New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 101 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
Part 2 - FAIR HEARINGS AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS RELATED TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Section 6.101.2.7 - DEFINITIONS
Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.101.2.7
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. "Client assistance program" means the independent private or public agency designated to:
(1) advise and inform
applicants for and recipients of vocational rehabilitation services of services
and benefits available under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
(2) assist and advocate for applicants for
and recipients of vocational rehabilitation services in their relationships
with projects, programs, and community rehabilitation programs providing
services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and
(3) inform individuals with disabilities in
New Mexico, especially individuals with disabilities who traditionally have
been unserved or underserved by vocational rehabilitation programs, of the
services and benefits available to them under the federal Rehabilitation Act of
1973 and Title I of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990.
B. "Division of vocational rehabilitation" or DVR means the division of vocational rehabilitation.
C. "Fair hearing" means an agency proceeding in which a person's rights and duties are decided after notice and an opportunity to be heard.
D. "Mediation" means the act or process of using an independent third party to act as a mediator, intermediary, or conciliator to assist persons or parties in settling differences or disputes prior to pursuing formal administrative or other legal remedies.
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