SECTION .0400 ‑ METHODS TO ASSURE NONDISCRIMINATION

10A NCAC 89C .0401       COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS

(a)  The Division shall administer its program of services in compliance with the provisions of federal statutes and regulations regarding nondiscrimination as outlined in 34 C.F.R. 76.500.  No person shall be excluded on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap from participation in, or receiving the benefits of, any care or service provided by the Division.  This includes services rendered directly by the Division and those arranged for by the Division and provided by a vendor as part of an individualized written rehabilitation program.

(b)  The Division shall not approve any application for or make any expenditure for the establishment of a workshop or rehabilitation facility or for the acquisition of initial equipment until the applicant signs an assurance of compliance form indicating that the facility will be operated in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑546; 34 C.F.R. 76.500;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1990;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 1, 2016.