New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter V - Office Of Vocational Rehabilitation › Part 246 - Workshop Programs › Section 246.4 - Establishment of rehabilitation facilities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for the establishment of rehabilitation facilities and/or services through Federal funds designated for this purpose and administered by the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities.
(b) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) Agency means the New York State Education Department.
(2) Rehabilitation facility means a facility which is operated for the primary purpose of providing vocational rehabilitation or independent living services to handicapped individuals, and which provides singly or in combination one or more of the following approved services for handicapped individuals:
(i) vocational rehabilitation services, which shall include management, medical, psychological, social and vocational services;
(ii) testing, fitting or training in the use of prosthetic and orthotic devices;
(iii) prevocational conditioning or recreational therapy;
(iv) physical and occupational therapy;
(v) speech and hearing therapy;
(vi) psychological and social services;
(vii) evaluation of rehabilitation potential;
(viii) personal and work adjustment;
(ix) vocational training with a view toward career advancement (in combination with other rehabilitation services);
(x) evaluation or control of specific disabilities;
(xi) orientation and mobility services and other adjustment services to the blind;
(xii) transitional or extended employment for those handicapped individuals who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market;
(xiii) comprehensive services for independent living, including, as appropriate:
(a) intake counseling to determine the client's need for specific rehabilitation services;
(b) referral and counseling services with respect to attendant care;
(c) counseling and advocacy services with respect to legal and economic rights and benefits;
(d) independent living skills, counseling and training, including such programs as training in the maintenance of necessary equipment and in job-seeking skills, counseling on therapy needs and programs and special programs for the blind and deaf;
(e) housing and transportation referral and assistance;
(f) surveys, directories and other activities to identify appropriate housing and accessible transportation and other support services;
(g) health maintenance programs;
(h) peer counseling;
(i) community group living arrangements;
(j) education and training necessary for living in the community and participating in community activities;
(k) individual and group social and recreational activities;
(l) other programs designed to provide resources, training, counseling, services or other assistance of substantial benefit in promoting the independence, productivity and quality of life of handicapped individuals;
(m) attendant care and training of personnel to provide such care; and
(n) such other services as may be necessary and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Part.
(3) Establishment of a rehabilitation facility means:
(i) the acquisition, expansion, remodeling or alteration of existing buildings, necessary to adapt them to rehabilitation facility purposes or to increase their effectiveness for rehabilitation facility purposes;
(ii) the acquisition of initial equipment for such buildings for such purposes; or
(iii) the initial staffing of a rehabilitation facility for a period not to exceed four years and three months.