2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 46:332 — Powers of department of social services

§332.  Powers of Department of Social Services

The Department of Social Services may:

(1)  Make and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions of this Subpart and such rules and regulations shall be binding upon parishes or other local units and their agents and upon those private agencies and individuals who participate in the benefits of this Subpart.  

(2)  Administer and supervise a state-wide program for the conservation of sight and the prevention of blindness through lectures, posters, exhibits and such other methods as is deemed necessary; act in close cooperation with other state departments and private agencies; encourage vision testing in schools and the early correction of eye defects where found; and establish sight-saving classes where needed.  

(3)  Provide an active register of the blind to be kept up-to-date in the department of public welfare.  

(4)  Promote a system of economic security for the blind by administering and supervising a state-wide program of vocational training and rehabilitation for the blind by providing the necessary facilities in private and public agencies.  

(5)  Provide adequate home teachers who meet the required standards of training and experience.  

(6)  Provide the necessary facilities, equipment and initial stock, for the operation of vending stands and such other small business enterprises as may be found feasible for operation by blind persons.  

(7)  Assist other departments, agencies and institutions of the state and federal government, when so requested, by performing services in conformity with the purposes of this Subpart.  

(8)  Administer such federal, state, parish, municipal or private funds as may be available for the prevention of blindness, vocational training and rehabilitation for the blind.  

(9)  Act as agent of the state to cooperate with the federal government in any matter relating to sight conservation and the welfare of the blind.  

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.