(a) VR services are provided to family members only
if without the services the applicant or customer would be unable
to begin or continue the rehabilitation program, and the customer's
employment would be unnecessarily delayed or could not be achieved.
(b) Only family members whose receipt of services would
further the applicant's or customer's vocational adjustment or rehabilitation
may receive services.
(c) Family member, for purposes of receiving vocational
rehabilitation services in accordance with this section, means an
individual:
(1) who either:
(A) is a relative or guardian of the applicant or customer;
or
(B) lives in the same household as the applicant or
customer;
(2) who has a substantial interest in the well-being
of the applicant or customer; and
(3) whose receipt of services is necessary to enable
the applicant or customer to achieve an employment outcome.
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