Montana Code 53-7-310. Provision of services — financial responsibility for services
53-7-310. Provision of services — financial responsibility for services. (1) The department, in accord with this part and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 701, et seq.), as may be amended, may provide to persons determined eligible under 53-7-306 any vocational rehabilitation services listed in 53-7-301 that are determined by the department to be appropriate and necessary for the person‘s vocational rehabilitation.
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-7-310
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 53-7-301
- Maintenance: means money payments made in accordance with 53-7-310. See Montana Code 53-7-301
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Vocational rehabilitation: means the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to a person with blindness or low vision to enable the person to the extent possible to become independent and productive or employable. See Montana Code 53-7-301
- Vocational rehabilitation services: means the following services: medical diagnosis, vocational guidance, vocational counseling, vocational placement, rehabilitation training, rehabilitation engineering, physical restoration, transportation, occupational licenses, customary occupational tools and equipment, maintenance, training books and materials, group facilities, family services, followup services, and any other goods and services provided for by rule and that the department determines to be necessary to rehabilitate the person. See Montana Code 53-7-301
(2)The following vocational rehabilitation services are available without cost to a person eligible for visual services:
(a)counseling and guidance;
(b)diagnostic evaluation; and
(c)placement.
(3)In addition to the services listed in subsection (2), the department may pay the cost of other vocational rehabilitation services for an eligible person to the extent that the department determines that the person is without sufficient financial resources to pay the cost of such services.
(4)The department may in its discretion provide maintenance payments to a recipient of vocational rehabilitation services if the department determines that the recipient is without sufficient financial resources to:
(a)obtain basic necessities at a level the department determines is appropriate; and
(b)pay the cost of vocational rehabilitation services to be provided to the person.