§ 49-9-51. Creation of Employment First Georgia Council; Membership; Operation
There is created the Employment First Georgia Council. The council shall be assigned to the Department of Human Services for administrative purposes only, as defined by Code Section 50-4-3; provided, however, that the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall provide staff and administrative and clerical functions for the council. The Employment First Georgia Council shall be […]
§ 49-9-52. Purpose of Council; “Employment First Policy” or “Employment first.”
The purpose of the Employment First Georgia Council shall be to advise the Governor, General Assembly, and state agencies as to the adoption and integration of a policy that recognizes that competitive integrated employment, including self-employment, is the first and preferred option of all state funded services provided to working age individuals with disabilities. Such […]
§ 49-9-53. Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities of Council
The council shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities to: Develop an Employment First training plan for providers of services to individuals with disabilities; Coordinate and conduct with other state, federal, and private entities, as appropriate, educational activities to increase awareness of the Employment First Policy; Evaluate the funding mechanism for services in the […]
§ 49-10-1. Board of Health Care Workforce; Composition; Expense Allowances; Staffing; Advisory Committees
The Georgia Board for Physician Workforce which existed on January 1, 2019, is continued in existence but on and after July 1, 2019, shall become and be known as the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, referred to in this chapter as the “board,” and shall be attached to the Department of Community Health for […]
§ 49-10-2. Purpose
The purpose of the board shall be to address the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support and development of medical education programs and to increase the number of physicians and health care practitioners practicing in underserved rural areas. History. Code 1981, § 49-10-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 616, […]
§ 49-10-3. Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities
The board shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: To locate and determine specific underserved areas of the state in which unmet priority needs exist for physicians and health care practitioners by monitoring and evaluating the supply and distribution of physicians and health care practitioners by specialty and geographical location; To award service cancelable […]
§ 49-9-16. Lien Upon Causes of Actions; Procedure for Perfecting Lien; Notice; Fee; Releases and Covenants Not to Sue
Where a person with disabilities who receives vocational rehabilitation services is entitled to recover damages for said injuries, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall have a lien, in an amount not to exceed the cost of rehabilitation services rendered, upon any and all causes of action accruing to the individual to whom such services were […]
§ 49-10-4. Power to Make Contracts; Authority to Adopt Rules and Regulations
The board shall have the power to contract with other state and federal agencies, persons, corporations, associations, institutions, and authorities in carrying out its responsibilities. In addition, the board shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry out those responsibilities. History. Code 1981, § 49-10-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, […]
§ 49-9-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term or terms: “Agency” means the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency created pursuant to Code Section 49-9-4. “Blind person” means a person who has: Not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction; or An equally disabling loss of the visual field. “Board” means the Georgia […]
§ 49-9-2. Creation of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board
There is created the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board. The board shall consist of nine members who work or have worked in the area of vocational rehabilitation or who are a part of the vocational rehabilitation community; provided, however, that five members shall be persons with disabilities or family members of persons with disabilities. The […]