1. (1) Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services that a developmentally disabled person over the age of 16 years can reasonably be expected to benefit from, or if his or her best interests reasonably require, extended employment in a rehabilitation workshop facility operated by an approved nonprofit organization, the department is authorized to contract with the organization for the furnishing of extended employment to the developmentally disabled person.

2. (2) The department shall maintain a register of nonprofit organizations operating rehabilitation workshop facilities which, after inspection of the facilities for extended employment provided by them, the department deems qualified to meet the needs of such developmentally disabled persons. The inspections shall also determine the eligibility of such organizations to receive the funds hereinbefore specified.

   ¹Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.

History.--s. 3, ch. 74-341; s. 324, ch. 77-147; s. 26, ch. 89-308; s. 704, ch. 95-148.

Note.--Former s. 413.502.