§ 2417. Duties and responsibilities of State Department of Rehabilitation Services
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 2417
§ 2417. Duties and responsibilities of State Department of Rehabilitation Services
The State Department of Rehabilitation Services is hereby directed to:
1. Provide for the availability, distribution and maintenance, at no cost to qualified individuals with hearing or speech disabilities, or both, telecommunication devices and ring-signaling devices compatible with the telecommunications relay services for deaf or hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired individuals requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 19901 and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
2. Design and implement a needs assessment test so that individuals with hearing or speech disabilities, or both, are benefited by this program. Provided, however, that no equipment and maintenance shall be provided without charge for those individuals meeting more than two hundred percent (200%) of the income guidelines for food stamps. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services shall develop a sliding scale to provide equipment and maintenance to individuals exceeding the needs test specified by this paragraph.
Credits
Laws 1986, c. 183, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1993, c. 364, § 19, emerg. eff. June 11, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 315, § 13, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 246, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
Footnotes
42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 2417, OK ST T. 63 § 2417
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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