[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR411.315]

[Page 707-708]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 411_The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart E_Employment Networks
 
Sec. 411.315  What are the minimum qualifications necessary to be an EN?

    To serve as an EN under the Ticket to Work program, an entity must 
meet and maintain compliance with both general selection criteria and 
specific selection criteria.
    (a) The general criteria include:
    (1) having systems in place to protect the confidentiality of 
personal information about beneficiaries seeking or receiving services;
    (2) being accessible, both physically and programmatically, to 
beneficiaries seeking or receiving services (examples of being 
programmatically accessible include the capability of making documents 
and literature available in alternate media including Braille, recorded 
formats, enlarged print, and electronic media; and insuring that data 
systems available to clients are fully accessible for independent use by 
persons with disabilities);
    (3) not discriminating in the provision of services based on a 
beneficiary's age, gender, race, color, creed, or national origin;
    (4) having adequate resources to perform the activities required 
under the agreement with us or the ability to obtain them;
    (5) complying with the terms and conditions in the agreement with 
us, including delivering or coordinating the delivery of employment 
services, vocational rehabilitation services, and other support 
services; and
    (6) implementing accounting procedures and control operations 
necessary to carry out the Ticket to Work program.
    (b) The specific criteria that an entity must meet to qualify as an 
EN include:

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    (1)(i) Using staff who are qualified under applicable certification, 
licensing, or registration standards that apply to their profession 
including certification or accreditation by national accrediting or 
certifying organizations; or
    (ii) Using staff that are otherwise qualified based on education or 
experience, such as by using staff with experience or a college degree 
in a field related to the services the EN wants to provide, such as 
vocational counseling, human relations, teaching, or psychology; and
    (2) Taking reasonable steps to assure that if any medical and 
related health services are provided, such medical and health related 
services are provided under the formal supervision of persons licensed 
to prescribe or supervise the provision of these services in the State 
in which the services are performed.
    (c) Any entity must have applicable certificates, licenses or other 
credentials if such documentation is required by State law to provide 
vocational rehabilitation services, employment services or other support 
services.
    (d) We will not use the following as an EN:
    (1) any entity that has had its license, accreditation, 
certification, or registration suspended or revoked for reasons 
concerning professional competence or conduct or financial integrity;
    (2) any entity that has surrendered a license, accreditation, 
certification, or registration with a disciplinary proceeding pending; 
or
    (3) any entity that is precluded from Federal procurement or non-
procurement programs.