§ 20-79-213 - Eligibility for rehabilitation services. - Arkansas Statutes

20-79-213. Eligibility for rehabilitation services.

(a) Rehabilitation services shall be provided to any disabled individual:

(1) Who is a bona fide resident of the state at the time of filing his or her application therefor and whose rehabilitation the Director of the Rehabilitation Service determines, after full investigation, can be satisfactorily achieved; or

(2) Who is eligible therefor under the terms of an agreement with another state or with the federal government.

(b) However, except as otherwise provided by law or as specified in any agreement with the federal government with respect to classes of individuals certified to the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services thereunder, the following rehabilitation services shall be provided at public cost only to disabled individuals found to require financial assistance with respect thereto:

(1) Physical restoration;

(2) Transportation provided for other purposes than to determine the eligibility of the individual for rehabilitation services and the nature and extent of the services necessary;

(3) Occupational and business licenses;

(4) Tools, equipment, initial stock and supplies, including livestock and capital advances, books, and training materials; and

(5) Maintenance.