An individual is eligible for a personal care assistance services subsidy under this part if such individual:

(1) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-4-1203

  • Division: means the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of human services. See Tennessee Code 71-4-1201
  • Employed: means engaged in activity of thirty (30) or more hours per week for which the individual receives remuneration at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage. See Tennessee Code 71-4-1201
  • Family member: means an individual's parent, grandparent, sibling, child, spouse, spouse's parent, spouse's grandparent, spouse's sibling or spouse's child. See Tennessee Code 71-4-1201
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal care assistance services: means services rendered at least five (5) days a week at the times of day that are required by an individual with a severe physical disability to become physically independent in connection with actual employment. See Tennessee Code 71-4-1201
  • Severe physical disability: means a functional loss of both arms and both legs, when it is anticipated that the loss will be permanent. See Tennessee Code 71-4-1201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Has a severe physical disability;
(3) Is receiving or has received vocational rehabilitation services from the division;
(4) Is employed or ready for employment;
(5) Has a need documented under § 71-4-1205 for not less than fourteen (14) hours a week of personal care assistance service provided by a person other than a family member, which services are necessary to enable the individual to be employed;
(6) Is not otherwise eligible for personal care assistance services under other state or federal programs;
(7) Agrees to a periodic reevaluation of such individual’s need for personal care assistance services and of the extent of that need;
(8) Has no or insufficient personal income or other support from public services, family members or neighbors;
(9) Agrees to recruit, hire, fire, and supervise the person who provides personal care assistance services to such individual; and
(10) Qualifies under § 71-4-1206.
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