La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § VII-304

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

Section VII-304 - Mission of the Commission

A. To engage, empower, and enrich the lives and opportunities of Louisiana's Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing people.

B. The minimum commission requirements are as follows:

1. establish initiatives and programs to identify and address the needs of the d/Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing communities;

2. develop strategic plan to guide the work and priorities of the commission, in collaboration with the board of commissioners and other constituencies affected by the plan, published no less frequently than every five years; and

3. publish guidelines for all services to the public including descriptions of the services, eligibility, and requirements of service providers no less frequently than every five years.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § VII-304

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Commission for the Deaf, LR 13:94 (February 1987), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, Commission for the Deaf, LR 17:388 (April 1991), LR 21:589 (June 1995), LR 24:494 (March 1998), LR 28:2373 November 2002), amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 491396 (8/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated pursuant to the authority in La. R.S. 46:2353 and R.S. 47:1061.