Supported Employment is a nationally accredited CARF service titled Community Employment Services that includes Job Development, Job Supports and Job-Site Training as well as the minimum requirements for a Supported Employment Specialist (SES) or Job Coach.

      The proposed regulations do not support SE as a professional service requiring the same high level professionalism as required by CARF and, in effect, diminishes the profession and the quality of services. Waiver participants participating in the Consumer Directed SE service should be afforded the same level of SE expertise, knowledge, and professionalism that other Waiver participants enjoy.