Okla. Admin. Code § 612:1-7-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 612:1-7-4 - Relationships with federal officials

(a)The Department of Education. The Department of Education (DOE) is the cabinet-level agency which establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education. Created in 1979, pursuant to P.L. 96-88, DOE carries out functions impacting elementary and secondary education, post-secondary education, and education of individuals with disabilities. DOE is also responsible for administration of Vocational and Adult Education services and for Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), United States Department of Education, is the principle federal agency charged with carrying out the Rehabilitation Act. The State Department of Rehabilitation Services must submit a State Plan conforming to the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act to the Commissioner of RSA in order to be eligible to participate in programs under the Rehabilitation Act. Most of the funding for the State Department comes from RSA which promulgates policies and procedures the State Department must follow consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act.

(b)Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is a cabinet-level department of the federal executive branch. Among its other duties, DHHS administers the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

(1) The Social Security Administration's principle functions include program planning, implementation, and evaluation on a long-range basis of problems pertinent to poverty, insecurity, and health-care for the aged, blind, and disabled. SSA administers a national program of contributory social insurance whereby employees, employers, and the self-employed pay contributions, which are pooled in special trust funds so that when earnings stop or are reduced because of retirement, death, or disability, monthly case benefits may be paid, replacing parts of lost earnings. Additionally, SSA administers the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI is financed from general revenues, rather than a special trust. SSI provides payments to the aged, blind, and disabled whose income and resources are below amounts considered necessary to support an acceptable standard of living. The Disability Determination Division of DRS determines eligibility of persons for benefits administered by SSA.

(2) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is the principle DHHS component with oversight of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and other federal health care functions. The Medicare program provides basic health benefits to Social Security recipients. It is funded through the Social Security Trust Fund. CMS provides assistance to service providers, such as hospitals, physicians, and nursing homes; to the intermediaries who adjudicate claims; and to Medicare recipients. Medicaid provides medical services to persons who cannot afford adequate health care.

(c)Department of Labor. A Secretary and Under-Secre-tary lead the Department of Labor and direct the activities of the Administrators of the various constituent organizational elements. These include the Unemployment Insurance Ser-vice and the U.S. Employment Service, both of which are within the Employment and Training Administration. The Office of Disability Employment Policy is also administered by DOL.

(d)National Library Service of Library of Congress. The Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, operated by DRS, is the regional library for Oklahoma and a part of the national network of libraries of the Library of Congress National Library Services (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

Okla. Admin. Code § 612:1-7-4

Added at 10 Ok Reg 4607, eff 9-1-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2425, eff 7-1-94

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018