§ 4G — Epileptics; program for care, treatment and rehabilitation

Massachusetts § 4G

• Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
• Part I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
• Title XVI: PUBLIC HEALTH

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Section 4G. The department shall establish, in one or more institutions under its control, a program for the care, treatment and medical rehabilitation of persons suffering from epilepsy and shall disseminate such information relative to the management of convulsive disorders as it considers proper. The department may accept for such purposes and for research into the causes of convulsive disorders any special grant of money, services or property from the federal government or any of its agencies or from any foundation, organization or medical school.[ Second paragraph effective until September 12, 2024. For text effective September 12, 2024, see below.]The department shall cooperate with the Massachusetts rehabilitation commission in developing vocational rehabilitation programs for epileptics.[ Second paragraph as amended by 2024, 205, Sec. 72 effective September 12, 2024. For text effective until September 12, 2024, see above.]The department shall cooperate with MassAbility in developing vocational rehabilitation programs for epileptics.