It is the purpose of the Virgin Islands to provide vocational rehabilitation services to physically handicapped individuals of the Virgin Islands so that they may prepare for and engage in useful and remunerative occupations to the extent of their capabilities, thus increasing their social and economic well-being and the productive capacity of the Virgin Islands […]
For the purposes of this chapter— “maintenance” means payments to cover the handicapped individual’s basic living expenses, such as food, shelter, clothing, health maintenance, and other subsistence expenses essential to achieving the individual’s vocational rehabilitation objective; “nonprofit”, when used with respect to a rehabilitation facility or a workshop, means a rehabilitation facility and a workshop, […]
The Department of Human Services shall be the sole agency for the administration, in the Virgin Islands, of the vocational rehabilitation program provided for by this chapter, and by the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act and all acts of Congress amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
(a) The Department of Human Services has authority and jurisdiction to, and shall — (1) cooperate with the United States Department of Health and Human Services in carrying out, in the Virgin Islands, the provisions of the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended; (2) cooperate with, and (pursuant to cooperative and other arrangements where necessary) […]
The Commissioner of Finance shall be the custodian of all funds received from the Federal Government for the purpose of carrying out any Federal statutes pertaining to the purpose of this chapter, and shall make disbursements from such funds and from all Virgin Islands funds available for such purpose upon certification in the manner provided […]
The Department of Human Services may accept and use gifts unconditionally by will or otherwise for carrying out the purpose of this chapter. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the Department are proper and consistent with the provisions of this chapter may be so accepted and shall be held, invested, reinvested, […]
Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any physically handicapped individual, including any civil employee of the United States disabled while in the performance of his duty, who, at the time of filing his application therefor, resides in the Virgin Islands; Provided, That where necessary to achieve the vocational rehabilitation of an individual such vocational […]
The right of any individual to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity.
Any individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation or any other services authorized by this chapter who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of any authorized officer or employee of the Department of Human Services, shall be entitled to a fair hearing by the Commissioner.
It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the programs authorized by this chapter, 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, or names of, or […]
No officer or employee engaged in the administration of the programs authorized by this chapter shall use his official authority or influence or permit the use of the vocational rehabilitation programs for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof or for any partisan political purpose. No such officer or employee […]
