)
First Payment
$1,000.00 per job placement per consumer upon
receipt of the provider's completed DARS2873,
Initial Placement Report. The placement must be
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in an integrated setting;
at or above minimum wage;
for at least the minimum number of hours
anticipated in the DARS2876, Job
Placement Referral Acceptance form; and
in an organization or business that is not
owned, operated, controlled, or governed
by the service provider.
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Authorized Rate
Second Payment
After 90 days of continuous employment (under
the conditions specified above), the provider will
be paid $1,650.00 plus an amount equal to
1. two weeks of the consumer's gross
earnings if a copy of the consumer's most
recent paycheck or stub is attached to the
DARS2872, Job Placement Final Billing
form; or
2. one week of the consumer's gross earnings
if a copy of the consumer's most recent
paycheck or stub is not attached to the
DARS2872, Job Placement Final Billing
form but the consumer's counselor or case
manager has verified the consumer's
successful employment for a period of at
least 90 days.
Employment Network (EN) Employment
Advancement Payment 1—$600
Diabetes Self-Management
Education Services: Individualized
Services Only
EN Employment Advancement Payment 2—
$600
$95.00 per hour for
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assessment services
follow-up services
skills training
$55.00 per hour per consumer
Diabetes Self-Management
Education Services: Group Services
Note: Group services require a minimum of two
Only
consumers per group.
Orientation and Mobility Training:
$60.00 per hour
Individualized Services Only
Orientation and Mobility Training:
 $60.00 per hour for first consumer
Group Services Only
 $30.00 per hour for second consumer
 $30.00 per hour for third consumer
Note: Group services may not exceed three
consumers per group.
Supported Employment Services
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Benchmark 1A: Supported Employment
Assessment (SEA)—$975
Benchmark 1B: Supported Employment
Services Plan (SESP) Part 1— $150
Benchmark 2: Job Placement and SESP
Part 2— $1500.00
Benchmark 3: Four-Week Job
Maintenance— $1500.00
Benchmark 4: Eight-Week Job
Maintenance— $750.00
Benchmark 5: Job Stability— $750.00
Benchmark 6: VR Closure— $3,000.00
EN Employment Advancement Payment
1— $1,237.50
Professional Placement Premium—$500.00
Criminal Background Premium—$500.00
Deaf Service Premium at completion of
Benchmark 1b—$533.00
Deaf Service Premium at completion of
Benchmark 6—$3,550.00
Note: DBS does not pay for no-shows for
supported employment services.
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