§ 2430.3. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Blind person—An individual who after examination by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye or by an optometrist has been determined to have:(i) Not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye with corrective lens; or
(ii) An equally disabling loss of the visual field evidenced by a limitation to the field of vision in the better eye to a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of not greater than 20°.
Department—The Department of Human Services of the Commonwealth.
District manager—The district manager for the visually handicapped who is the official responsible for direction and management of the district Business Enterprises Program (BEP).
District office—The local administrative branch of the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) in a specified geographical area of this Commonwealth.
Elected committee of blind vendors—A State committee of blind vendors, which is elected by and fully representative of blind operators in this Commonwealth.
Facility—Cafeterias, snack bars, cart services, counters, vending machines, and other appropriate auxiliary equipment which may be operated by blind licensees to provide for the sale of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, goods, beverages, and other articles or services dispensed automatically or manually and prepared on or off the premises in accordance with applicable health laws, including the vending or exchange of chances for lotteries authorized by State statute.
Federal property—A building, land, or other real property owned or rented by an agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States government—including the Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service—or by another instrumentality wholly owned by the United States.
Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program (IWRP)—A written program required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.A. § 701 et seq., and subsequent Federal regulations which must be prepared for eligible vocational rehabilitation client. The program is prepared jointly by the vocational rehabilitation counselor and client and establishes the employment goal.
License—A written instrument, issued by the Department to a blind client, authorizing the operation of a vending facility.
Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS)—The office in the Department which is responsible for providing essential management, supervision, and licensing of the Business Enterprises Program (BEP). BVS includes six district offices within assigned geographical areas.
Owner—The individual who owns the site on which a facility is located or the person designated to act for the owner.
Vacancy—A facility which has no permanent vendor or is scheduled to have no permanent operator.
Vendor—A blind person who is certified as a qualified facility operator by the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS).
Cross References This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 2430.50 (relating to cancellation of a facility contract).
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