Maine § 26 §1411-A Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 26 §1411-A — Definitions

Maine § 26 §1411-A

Title 26LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Ch. 19DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 26 §1411-A (2026).

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.Community rehabilitation program. "Community rehabilitation program" means a program that provides directly or facilitates the provision of one or more of the following vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities to enable those individuals to maximize opportunities for employment, including career advancement: 1-A. Competitive integrated employment. "Competitive integrated employment" means work that is compensated at or above the state or local minimum wage; is not compensated at less than the customary rate and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by other employees without disabilities who have similar trai

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Community rehabilitation program.
"Community rehabilitation program" means a program that provides directly or facilitates the provision of one or more of the following vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities to enable those individuals to maximize opportunities for employment, including career advancement:
1-A.
Competitive integrated employment.
"Competitive integrated employment" means work that is compensated at or above the state or local minimum wage; is not compensated at less than the customary rate and level of benefits paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by other employees without disabilities who have similar training, experience and skills; takes place in such a way that the employee with the disability interacts with other persons without disabilities to the same extent as employees without disabilities in comparable positions; and presents opportunities for advancement similar to those opportunities available for other employees without disabilities in similar positions.
2.
Disadvantaged individuals.
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Evaluation and vocational services.
"Evaluation and vocational services" includes, as appropriate in each case, such services as:
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Gainful employment.
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Person with a disability.
"Person with a disability" means an individual who has a physical or mental disability that constitutes a substantial barrier to employment but who can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from the provision of vocational rehabilitation services. "Person with a disability" also means an individual who has a physical or mental disability that constitutes a substantial barrier to employment and for whom vocational rehabilitation services are necessary to determine rehabilitation potential. An "individual who has a physical or mental disability" means an individual who has a physical or mental condition that materially limits, contributes to limiting or, if not corrected, results in limiting that individual's activities or functions.
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Rehabilitation services.
"Rehabilitation services," which may be provided directly or through public or private resources, means goods and services necessary to assist a person with a disability to engage in competitive integrated employment or to determine the individual's rehabilitation potential, including but not limited to vocational rehabilitation services. Vocational rehabilitation services available to people with disabilities include: