Section 22-14-8 - Vocational rehabilitation division; powers; duties. - New Mexico Statutes

22-14-8. Vocational rehabilitation division; powers; duties.

The vocational rehabilitation division of the public education department shall:

A.     provide vocational rehabilitation to qualified individuals;

B.     administer any state plan or federal aid funds relating to vocational rehabilitation;

C.     cooperate and make agreements with public or private agencies to establish or to maintain a vocational rehabilitation program;

D.     enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide vocational rehabilitation;

E.     accept gifts or grants to be used for vocational rehabilitation;

F.     enforce regulations for the administration of laws relating to vocational rehabilitation;

G.     conduct research and compile statistics relating to vocational rehabilitation; and

H.     ensure that behavioral health services, including mental health and substance abuse services, provided, contracted for or approved are in compliance with the requirements of Section 9-7-6.4 NMSA 1978.