10A N.C. Admin. Code 63E.0102

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 63E .0102 - ELIGIBILITY BASED ON VISION LOSS

The following categories show the level of vision loss which must exist in order for a person to meet the definition of visually impaired or blind for the purpose of being served by the social worker for the blind:

(1) legally blind; or

(2) persons with best corrected central visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the better eye; or

(3) persons with one or both of the following conditions:

(a) the presence of chronic, progressive eye pathology;

(b) visual acuity better than 20/70 which nevertheless results in a vocational or functional handicap.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 63E .0102

Authority G.S. 111-11; 111-28; 42 U.S.C. 1397;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. November 16, 1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 23, 2015.

Authority G.S. 111-11; 111-28; 42 U.S.C. 1397;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. November 16, 1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002.