§348-1 State vocational rehabilitation; policy and scope. (a) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to handicapped individuals throughout the State in accordance with this chapter and within the limits of available federal, state, and private funds. The vocational rehabilitation plan, formulated in conformance with the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and adopted pursuant to […]
§348-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: “Department” means the department of human services. “Director” means the director of human services. “Eligible handicapped individual”, when used with respect to diagnostic and related services, training, guidance, and placement, means any handicapped individual whose vocational rehabilitation is determined feasible by the department of human services, and […]
§348-3 Functions of the department. (a) Except as may be otherwise provided with respect to the blind, the department of human services shall be the state agency to supervise and administer the vocational rehabilitation services authorized by this chapter under the state plan formulated in conformance with the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, except […]
§348-4 REPEALED. L 1979, c 188, §1(4).
§348-5 Federal employees. Rehabilitation services provided under the state plan shall be available to any civil employee of the United States disabled while in the performance of the employee’s duty, on the same terms and conditions as apply to other persons. [L 1955, c 231, pt of §2; RL 1955, §42-34; HRS §348-5; gen ch […]
§348-6 Administrative personnel and administration. (a) The department of human services may adopt and promulgate regulations with respect to methods of administration, use of medical and other records of individuals who have been provided vocational rehabilitation services, and the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards, including provisions relating to the tenure, appointment, and qualification of […]
§348-7 Cooperative arrangements, etc. Pursuant to the general policies of the department of human services, the department is authorized: (1) To cooperate with and utilize the services of the state agency administering the public assistance program, the Social Security Administration, and other federal, state, city and county, and local public agencies providing services relating to […]
§348-8 State rehabilitation council. (a) There is established within the department a state rehabilitation council. The council shall consist of twenty-one members appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34 and without regard to section 78-4. The members shall include: (1) At least one representative of a parent training and information center; (2) At […]
§348-9 REPEALED. L 2009, c 97, §2.
