La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § VII-209

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-209 - Personnel Administration and Staff Development

A. Providers of vocational rehabilitation services shall use qualified personnel, in accordance with any applicable national or state-approved or recognized certification, licensing, or registration requirements, or in the absence of these requirements, other comparable requirements (including state personnel requirements), that apply to the profession or discipline in which that category of personnel is providing vocational rehabilitation services.

B. The CRP should encourage and support staff growth and development by providing opportunities for training, education and interaction with other persons in the rehabilitation field.

C. Providers of vocational rehabilitation services should take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

D. The CRP will include among their personnel or make available personnel able to communicate in the native languages of individuals who have limited English proficiency if those native languages are spoken by substantial segments of the population of the state; and provide special modes of communication for individuals who rely on these special modes.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § VII-209

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, LR 24:1955 (October 1998).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:664.4 and R.S. 36:477.