§347-5 Obtaining federal benefits. The department of human services may, as the agency of the State for the assistance of blind or visually handicapped persons, do all things which will enable the State and the blind and the visually handicapped in the State to have the benefits of all federal laws for the benefit of blind and visually handicapped persons. [L 1947, c 108, §4; RL 1955, §109-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §20; HRS §347-5; am L 1970, c 105, §5; am L 1987, c 339, §4]