The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) “Accredited” means a program which has been surveyed and approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for not less than a 1-year period.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Labor or its authorized representatives.

(3) “Extended employee” means a severely disabled person who:

a. Shall have completed an accredited program of evaluation and work adjustment training, including a prescribed work services program.

b. Shall have been found, due to the nature and severity of a disability, to be incapable of competing in the open or customary labor market.

(4) “Sheltered workshop” means an accredited occupationally-oriented facility, including a work activities center, operated by a private nonprofit agency, which, except for its administrative and support staff, employs disabled persons certified under special provisions of federal minimum wage laws by the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor.

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