As used in this article and §18-10B-1 et seq. of this code: (1) “State board” means the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, or where required by federal law, the board, commission or council designated by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce to oversee certain functions of the Division of Rehabilitation Services. All references […]
It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of, any list of, or names of, or any […]
The division, under the direction of any federally mandated board, commission, or council appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, is authorized and directed to cooperate with the federal government in providing vocational evaluation and work adjustment services to disadvantaged individuals. “Vocational evaluation and work adjustment services” include, as appropriate in each case, […]
(a) The workers' compensation commission shall create a classification and calculate a base premium tax rate for clients of the Division of Rehabilitation Services participating in unpaid work-based training programs within integrated community-based settings. The workers' compensation commission shall report to the Division of Rehabilitation Services: (1) The amount of the base premium tax rate […]
The disability determination section of the division of vocational rehabilitation created pursuant to the provisions of section three, article ten-a, chapter eighteen of this code, is hereby continued and shall be named the social security disability determination section. The social security disability determination section shall be subject to chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
In addition to duties imposed by other federal and state laws, the assistant director shall: (1) Ensure that each client of the agency who is denied benefits is
(a) The Center for Excellence in Disabilities shall maintain a central registry of persons who sustain severe head injury other than through disease, whether or not permanent disability results, in order to facilitate the provision of appropriate services through referral and collaboration with the division and other state agencies for such persons. (b) The current […]
(a) The Division of Rehabilitation Services is transferred to the Department of Commerce created in §5F-1-1 et seq. of this code. The secretary shall appoint any board, commission, or council over the division to the extent required by federal law to qualify for federal funds for providing rehabilitation services for disabled persons. The secretary and […]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, beginning July 1, 2012, rehabilitation teachers shall be paid at the equivalent rate of pay of teachers, pursuant to section two, article four, chapter eighteen-a of this code. Rehabilitation teachers shall be paid outside the public school support plan, defined in section one, article […]
The division shall be administered, under the general supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce or, if required by federal law his or her designated state board, by a director appointed by the secretary, or if required by federal law his or her designated state board in accordance with established personnel […]
Except as otherwise provided by law the division shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to disabled individuals determined by the director to be eligible therefor, and for this purpose the division is authorized among other things to: (1) Cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the vocational rehabilitation of […]
The purpose of this section is to declare the intent of the state to enable severely physically disabled adults to enter or continue in the workforce, to enhance the opportunities for disabled individuals to participate fully in society through self-fulfillment and economic independence. The division shall administer the provision of attendant care services as a […]
The division, or if required by federal law the board, commission or council appointed by the secretary of the Department of Education and the arts to oversee certain functions of the division, shall make agreements or plans to cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational […]
The State Treasurer is hereby designated as the custodian of all funds received from the federal government under any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation. The State Treasurer shall make disbursements from such funds and from all state funds available for vocational rehabilitation purposes on warrants of the State Auditor, requisitioned as provided in section […]
(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a separate account which shall be designated the “West Virginia Rehabilitation Services Special Account”. The director of rehabilitation services shall deposit promptly into the account all fees received for services provided by the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center from whatever source, including the federal government, state government […]
The director is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and use gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of this article. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the state board are proper and consistent with the provisions of this article may be so accepted and shall […]
Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any disabled individual who is present in the state at the time of filing his application therefor, if the director after full investigation shall determine that his rehabilitation can be satisfactorily achieved. Such services shall also be provided to any person who is eligible therefor under the terms […]
Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the division shall be entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a fair hearing.
