§ 49-9-11. Residency Requirement; Financial Need
Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any qualified individual who is a bona fide resident of the state. The financial need of eligible persons with disabilities will be considered in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to the extent allowed by federal or other state law. History. Code 1981, § 34-15-10, enacted by Ga. […]
§ 49-8-2. Purpose of Chapter
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the administration, allocation, and distribution of funds from the Community Services Block Grant and other funding sources; to provide for the definition of a community action agency; to continue a flexible and decentralized system of state, regional, and local programs; to provide the support for […]
§ 49-9-12. Independent Living Program
The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is the designated state unit for the independent living program. The independent living program is authorized to provide or contract for the provision of such services as may be needed to enable persons with disabilities to attain the maximum degree of independent living. The powers delegated and authorized in this […]
§ 49-8-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Board of directors” means the policy-making board of a community action agency. “Community action agency” means a public or private nonprofit corporation which was a recipient of community services block grant funds on January 1, 1989, or its successors. “Director” means the person designated by the commissioner of […]
§ 49-9-13. Entitlement to Hearing if Aggrieved
Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the agency shall be entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a hearing in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” and in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. History. Code 1981, […]
§ 49-8-4. Administration of Chapter
For purposes of administration, responsibility for the coordination of community services and fiscal accountability shall be determined by the commissioner of human services. The director is authorized to issue special instructions or rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1645, § 4; Ga. L. […]
§ 49-9-14. Rights Not Transferable; Exempt From Creditors
Any rights of persons with disabilities to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and shall be exempt from the claims of creditors. History. Code 1981, § 34-15-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1981, § 49-9-14 , as redesignated by Ga. L. […]
§ 49-8-5. Distribution of Funds; Local Boards of Directors; Audits; Bonding of Agency Employees
Moneys appropriated for the purposes of this chapter shall be allocated by contract with community action agencies. Such allocations shall be approved by the director only upon the submission of a proposal prepared by the agency and approved by the board of directors of the community action agency involved. Moneys appropriated for the purposes of […]
§ 49-9-15. Coverage by a Hospitalization or Medical Insurance Policy
Where a person with disabilities who receives vocational rehabilitation services is covered by a hospitalization or medical insurance policy, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall be subrogated to the rights of such person with disabilities to recover in an amount not to exceed the cost of vocational rehabilitation services rendered by the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation […]
§ 49-8-6. Authorized and Unauthorized Activities of Local Agencies
Each community action agency shall use funds available to it under this chapter and other sources for the planning, operation, outreach, and evaluation of a variety of community service pilot programs designed to assist the economically disadvantaged and other persons to achieve self-sufficiency. Community action agencies shall maintain a coordinating role in the community. No […]