Title 4 — Executive
12 chapters · 131 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 4.1301 Findings and purpose
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The Legislature finds that: (a) The Territory of American Samoa has a responsibility to provide services for its developmentally disabled citizens in order to aid them in living as complete and normal lives as possible. (b) Several departments of the Territory are responsible for…
A.S.C.A. § 4.1302 Definitions
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As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Active treatment” means provision of services as specified in an individualized service plan. These services may include, but are not limited to, activities, experiences, and therapy which are part of a professio…
A.S.C.A. § 4.1303 Territorial developmental disabilities planning council
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The territorial developmental disabilities planning council shall be placed in the Department of Human Resources for administrative purposes only and assigned the following responsibilities: (a) Planning. The territorial council shall: (1) develop, prepare, adopt, and periodicall…
A.S.C.A. § 4.1304 Membership on the territorial council
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The Territorial council shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be residents of the Territory. The council shall at all times include in its membership representatives of the principal territorial agencies (including the territorial agency that administers funds provided und…
A.S.C.A. § 4.1305 Community services for the developmentally disabled
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The department shall develop and administer a community service delivery system which may design, implement, administer, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the programs and services administered by the department for persons with developmental disabilities. History: 1991, PL 22-17…
A.S.C.A. § 4.1306 Other systems within the developmental disability system
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The department may create other systems as required to implement the services necessary for persons with developmental disabilities. History: 1991, PL 22-17.
A.S.C.A. § 4.1307 Rights of persons with developmental disabilities
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(a) Persons with developmental disabilities shall have the following rights: (1) to receive the least restrictive, individually appropriate services, including a program of activities outside the residence in accordance with the person’s individualized service plan; (2) to reside…
A.S.C.A. § 4.1308 Authority of director to enter into agreements-Make dispositions of territorial resources
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The territorial council shall require appropriate standards of services to be met by its own services or contractual services including residential, day treatment, and related programs. These standards, including those for intermediate care facility services in facilities for the…