Specifications include, but are not limited to: Provider will employ a program manager to provide program oversight, and up to 11 full time equivalents of Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapists (CVRT): one in the Presque Isle area; two in the Bangor-Ellsworth area; four in the central Maine area of Rockland, Augusta and Lewiston; and four in the southern Maine area. Provider must be able to adjust statewide coverage based on caseload need throughout these regions during the contract period. Prior to execution of a contract, the Provider will be required to show employment and/or offers of employment of all such individuals and documentation of CVRT certification by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP). • CVRT will work as part of a VR or IL consumer centered team. • CVRT will provide community based CVRT services for skill development in such things as activities of daily living, communications, employment readiness, use of residual vision, etc., to meet rehabilitation needs as determined by an agreed upon individual’s VR or IL plan. • As part of a team, the CVRT may provide in-service training, remote training and public education. • A comprehensive assessment including estimated timelines will be completed by a CVRT on each consumer and provided to DBVI. • CVRT will provide timely progress reports to DBVI IL/VR team members, as outlined in the contract. • In addition to the community-based work previously identified, part of this work by the southern Maine CVRT’s may take place with resident consumers in the Rehabilitation Training Center located in Portland. • The specialty services provided shall be directly provided by ACVREP Certified professionals or Vision Rehabilitation Therapists in training under the supervision of certified VRTs • CVRT services are provided to individuals on a frequency determined by individual need combined with the optimal geographic efficiency.
