268A.01 Definitions.
Subdivision 1. General. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. Department. "Department" means the department of economic security.
Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of economic security.
Subd. 4. Vocational rehabilitation services. "Vocational rehabilitation services" means those services and goods so defined in the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and section 268A.03, clause (b).
Subd. 5. Person with a disability. "Person with a disability" means a person who because of a substantial physical, mental, or emotional disability requires special services in order to enjoy the benefits of society.
Subd. 6. Rehabilitation facility. "Rehabilitation facility" means an entity which meets the definition of community rehabilitation program in the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. However, for the purposes of sections 268A.03, paragraph (a), 268A.06, 268A.08, and 268A.15, rehabilitation facility means an entity which is operated for the primary purpose of providing or facilitating employment for persons with a severe disability.
Subd. 7. Repealed, 1995 c 224 s 126
Subd. 8. Center for independent living. "Center for independent living" means a private nonprofit organization incorporated under Minnesota law and operated for the purpose of providing independent living services to persons with disabilities. Boards of directors for the center for independent living are composed of community representatives. Fifty-one percent of the board members must be individuals with disabilities.
Subd. 9. Center-based employment subprogram. "Center-based employment subprogram" means employment which provides paid work on the premises of a rehabilitation facility and training services or other services necessary for employment on or off the premises of the rehabilitation facility.
Subd. 10. Extended employment program. "Extended employment program" means the center-based employment and supported employment subprograms.
Subd. 11. Repealed, 1995 c 224 s 126
Subd. 12. Repealed, 1995 c 224 s 126
Subd. 13. Supported employment. "Supported employment" means employment of a person with a disability so severe that the person needs ongoing training and support to get and keep a job in which:
(1) the person engages in paid work in a position removed from the service vendor's site where individuals without disabilities who do not require public subsidies also may be employed;
(2) public funds are necessary to provide ongoing training and support services throughout the period of the person's employment; and
(3) the person has the opportunity for social interaction with individuals who do not have disabilities and who are not paid caregivers.
HIST: 1976 c 332 s 1; 1977 c 430 s 9; 1984 c 627 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 3; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1987 c 369 s 1; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 16-18,268; 1989 c 106 s 1; 1990 c 363 s 1-3; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 224 s 80-84
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