Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 612 - State Department of Rehabilitation Services › Chapter 1 - Administrative Operations › Subchapter 7 - Relationships With Department Established by Law › Section 612:1-7-4 - Relationships with federal officials

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
The Department of Education.
The Department of Education (DOE) is
				the cabinet-level agency which establishes policy for, administers, and
				coordinates most federal assistance to education. Created in 1979, pursuant to
				P.L. 96-88, DOE carries out functions impacting elementary and secondary
				education, post-secondary education, and education of individuals with
				disabilities. DOE is also responsible for administration of Vocational and
				Adult Education services and for Special Education and Rehabilitation Services.
				The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), United States Department of
				Education, is the principle federal agency charged with carrying out the
				Rehabilitation Act. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services must submit
				a State Plan conforming to the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act to the
				Commissioner of RSA in order to be eligible to participate in programs under
				the Rehabilitation Act. Most of the funding for the State Department comes from
				RSA which promulgates policies and procedures the State Department must follow
				consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act.
(b)
Department of Health and Human
				Services.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is a
				cabinet-level department of the federal executive branch. Among its other
				duties, DHHS administers the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the
				Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
(1) The Social Security Administration's
				principle functions include program planning, implementation, and evaluation on
				a long-range basis of problems pertinent to poverty, insecurity, and
				health-care for the aged, blind, and disabled. SSA administers a national
				program of contributory social insurance whereby employees, employers, and the
				self-employed pay contributions, which are pooled in special trust funds so
				that when earnings stop or are reduced because of retirement, death, or
				disability, monthly case benefits may be paid, replacing parts of lost
				earnings. Additionally, SSA administers the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
				program. SSI is financed from general revenues, rather than a special trust.
				SSI provides payments to the aged, blind, and disabled whose income and
				resources are below amounts considered necessary to support an acceptable
				standard of living. The Disability Determination Division of DRS determines
				eligibility of persons for benefits administered by SSA.
(2) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
				(CMS) is the principle DHHS component with oversight of the Medicare and
				Medicaid programs, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and
				other federal health care functions. The Medicare program provides basic health
				benefits to Social Security recipients. It is funded through the Social
				Security Trust Fund. CMS provides assistance to service providers, such as
				hospitals, physicians, and nursing homes; to the intermediaries who adjudicate
				claims; and to Medicare recipients. Medicaid provides medical services to
				persons who cannot afford adequate health care.