New and Existing Providers
Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRPs) are approved through Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) to provide a variety of employment services to individuals with disabilities. The following information is for new or existing CRPs.
Application and Providers
Community Rehabilitation Provider Application - SFN 1195
Contact Cheryl Anderson for more information.
| Provider | Region of Operation | Services Provided |
| All Embracing Home Care | Grand Forks |
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| Alpha Opportunities | Jamestown |
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| Anne Carlson Center | Grand Forks Fargo Jamestown |
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| The Arc of Cass County | Fargo |
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| Brenda Schreiner | Fargo |
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| Community Living Services, Inc. | Fargo |
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| Community Options Residential Services (CORES), Inc. | Williston and Watford City Minot Devils Lake Grand Forks Fargo Jamestown Bismarck Dickinson |
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| Development Homes | Grand Forks |
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| Easter Seals Goodwill North Dakota, Inc. |
Minot |
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| Encompass | Fargo Jamestown |
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| Friendship | Grafton Fargo |
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| HIT Inc. | Bismarck Dickinson |
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| Kalix (MVAW) | Minot Devils Lake Rolla Belcourt |
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| Lake Region Corporation | Devils Lake |
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| McKenzie County Public School | Williston |
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| Opportunity Foundation, Inc. | Williston Minot |
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| Pride, Inc. | Bismarck |
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| Red River Human Services Foundation | Fargo |
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| Red River Stepping Stones | Grand Forks |
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| Rehab Services, Inc. | Minot |
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| Success Unlimited, Inc. | Grand Forks |
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| Triumph, Inc. | Jamestown |
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| Vocational Training Center, Inc. | Fargo |
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| WorkBloom | Bismarck |
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Work Assessments and Job Coaching
SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Short-term work evaluation with up to three job options to explore skill sets based on client’s interests.
Length of assessment - between 2-8 hours over the course of 1-2 days.
Billable Activity:
- Flat rate includes time spent setting up and conducting assessment and report writing.
Trial Work
Helps to determine the client's capacity to benefit from VR services.
Length of assessment - Can be several work shift over 2-3 weeks.
Billable Activity:
- Establishing sites: 2 hours per site
- Trial work report: 2 hours
- Follow-up meeting: 1 hour per experience
- Time spent conducting assessment
This training involves a personal coach to help the individual learn the tasks of the job. Job coaching is often one-on-one training.
Student Work Experience
Short-term work experience for high school students to help build essential, entry level work skills.
Length - Typically between 6-8 weeks.
Billable Activity:
- Job search with youth present billed at an hourly rate.
- Job coaching up to 5 hours per week at an hourly rate. *
*Additional hours for job coaching may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
Adult Work Experience
Short-term work experience used as an opportunity to acquire additional work skills and behaviors needed to prepare for employment.
Length - Typically between 8-12 weeks. Job coaching is expected to fade over the course of the experience.
Billable Activity:
- Total hours authorized as determined by VR.
- Hours are billed at an hourly rate.
Job Development/Placement and On-the-Job Supports
Job coaching is provided for 3-4 months. Services are expected to fade over time with no ongoing supports once the client learns the job and is stable in performing the work duties and tasks.
Billable Activity:
- Total hours authorized as determined by VR.
- Hours are billed at an hourly rate.
Supported Employment
Job coaches start with as much support as needed and gradually reduce time spend with the client as they learn job duties and tasks. Long term usually between 6-24 months. Supports will continue to be provided through alternative sources once the VR case is closed.
Billable Activity:
- Services that are billed at an hourly rate.
- Intake meeting, job search, and job coaching.
- Services that are billed at a flat rate.
- Placement fee after 30 days successfully employed.
- Final outcome and premium payments at successful closure.
Customized Employment
Negotiated job duties that matches the clients strengths and the needs of the business. For those who would like to enter the workforce but may not have skills necessary to perform all essential duties (job carving). Job coaching and follow-up are provided.
Billable Activity:
- Services that are billed at an hourly rate.
- Intake meeting, job development, job search, and job coaching.
- Services that are billed at a flat rate.
- Discovery activities, placement fee after 30 days successfully employed.
- Final outcome and premium payments at successful closure.
The VR counselor will identify if the individual qualifies for premium payments.
Successful Premium Payments (maximum of five) will be approved for the following six categories:
1. Criminal background (felony and misdemeanors if relevant to employment and based on counselor judgement)
2. Any client who desires to obtain or maintain employment in the community where they live, excluding the eight regional cities, Valley City or Wahpeton
3. Professional placement (any client with an Associate Degree or higher and being placed in position requiring this level of education)
4. Brain injury
5. Substance use disorder
6. Autism and intellectual disability
Example: A client wanting to work in their own community of Killdeer (premium), who has a felony that affects employment (premium) and was determined eligible for services due to having a brain injury (premium), substance use (premium), and has an intellectual disability (premium) would receive the outcome and maximum of five premium payments.
CRP Information
VR Payment Rates
Assessment and Skill Development Services
Assessment and Evaluation
Situational Assessment
Deliverable: Situational assessment report
Rate: $370 per assessment
Rate effective date: July 1, 2021Trial Work
Deliverable: Trial work report and invoice.
Rate: $48 per hour
Rate effective date: July 1, 2021
Student Work Experience
Work Experience with CRP
Deliverable: Monthly progress report with invoice.
Rate: $48 per hour
Rate effective date: July 1, 2021Work Experience with Employer (no CRP)
Deliverable: Monthly progress report with invoice.
Rate: $15 per hour
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2021
Adult Work Experience
Adult Work Experience with CRP
Deliverable: Monthly progress report with invoice.
Rate: $48 per hour
Rate effective date: Jan. 5, 2022Adult Work Experience with Employer (no CRP)
Deliverable: Progress report with invoice.
Rate: $2,400 total. If the experience is less than eight weeks, the rate is $200 per week.
Rate effective date: Jan. 5, 2022
Employment Services
Job Development and Placement (JDP)
Job Development and Placement
Deliverable: Monthly progress report with invoice and documentation of employment.
Rate: $55 per hour
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023Outcome Payment for Successful Closure
Deliverable: Documentation of employment.
Rate: $500
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023Premium Payment for Successful Closure
Rate: $250 per premium (up to five)
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023
On-the-Job Supports - Short-Term
Intake and Job Search
Deliverable: Monthly progress report showing hours.
Rate: $55 per hour
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023Supported Employment Job Coaching
Deliverable: Monthly progress report showing hours.
Rate: $55 per hour
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023Job Placement (after 30 days of employment)
Deliverable: Documentation of employment.
Rate: $500
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2021Outcome Payment for Successful Closure
Deliverable: Monthly progress report and documentation of employment.
Rate: $1,100
Rate effective date: July 1, 2021Premium Payment for Successful Closure
Rate: $250 per premium (up to five)
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023
Supported Employment Program (SEP) Training and Stabilization
Intake and Job Search
Deliverable: Monthly progress report showing hours.
Rate: $55 per hour
Rate effective rate: Jan. 1, 2023Supported Employment Job Coaching
Deliverable: Monthly progress report showing hours.
Rate: $55 per hour
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023Job Placement (after 30 days of employment)
Deliverable: Documentation of employment.
Rate: $500
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2021Outcome Payment for Successful Closure
Deliverable: Monthly progress report and documentation of employment.
Rate: $1,100
Rate effective date: July 1, 2021Premium Outcome Payment for Successful Closure
Rate: $250 per premium (up to five)
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023
Assessment and Evaluation: Discovery
Discovery Planning Meetings and Discovery Activities
Deliverable: Completed Discovery profile and customized employment job development plan that includes a list of 10-20 specific local businesses.
Rate: $2,200
Rate effective date: Aug. 3, 2022
Customized Employment
Job Development and Negotiation (includes optional video resume)
Deliverable: Monthly progress report and invoice showing hours, review video resume, if applicable.
Rate: $2,200
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023Customized Employment Job Coaching
Deliverable: Monthly progress report with invoice showing hours.
Rate: $55 per hour
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023Job Placement (after 30 days of employment)
Deliverable: Documentation of employment - customized job description or job proposal.
Rate: $500
Rate effective date: July 1, 2021Outcome Payment for Successful Closure
Deliverable: Monthly progress report and documentation of employment.
Rate: $1,100
Rate effective date: July 1, 2021Premium Outcome Payment for Successful Closure (up to five)
Rate: $250 per premium
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023
Additional Allowable Costs
- Mileage Costs for CRP
Deliverable: Invoice showing miles traveled.
Rate: 72.5¢ per mile
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2026 - Source of Extended Services designated on the Plan
Rate: Varies by funding source.
Rate effective date: Jan. 1, 2023
Contact Us
Cheryl Anderson
1000 E. Divide Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 328-8959
Toll Free: (800) 755-2745
711 (TTY)
Fax: (701) 328-1884
Email: cheanderson@nd.gov