151B.195 Authority of the executive director of the Office of Vocational
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Rehabilitation -- Annual report.
(1)The executive director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation:
(a)Shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter
13A governing the services, personnel, and administration of vocational
rehabilitation services for Kentucky;
(b)Shall establish a preference for in-state services, so long as the preference
does not effectively deny an individual a necessary service that may be
available outside of Kentucky;
(c)May enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for the
vocational rehabilitation of residents of the states concerned;
(d)May establish and supervise the operation of small businesses established
pursuant to KRS 151B.180 to 151B.210 to be conducted by eligible
individuals with severe disabilities; and
(e)May establish state funded special programs for vocational rehabilitation in
the state vocational rehabilitation agency.
(2)Except as provided in KRS 151B.190, the executive director shall promulgate
administrative regulations to establish procedures and standards for service fee
memoranda and fees for services provided to individuals or entities, public or
private, including but not limited to community rehabilitation program service
providers. Any revised procedure or standard for service fee memoranda shall be
established prior to the new fiscal year.
(3)The executive director is authorized to provide liability insurance or an indemnity
bond against the negligence of drivers of motor vehicles owned or operated by the
office for the transportation of applicants or clients of the office. If the
transportation is let out under contract, the contract shall require the contractor to
carry an indemnity bond or liability insurance against negligence to such amounts
as the executive director designates. In either case, the indemnity bond or insurance
policy shall be issued by a surety or insurance company authorized to transact
business in this state, and shall bind the company to pay any final judgment not to
exceed the limits of the policy rendered against the insured for loss or damage to
property of any applicant or client or other person, or death or injury of any
applicant or client or other person.
(4)The provisions of any other statute notwithstanding, the executive director is
authorized to use receipt of funds from the Social Security reimbursement program
for a direct service delivery staff incentive program. Incentives may be awarded if
case service costs are reimbursed for job placement of Social Security or
Supplemental Security Income recipients at the Substantial Gainful Activity
level for nine
(9)months pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 422 and under those conditions
and criteria as are established by the federal reimbursement program.
(5)The executive director shall submit an annual report of its activities for the
preceding fiscal year to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission for
referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children and the Interim
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment. Each report shall include a complete operating and financial statement of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.