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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 401.1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES › Section 17-401.1-33 - Other goods and services

Current through June, 2024
(a) Other goods and
				services means any other goods and services determined necessary for the
				vocational rehabilitation of an individual with a disability, and included in
				the IPE of the individual, to achieve the individual's employment
				outcome.
(b) The division must
				assure that other goods and services, as appropriate to the VR needs of each
				individual and consistent with each individual's informed choice in accordance
				with section 17-401.1-12, are made available.
(c) The division shall consider the
				individual's use of comparable services and benefits in accordance with section
				17-401.1-13 and the individual's use of personal resources (financial needs
				test) in accordance with section 17-401.1-14.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 401.1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES › Section 17-401.1-35 - Confidentiality

Current through June, 2024
(a) The division shall inform all applicants
				or, as appropriate, their representatives about the division's need to collect
				personal information and the requirements governing its use, including:
(1) The authority under which information is
				collected;
(2) The principal
				purposes for which the division intends to use or release the
				information;
(3) Whether providing
				the requested information to the division is mandatory or voluntary and the
				effects of not providing the requested information;
(4) Identification of those situations in
				which the division requires or does not require informed written consent of the
				individual before information may be released; and
(5) Identification of other agencies to which
				information is routinely released.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 401.1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES › Section 17-401.1-36 - Requirements for successful closures

Current through June, 2024
(a) The record of
				services of an individual who has achieved an employment outcome may be closed
				only if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The individual has achieved the
				employment outcome that is described in the individual's IPE in accordance with
				section 17-401.1-11(a) (1) and is consistent with the individual's strengths,
				resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and
				informed choice.
(2) The individual
				has maintained the employment outcome for an appropriate period of time, but
				not less than ninety days, necessary to ensure the stability of the employment
				outcome, and the individual no longer needs VR services.
(3) At the end of the appropriate period of
				time necessary to ensure stability of the employment, the individual and the
				qualified VR counselor employed by the division consider the employment outcome
				to be satisfactory and agree that the individual is performing well in the
				employment.
(4) The individual is
				informed through appropriate modes of communication of the availability of
				post-employment services.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 401.1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES › Section 17-401.1-37 - Disposition of case records

Current through June, 2024
(a) The division's
				record of services for applicants and eligible individuals shall be retained
				after case closure, as follows:
(1) Closed
				records not requiring periodic or annual reviews, audit, post-employment
				services, mediation or fair hearing, shall be stored in a locked file cabinet
				for at least five State fiscal years and tabbed for destruction in the year
				following the end of the five-year period.
(2) Closed records requiring follow-up action
				that is known before or at closure shall be tabbed with appropriate labeling
				indicating exception from destruction and stored by due date of the required
				follow-up action.
(A) Tab "Do Not Destroy" on
				all closed records to be kept beyond five years after closure for special
				reasons.
(B) Tab "Annual Review" on
				all closed records scheduled for review.
(C) Tab "Post-Employment Services" on all
				closed records scheduled for such services.
(3) Closed records subjected to follow-up
				action (periodic or annual review, audit, post-employment services, or
				mediation or fair hearing), shall be stored for five State fiscal years
				following the last and conclusive follow-up action, in a locked file cabinet
				and tabbed for destruction in the year following the end of the five-year
				period.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-1 - State agency for the blind and visually handicapped

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				The department of social services and housing is the official state agency
				authorized to provide rehabilitation and related services for the blind and
				visually handicapped. The services for the blind branch is the designated unit
				of the vocational rehabilitation and services for the blind division to:
(1) Administer the operations of the branch
				and its facility, known as Ho'opono, rehabilitation center for the blind and
				visually handicapped;
(2)
				Coordinate all activities on Oahu serving and rehabilitating the blind and
				visually handicapped;
(3) Establish
				policies and procedures to assure uniform and expeditious handling of referrals
				and applications in the provision of services to eligible
				individuals;
(4) Direct the
				provision of services in accordance with established standards, policies and
				procedures;
(5) Provide
				consultation and assistance to other branches in the division to assure
				services to the blind and visually handicapped on a statewide basis;
(6) Conduct educational programs for the
				understanding and prevention of blindness;
(7) Maintain a registry of blind persons in
				the State; and
(8) Provide
				consultation and technical assistance to public and private organizations also
				serving the blind and visually handicapped.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-2 - Case finding

Current through June, 2024
(a) Case finding
				shall be conducted to acquaint the public with the branch's services in order
				that eligible persons are located and provided appropriate services.
(b) Case finding activities shall accomplish
				the following:
(1) Enable blind and visually
				handicapped persons to utilize branch services; and
(2) Locate recently visually impaired persons
				before deteriorating effects of disability and dependency make rehabilitation
				difficult.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-3 - Referral and application

Current through June, 2024
(a) A referral is
				any individual who has applied to or has been referred to the branch by letter,
				telephone, direct contact, or by any other means, and on whom the following
				minimum information has been furnished:
(1)
				Name and residence address;
(2)
				Birthdate or age and sex;
(3)
				Disability;
(4) Source of referral;
				and
(5) Date of referral.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-4 - Eligibility for services

Current through June, 2024
(a) The division
				and branch shall assume responsibility to determine eligibility of a blind and
				visually handicapped person for vocational rehabilitation and related
				services.
(b) Determination of
				eligibility shall be based upon findings resulting from a preliminary
				diagnostic study which shall be sufficient to determine whether the individual
				has:
(1) A severe visual loss which results
				in legal blindness:
(A) Central visual acuity
				does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses.
(B) Visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but
				is accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest
				diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20
				degrees.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-5 - Case study

Current through June, 2024
(a) A case study shall be conducted on all
				vocational rehabilitation and general service cases. (Also see § 17-401-7
				). The case study for low vision clinic cases shall be relevant to low vision
				services as described in § 17-402-8.
(b) The case study shall consist of a
				synthesis of medical, psychological, vocational, educational, cultural, social
				and environmental information pertinent to the client and shall continue
				throughout the rehabilitation process.
(c) The diagnostic studies shall be adequate
				for providing a basis for:
(1) Establishing
				that a severe visual impairment is present.
(2) Appraising the general health status of
				the individual.
(3) Determining how
				and to what extent the disabling conditions present limitations in the
				individual's ability to function.
(4) Selecting an objective commensurate with
				the individual's interest, capacities and limitation.
(5) Determining eligibility for
				rehabilitation or general services.
(6) Understanding the client as an individual
				in a unique set of circumstances.
(7) Identifying the client's problems, the
				cause of the problems, and their significance in making appropriate
				adjustments.
(8) Selecting a
				vocational objective or rehabilitation teaching objectives.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-6 - Social services

Current through June, 2024
(a) Social services
				shall be provided to blind and severely visually handicapped persons, their
				families, and groups associated with blind activity when necessary.
(b) These services shall include:
(1) Social case work to individuals and their
				families;
(2) Social group work in
				the adjustment program to newly-blind clients, ongoing clients, young adults,
				and clients with multiple problems;
(3) Counseling to parents of newly-blind
				children;
(4) Consultation to the
				State departments of health and education, and the public welfare division;
				and
(5) Cooperative planning with
				other agencies to expand social and recreational resources in the
				community.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-7 - Home teaching services

Current through June, 2024
(a) Home teaching
				services shall be provided with the objective of instilling sufficient
				confidence and independence in the individual to resume those activities in and
				around the house which were routinely accomplished before loss of sight. (See
				§ 17-401-17 ).
(b) Adaptive
				and alternative techniques shall be taught to the blind and visually impaired
				clients when necessary in the following areas:
(1) Personal management: Orientation to, and
				movement within the immediate environment, personal hygiene, grooming, eating
				techniques, care and selection of clothing, telephone use, money
				identification, organization and sensory training.
(2) Home management: Housekeeping, shopping,
				storing, cooking, child care, laundry, sewing, and the use of variety of goods
				and equipment.
(3) Communication:
				Braille, fishburne, abacus, handwriting, and use of aids and
				appliances.
(4) Leisure time
				activities; Hobbies, crafts, games, community events, and the resumption of
				family recreational activities.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-8 - Low vision clinic

Current through June, 2024
(a) The low vision
				clinic shall provide a program for examining, prescribing and fitting of
				appropriate optical aids and other devices, to improve the visual acuity of
				persons with low vision or who are currently classified as legally
				blind.
(b) The objectives of the
				low vision clinic are to:
(1) Promote improved
				visual efficiency for all persons who have reduced visual acuity;
(2) Increase employment opportunities for
				partially-sighted individuals through the use of low vision aids;
(3) Provide partially-sighted individuals the
				opportunity to be self-sufficient and independent in visual tasks;
				and
(4) Provide the young
				partially-sighted child with maximum visual efficiency to properly influence
				development socially, academically, and vocationally.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-9 - Personal and home management

Current through June, 2024
(a) Personal and
				home management services shall be provided when necessary to blind and
				visually-handicapped persons in the rehabilitation center to enable these
				individuals to develop adaptive techniques and skills to carry out their
				self-care, personal and home management activities safely and more efficiently
				in their home and other environments. (See § 17-401-12 ).
(b) Areas of instruction and training in
				personal and home management program shall include the following:
(1) Personal management: personal hygiene,
				grooming, care and selection of clothing, eating techniques, and social
				skills;
(2) Home management:
				housekeeping activities, laundering, child care, budgeting, safety, health, and
				other family responsibilities;
(3)
				Food management: nutrition, menu planning, food preparation, marketing, storage
				of foods, special diets; and
(4)
				Sewing: basic, elementary, and advanced sewing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-10 - Orientation and mobility

Current through June, 2024
(a) Orientation and
				mobility services shall be provided when necessary to blind and
				visually-handicapped persons in the rehabilitation center and in the community
				on Oahu. (See § 17-401-17 ).
(b) Orientation and mobility services may be
				provided to residents on the neighbor islands in their home and surrounding
				environment to the extent permitted by funds and staff available.
(c) Services may include but are not limited
				to:
(1) Sensory development;
(2) Use of a sighted guide;
(3) Use of hands, arms, and other body
				movements in a protective way;
(4)
				The grip and use of various types of canes;
(5) Principles of indoor and outdoor
				orientation to the environment, including how to obtain and use reference data
				through the remaining senses;
(6)
				Use of common modes of transportation;
(7) Travel in residential and business
				areas;
(8) Travel with electronic
				mobility aids;
(9) Travel with low
				vision aids; and
(10) Travel with
				guide dog.
(A) Services shall be provided by
				the Eye of the Pacific Guide Dogs, Inc. in cooperation with the Royal Guide Dog
				Association of Australia, Dog Mobility Services.
(B) An orientation and mobility specialist
				shall serve as liaison between the branch and the Eye of the Pacific Guide
				Dogs, Inc. and assist in evaluating potential candidates for guide dog
				training, recommending candidates for training, and providing follow-up
				services.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-11 - Occupational therapy

Current through June, 2024
(a) Occupational
				therapy services shall be provided when needed to blind and
				visually-handicapped persons in the rehabilitation center to enable these
				individuals to maximize their capacity for independent living and prevocational
				readiness through the development of basic skills, sensory motor and
				psycho-social functioning and vocational activities.
(b) Areas of instruction and training shall
				include the following:
(1) Basic skills:
				telling time, handling money, dialing, cutting with scissors, measuring by
				rule, telephoning, threading and sewing with needle;
(2) Individual therapy: developing and
				improving sensory motor functions in muscle strength, coordination, joint range
				of motion, and dexterity; and
(3)
				Crafts: ceramics, knitting, leatherwork, crocheting, and macrame.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-12 - Manual arts

Current through June, 2024
(a) Manual arts services shall be provided
				when needed to blind and visually-handicapped persons in the rehabilitation
				center to enable these individuals to develop confidence in their remaining
				senses, improve manual dexterity and skills in use of hand and power tools, and
				develop work habits and efficient methods for preparation for employment and
				personal home needs. (See § 17-401-12 ).
(b) Areas of instruction and training shall
				include the following:
(1) Woodwork:
				identification and use of basic hand and power tools, construction of projects,
				and intensified training when appropriate;
(2) Metalwork: identification and use of
				basic hand tools and power machines, construction of projects, and intensified
				training when appropriate;
(3)
				Household mechanics: basic electric wiring, maintenance of home plumbing, and
				replacement and maintenance of locks and hardware;
(4) Gardening: care of household plants and
				potting of plants; and
(5) Allied
				activities: reed, cane and rush weaving, and other related
				activities.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-13 - Communication skills

Current through June, 2024
(a) Instructions
				shall be provided when needed to blind and visually-handicapped persons in the
				rehabilitation center to enable these individuals to restore and develop
				adaptive techniques and alternative communication skills to function more
				efficiently and independently. (See § 17-401-17 ).
(b) Areas of instruction and training shall
				include the following:
(1) Braille: reading
				braille, writing braille with slate and stylus, Perkins braille
				writer;
(2) Handwriting: writing
				techniques, use of various aids and guides;
(3) Typing: developing good touch, posture,
				accuracy, comprehension, and speed;
(4) Arithmetic computation: large numbers,
				braille, abacus, and talking calculator; and
(5) Recording and electronic devices: talking
				book machine, tape recorder and transcriber, and closed circuit television
				system.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-14 - Aids and appliances

Current through June, 2024
(a) Sensory and
				technological aids and appliances shall be provided, as appropriate, to help VR
				clients achieve their vocational rehabilitation goals. (See § 17-401-18 ).
(1) Aids and appliances may be provided when
				the IWRP clearly justifies the purchase and use of such devices and their
				relationship to the specific vocational plan.
(2) Aids and appliances shall be provided
				only after instructions on their use have been given by the branch or
				instructions have been purchased through external resources.
(3) Types of aids, appliances, and systems
				for the blind and visually-handicapped that may be considered consist of, but
				are not limited to, the following:
(A)
				Braille writer, tape recorder, or phonograph which may be necessary for
				students or for other training purposes;
(B) Typewriters, writing devices, and other
				communication tools;
(C) Electronic
				devices and equipment;
(D) Canes
				for mobility, including electronic types; and
(E) Any subnormal or low vision lenses to
				assist a client in performing more effectively in a gainful
				occupation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-15 - Social group work

Current through June, 2024
(a) Social group, work services shall be
				provided when necessary to blind and visually-handicapped persons in the
				rehabilitation center for the purpose of affecting client changes through the
				group process in client/ family interpersonal relationships, personal and
				social attitudes towards blindness and vocational outlook, promoting increased
				social adjustment, and preventing social isolation. (See § 17-401-17
				).
(b) Areas of services shall
				include the following:
(1) Group counseling
				session: provide opportunity for interaction of clients to facilitate the
				improvement of attitude towards self and others;
(2) Group activities: socials and others to
				help clients participate in planning and carrying out activities to develop
				interpersonal relations, social skills and confidence within
				themselves;
(3) Interest classes:
				ukulele, dancing, bowling, and other classes to encourage resumption of former
				hobbies and to develop new interests;
(4) Educational programs and field trips:
				stimulate and encourage interest in community services and activities ;
				and
(5) Branch socials and other
				programs for the blind and visually-handicapped persons, family and
				friends.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-16 - Work evaluation and work adjustment training program

Current through June, 2024
(a) This program shall provide short-term
				services to the blind and visually-handicapped, adult rehabilitation client for
				the purposes of work evaluation and work adjustment training on referral by the
				vocational rehabilitation counselor at Ho'opono.
(1) Evaluation services shall include, as
				appropriate, client interview, work history and performance review, counseling
				and planning, performance observations, aptitude testing, interest surveying,
				work sampling, situational placement, job-tryout, documentation of findings,
				and recommendations for employment, whether for further prevocational,
				vocational or academic training, competitive placement or selective
				placement.
(2) Adjustment-training
				services shall include an extended period of prevocational exploration and
				development, specified vocational adjustment and training, training for
				sheltered workshop employment, and documentation of such services.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-18 - Workshop for the adult blind

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				the workshop shall be:
(1) Not for profit but
				for the purpose of carrying out a program of rehabilitation and for providing
				remunerative employment and other occupational rehabilitating activity of an
				educational or therapeutic nature.
(2) To provide long-term employment
				opportunities for persons with limited abilities who are unable to compete in
				the regular labor market, and employment opportunities as an interim step for
				other persons who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor
				market.
(3) To provide means for
				prevocational exploration of those clients who need a period of evaluation and
				training in a regular work setting.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-19 - Warehouse and distribution center for the military resale program

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of this program is to:
(1) Train blind, visually-handicapped and
				other handicapped persons to fill and process purchase orders, to perform
				inventory control and other activities related to operating a warehouse
				distribution center.
(2) Increase
				revenues with which to carry out the other manufacturing and training programs
				administered by the workshop.
(3)
				Facilitate distribution and sale of goods manufactured locally by the
				workshop.
(4) Generate work
				activities for the workshop for the blind.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-20 - Work activities center program

Current through June, 2024
A work activities center program (WAC) shall be a physically
				  separated unit of the workshop, having an identifiable program, separate
				  supervision and records, planned and designed exclusively to provide
				  therapeutic activities for handicapped workers whose physical or mental
				  impairment is so severe as to make their productive capacity inconsequential.
				  Therapeutic activities include custodial activities (such as activities where
				  the focus is on teaching the basic skills of living), and any purposeful
				  activity so long as work or production is not the main purpose.
(1) Work-related activities and benefits
				shall follow the same standards established in § 17-402-18.
(2) Non-work-related activities shall be
				established by the personal adjustment section supervisor with the workshop
				manager's coordination.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-21 - Home industry program

Current through June, 2024
(a) The home
				industry program shall provide remunerative employment opportunities for
				visually-handicapped persons who for reasons of poor health or home
				responsibilities are limited in the number of hours in which they can work and
				are unable to come to the workshop to work.
(b) Home industry workers shall be paid on a
				piece-rate basis. They shall be covered by social security and, if working at.
				Ho'opono, by worker's compensation. Piece-rate shall be established by the
				workshop manager by use of cost studies or other tests made with
				non-handicapped persons. The base hourly rate used in cost studies shall be the
				prevailing rate in industry for work requiring similar skill.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-22 - Blind and visually handicapped registry

Current through June, 2024
(a) The services
				for the blind branch shall maintain registers of blind and visually-handicapped
				persons in the State.
(b) For
				purposes of this section, persons so registered must meet the legal definition
				of blindness and the criteria established for visually-handicapped.
(1) Blindness shall exist when:
(A) Central visual acuity does not exceed
				20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or
(B) Visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but
				is accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest
				diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20
				degrees.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-23 - Prevention of blindness

Current through June, 2024
The services for the blind branch shall conduct the
				  following activities for sight conservation and prevention of blindness:
(1) Conduct glaucoma screening projects for
				the purpose of educating the- public about glaucoma, detecting glaucoma, and
				for case finding.
(2) Coordinate
				and supervise the glaucoma screenings with the use of professionals, lay
				persons, and organizations.
(3)
				Provide follow-up services on glaucoma and other referrals and prepare
				appropriate statistical reports.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-24 - Volunteer program

Current through June, 2024
The services for the blind branch may use volunteers to
				  enhance and supplement services provided by the staff.
(1) A volunteer coordinator shall develop,
				coordinate, supervise, and evaluate the volunteer program.
(2) All staff shall be responsible for
				developing volunteer positions.
(3)
				All volunteers shall be appropriately recognized.
(4) The volunteer coordinator shall maintain
				statistical data to assess its effectiveness on the program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 402 - SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Section 17-402-25 - Public relations and education

Current through June, 2024
The services for the blind branch shall engage in public
				  relations and education to promote public understanding of the purposes,
				  objectives and services of the branch, to increase public knowledge of the
				  branch's policies and to meet the needs of all eligible visually-handicapped
				  persons.
(1) Public relations and
				education shall encompass a variety of activities including but not limited to
				person-to-person contact, radio, television, pictures, slides, movies,
				speakers, and appropriate media for reading.
(2) All staff shall be aware and responsible
				for public relations and education in their daily contacts with
				people.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - OVERVIEW AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 17-403-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of the vending facilities
				  program is to prepare individuals who are blind to meet the requirements for
				  management of vending facilities in State, city and county buildings, and
				  Federal or other property, for those individuals to become independent
				  Operators of vending and food service facilities, by providing training in
				  management skills, food Service and sanitation laws, and business Systems, and
				  to establish vending facilities and cafeterias in State, city and county
				  buildings, and Federal or other property, and to render ongoing consultation
				  and management assistance to blind vendors.
(b) The purpose of these rules is to assure
				  the effective conduct of the vending facilities program and the Operation of
				  each vending facility in accordance with
				  20 U.S.C. sections
				  107 through
				  107(f),
				  34 C.F.R. sections 395.1 through 395.38, and sections
				  102-14
				  and
				  347-12.5,
				  HRS.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - OVERVIEW AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 17-403-3 - Administration of the program

Current through June, 2024
(a) The vending
				  facilities program shall be administered by the Services for the blind branch
				  of the vocational rehabilitation and Services for the blind division, of the
				  State department of human Services, as the SLA designated by the
				  Secretary.
(b) The program shall be
				  administered in accordance with the Act, Federal regulations, applicable State
				  Statutes and this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - OVERVIEW AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 17-403-4 - Nondiscrimination

Current through June, 2024
The vending facilities program shall be administered
					 without regard to gender (sex), age, physical or mental impairment, creed,
					 color, national origin, religion or political affiliation and in accordance
					 with the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-8 - Evaluation and training

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any person who
				  is blind and eligible for vocational rehabilitation Services under chapter
				  17-401.1, Hawaii Administrative Rules, shall be informed of the vending
				  facilities program and the availability of training in all aspects of vending
				  facility Operation, upward mobility training for all blind licensees, and
				  post-employment Services for blind vendors as vocational rehabilitation
				  Services.
(b) The goal of the
				  training program is to provide training adequate for participants to attain and
				  sustain successful businesses. Instructors and mentors shall take into
				  consideration trainees' prior education and experience and shall ensure that
				  Instruction is trainee-friendly.
(c) Evaluation of blind individuals for the
				  vending facilities program shall be conducted by VR Services in consultation
				  with the vending facilities program. Evaluation criteria shall include, but is
				  not limited to, whether the individual:
(1)
				  Is legally blind;
(2) Is a Citizen
				  of the United States;
(3)
				  Demonstrates to the State Licensing Agency (SLA) an ability to operate a
				  vending facility, including but not limited to the ability to make business
				  decisions, to attain at least average proficiency in computational mathematics,
				  and to maintain good interpersonal relationships with customers and building
				  authorities;
(4) Has a basic
				  understanding of the vending facilities program, process, and training
				  requirements;
(5) Is interested in
				  participating in the training program and becoming a vendor; and
(6) Other criteria that would indicate
				  suitability for the vending facilities program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-9 - Transfer and promotion procedures for licensed vendors

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to provide a fair, unbiased, and
				  impartial process for selection, transfer, and promotion of licensed
				  vendors.
(b) Vacancy announcements.
				  The SLA shall prepare and mail a vacancy announcement to all licensed vendors
				  by regular mail, place a telephone call to each vendor's number of record, and
				  send the announcement electronically when a vendor has so requested, within 15
				  days of the date of receipt of notification that a facility will become
				  available. A vacancy announcement shall contain the following:
(1) The estimated starting date of the new
				  Operator;
(2) A description of the
				  facility with:
(A) An estimate of the number
				  of customers served each day, including a statement of the number of customers
				  that are building occupants, and an estimate of the number of other
				  customers;
(B) Seating capacity (if
				  any);
(C) The types of food
				  Services the facility provides (e.g., carry-out, vending, Cafeteria, or
				  other);
(D) Equipment;
(E) Items stocked for sale (including dollar
				  amount of most recent inventory);
(F) Opening day cash
				  recommendation;
(G) Information
				  about how much space, if any, is available at the facility for inventory
				  storage or if the Operator must provide off-site storage and product
				  transport;
(H) The name, address of
				  the facility, and the facility's telephone number;
(I) The yearly gross receipts and net
				  proceeds, with vending machine income stated separately, for as many of the
				  three preceding fiscal years as records allow;
(J) If a new facility, the department's study
				  as required for the selection of suitable vending facility locations shall be
				  included, along with projected daily gross receipts, and the number of expected
				  employees in the building or number of other anticipated customers;
(K) Reasons for fluctuation in proceeds, if
				  known;
(L) The days and hours of
				  Operation, including any limits to accessibility to the facility after hours
				  and on weekends;
(M) The number of
				  vending facility employees presently employed, with notation that persons who
				  are blind or otherwise disabled and are qualified for the job shall be given
				  preference when hiring in any blind vending facility;
(N) Available public
				  transportation;
(O) Projected
				  changes in the facility (e.g., relocation and remodeling);
(P) Any special training, physical
				  requirements, and mobility skills required for the job;
(Q) The location, type, and level of
				  competition; and
(R) A statement
				  that the applicant has the right and is strongly recommended to visit the
				  facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-10 - Appointment of an individual to a vending facility

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  An individual selected to operate a vending facility shall be appointed for an
				  indefinite period of time, provided that:
(1)
				  Any appointment shall be subject to Suspension or termination for any reason
				  set forth in section 17-403-12, after the appointee is afforded an opportunity
				  for a full evidentiary hearing.
(2)
				  Appointment to more than one vending facility shall not be made for an
				  indefinite period of time, provided, however, that the SLA shall have
				  discretion to determine whether any facility shall be combined with another
				  facility to create one facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-11 - Issuance of licenses

Current through June, 2024
A license to operate a vending facility on Federal or
					 other property shall be issued after successful completion of a six month
					 probationary appointment period to a vending facility. During the six month
					 probationary period, the individual is not a licensed blind vendor.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-12 - Suspension or termination of licenses

Current through June, 2024
(a) Licenses shall
				  be subject to Suspension or termination for cause, when the SLA:
(1) Finds that the vending facility is not
				  being operated in accordance with this chapter, the terms and conditions of the
				  permit, contract, or written agreement, the terms and conditions of the
				  agreement with the vendor, or applicable Federal, State, or local laws or
				  regulations.
(2) Finds that the
				  vendor ceases to meet the definition of a blind person in 17-403-2;
(3) Receives a written request for
				  termination of a license from the vendor;
(4) Finds that the vendor has abandoned the
				  vending facility (without SLA consent, the vendor is neither operating nor
				  managing the vending facility);
(5)
				  Learns of a vendor's death;
(6)
				  Learns that the vendor's illness prevents Operation of the facility for more
				  than thirty (30) consecutive days or totaling more than forty-five (45) days in
				  any twelve-month period;
(7) Finds
				  willful or malicious destruction of, or failure to exercise necessary care for
				  equipment furnished by or in the custody of the SLA;
(8) Finds that the conduct of the vendor
				  interferes with any aspect of the Operation of the vending facility program
				  including, but not limited to, theft, fraud, profanity, intoxication on duty,
				  inexcusable neglect of duties as a vendor, conviction of a crime involving
				  moral turpitude, or the making of false reports to the SLA;
(9) Finds non-payment of debts by the vendor
				  arising from the Operation of the vending facility when such debts are more
				  than 90 days past due;
(10) Finds
				  that the vendor fails to comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
(11) Finds that the vendor is not ensuring
				  that the vending facility is open for business during customary business hours
				  except for emergencies; or
(12)
				  Finds non-compliance with reasonable report requirements of the
				  program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-13 - Right to administrative review

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any blind
				  person who applies for or is accepted for vending evaluation or training, or
				  both, who is dissatisfied with any decision or action taken by the SLA in the
				  provision of vending evaluation or training Services, or the selection of blind
				  persons to operate a vending facility, may request an administrative review of
				  such decision or action, by contacting the Administrator, Services for the
				  Blind Branch.
(b) Applicants to the
				  vending facilities program shall be informed of this right at time of
				  application and trainees shall be informed at commencement of
				  training.
(c) Requests for
				  administrative review may be made orally or in writing to the Supervisor or
				  administrator of the vending evaluation or training program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-14 - Administrative review

Current through June, 2024
(a) Administrative
				  review shall be an informal procedure for addressing the dissatisfaction of
				  blind persons with any decisions or actions taken by the SLA in implementing
				  vending evaluation and training Services or the selection of blind persons for
				  appointment to vending facilities, or for- transfers and promotions. For a
				  licensed vendor, administrative review is optional, and is not a prerequisite
				  to a full evidentiary hearing.
(b)
				  The administrative review shall be conducted by supervisory or administrative
				  staff of the division at the request of the blind person.
(c) The division administrator shall make the
				  final decision if the blind person is not satisfied with the decision of other
				  supervisory or administrative staff, or both.
(d) The administrative review shall be held
				  during division work hours and located at a branch or section Office or at
				  other mutually-agreed-upon time and place.
(e) Documentation of written or oral requests
				  and actions and decisions resulting from the request and administrative review
				  shall be entered in the vending facility program's record of Services for the
				  individual.
(f) Interpreter or
				  realer Services shall be arranged, upon request.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, LICENSING, AND DUE PROCESS › Section 17-403-15 - A licensed vendor's right to a full evidentiary hearing

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  Upon timely receipt of a written request, a full evidentiary hearing shall be
				  conducted in accordance with
				  34 C.F.R.
				  section 395.13, notwithstanding any State
				  Statutes to the contrary.
(b) Any
				  blind licensee who is dissatisfied with any action arising from the Operation
				  or administration of the vending facilities program may submit to the SLA a
				  request for hearing.
(1) The hearing request
				  must be made within 90 calendar days of a decision or action taken by the SLA,
				  with the exception of a hearing request made by a vendor who has been suspended
				  or terminated. If the 90th day falls on a weekend or
				  holiday, the 90th day shall be the working day
				  following the weekend or holiday.
(2) The date of request is the date the SLA
				  receives the signed request for hearing from the vendor or, as appropriate,
				  vendor's representative.
(3) The
				  request shall be in writing to the division administrator of the SLA. The
				  vendor or, as appropriate, vendor's representative, may submit the request
				  using the SLA's preprinted form or ther writing. The request for hearing must
				  contain the disputed decision or action taken by the SLA, the date of the
				  disputed decision or action, and the SLA staff involved.
(4) The request for hearing shall be
				  acknowledged in writing by the division administrator within 15 calendar days
				  of its receipt by the division.
(5)
				  A copy of the request for hearing shall be filed in the vending facility
				  program's record of Services for the vendor.
(6) The full evidentiary hearing must be held
				  within 30 calendar days of the request for hearing. The evidentiary hearing may
				  be extended:
(A) By mutual
				  agreement;
(B) For good cause;
				  or
(C) For a period not to exceed
				  30 days from the date of administrative review if a vendor renews the request
				  for a full evidentiary hearing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 403 - VENDING FACILITIES PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - Vending Facility Selection, Permits, and Operating Agreements › Section 17-403-20 - Selection of vending facility locations on federal property

Current through June, 2024
(a) Vending facility selection shall be in
				  accordance with the federal regulations at
				  34
				  C.F.R. sections 395.30 and
				  395.31.
(b) Planned or existing cafeterias on federal
				  property shall be established in accordance with the federal regulation at
				  34 C.F.R. section
				  395.33.