§348-7  Cooperative arrangements, etc. Pursuant to the general policies of the department of human services, thedepartment is authorized:

(1)  To cooperate with and utilize the services of thestate agency administering the public assistance program, the federal Bureau ofOld-Age and Survivors Insurance (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare),and other federal, state, city and county, and local public agencies providingservices relating to vocational rehabilitation, and with the state system of publicemployment offices in the State, and shall make maximum feasible utilization ofthe job placement and employment counselling services and other services andfacilities of such offices.

(2)  To cooperate with political subdivisions, otherpublic and nonprofit organizations and agencies, in their establishment ofworkshops and rehabilitation facilities, and to the extent feasible inproviding vocational rehabilitation services, shall utilize all such facilitiesmeeting the standards established by the department.

(3)  To enter into contractual arrangements with thefederal Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (Department of Health,Education, and Welfare) with respect to certifications of disability andperformance of other services, and with other authorized public agencies forperformance of services related to vocational rehabilitation, for suchagencies.

(4)  To contract with schools, hospitals, and otheragencies, and with doctors, nurses, technicians, and other persons, fortraining, physical restoration, transportation, and other vocationalrehabilitation services. [L 1955, c 231, pt of §2; RL 1955, §42-36; am L Sp1959 2d, c 1, §18; HRS §348-7; am L 1970, c 105, §5; am L 1987, c 339, §4]

 

Note

 

  Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance (Department ofHealth, Education, and Welfare) now the Social Security Administration(Department of Health and Human Services).

 

Cross References

 

  Administration of vocational rehabilitation, see §26-14.