281—56.6 (259) Eligibility for specific services. Financial need must be established prior to provision of certain services at the division’s expense. Applicants are eligible for physical restoration, occupational licenses, customary occupational tools and equipment, training materials, maintenance and transportation (except transportation for diagnosis, guidance or placement) only on the basis of financial need and when services are not otherwise immediately available. The following criteria are established for determination of eligibility of clients for the following services:
	 56.6(1) Physical restoration.
	  a.   	 The service is necessary for the client’s satisfactory occupational adjustment.
	  b.   	 The condition causing disability is relatively stable or slowly progressive.
	  c.   	 The condition is of a nature that treatment may be expected to remove, arrest, or substantially reduce the disability within a reasonable length of time.
	  d.   	 The prognosis for life and employability are favorable.
	 56.6(2) Training and training materials.
	  a.   	 The training and books and supplies are necessary for the client’s satisfactory occupational adjustment.
	  b.   	 The client has the mental and physical capacity to acquire a skill that the client can perform in an occupation commensurate with the client’s abilities and limitations.
	  c.   	 The client is not otherwise precluded by law from employment in the client’s field of training.
	  d.   	 The client meets the residency requirement.
	 56.6(3) Occupational licenses and occupational tools and equipment. The division may pay for occupational licenses and customary occupational tools and equipment when necessary for the client’s entrance into, and successful performance in, a selected occupation.
	 56.6(4) Transportation. A client may be provided transportation in connection with securing medical or psychological examinations, physical restoration, training or placement, if such transportation is part of the client’s IPE. A companion may be provided transportation at the division’s expense if the client cannot travel alone.
	 56.6(5) Maintenance. A client is eligible for maintenance when it is necessary to the client’s vocational rehabilitation and is an extra expense incurred due to the IPE.