Michigan Laws 418.905 – Application for certification as vocationally disabled; investigation; issuance, expiration, renewal, and validity of certificate
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 418.905
- Certificate: means documentation issued by the certifying agency to an individual who is vocationally disabled. See Michigan Laws 418.901
- Certifying agency: means the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of education. See Michigan Laws 418.901
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Vocationally disabled: means a person who has a medically certifiable impairment of the back or heart, or who is subject to epilepsy, or who has diabetes, and whose impairment is a substantial obstacle to employment, considering such factors as the person's age, education, training, experience, and employment rejection. See Michigan Laws 418.901
An unemployed person who wishes to be certified as vocationally disabled for purposes of this chapter shall apply to the certifying agency on forms furnished by the agency. The certifying agency shall conduct an investigation and shall issue a certificate to a person who meets the requirements for vocationally disabled certification. The certificate is valid for 2 calendar years after the date of issuance. After expiration of a certificate an unemployed person may apply for a new certificate. A certificate is not valid with an employer by whom the person has been employed within 52 weeks before issuance of the certificate.