§347-10  Donations and examinations for
sight conservation.  (a)  Donations.  The department of human services in
its sight conservation program may accept and expend or distribute donations,
eye glasses, and other services for sight conservation and for assistance to
blind and visually handicapped persons; provided that any donations of money so
received shall be deposited in the state treasury and disbursed therefrom for
such purposes pursuant to this chapter.



(b)  Cause and prevention of blindness, examinations. 
The department of human services, in consultation and cooperation with the
department of health, shall make investigation of the causes of blindness,
learn what proportion of the cases are preventible, and inaugurate and
cooperate in any such preventive measures as may seem advisable for the State. 
They, or either of them, may arrange for the examination of the eyes of the
individual blind or visually handicapped persons and may provide or secure
medical and surgical treatment of such persons whenever, in its judgment, the
sight of the persons may be benefited thereby. [L 1941, c 296, pt of §1; RL
1945, §4862, ren §4877; am L 1945, c 113, §5; RL 1955, §109-11; am L 1959, c
129, §1 and c 246, §8; am L 1965, c 246, §4; HRS §347-10; am L 1970, c 105, §5;
am L 1987, c 339, §4]



 



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  Health department program, see §321-101.