Section 21-306 – Eligibility for Rehabilitation
To be eligible for rehabilitation an individual shall: (1) Be disabled; and (2) Be susceptible of rehabilitation.
Section 21-307 – Injured Workers’ Rehabilitation
(a) The State Board of Education and the State Workers’ Compensation Commission shall administer jointly the program established in this section. (b) The State Workers’ Compensation Commission: (1) Shall establish a rehabilitation program; (2) May employ the necessary rehabilitation counselors and clerical staff to review all reports and claims; (3) Shall select from the reports and claims filed with it […]
Section 21-308 – Confidentiality of Records of Division
Any report, record, memorandum, action, or finding of the Division of Rehabilitation Services may not be referred to in any way or be received as evidence in any civil proceeding before any agency or court, except under the rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, under this subtitle.
Section 21-309 – Tax Credits
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Business entity” means: (i) A person conducting or operating a trade or business in Maryland; or (ii) An organization operating in Maryland that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code. (3) “Division” means the Division of Rehabilitation Services of the Maryland […]
Section 21-310 – Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “DORS” means the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education. (3) “DORS consumer” means an individual determined eligible for rehabilitation services under § 21–306 of this subtitle who is placed by DORS in an unpaid work–based learning experience. (4) “Unpaid work–based learning experience” means […]
Section 21-304 – Division of Rehabilitation Services
(a) There is a Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education. (b) The State Board of Education shall: (1) Disburse all funds provided, and administer all programs established under this subtitle, for the rehabilitation of disabled individuals; (2) Appoint and fix the compensation of the personnel necessary to administer this subtitle; (3) Rehabilitate and place in gainful […]
Section 21-305 – Transitioning Students With Disabilities
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Division” means the Division of Rehabilitation Services within the Maryland State Department of Education. (3) “Transition services” means a coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability who meets the definition of a transitioning student that promotes movement from school to postschool activities, including […]
Section 21-301 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Disability” means any defect or infirmity that may incapacitate an individual totally or partially for gainful employment or independent living. (c) “Federal acts” means the rehabilitation acts of the United States Congress. (d) “Rehabilitation” means the process of enabling a disabled individual to become gainfully employed and […]
Section 21-302 – Acceptance of Federal Acts
(a) The State of Maryland assents to the federal acts. (b) The State Treasurer shall: (1) Be the custodian of any money received under the federal acts; and (2) Disburse this money in accordance with the federal acts. (c) The State Board of Education shall: (1) Cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies in administering the federal acts; and (2) Do anything necessary […]
Section 21-303 – Employment Program Fund
(a) There is an Employment Program Fund in the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education. (b) Funds for the Employment Program Fund established under this section shall be included in the budget of the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education. (c) A community rehabilitation and employment agency accredited by the […]