(a) The director of the division shall designate one (1) or more evaluation teams, which shall consist of at least two (2) persons, one (1) of whom shall be a licensed medical professional and one (1) of whom shall be a licensed occupational therapist or physical therapist.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-4-1205

  • Division: means the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of human services. See Tennessee Code 71-4-1201
  • 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
(b) Each individual who applies to the division for a personal care assistance services subsidy shall be evaluated by an evaluation team, which shall determine the need of that individual for personal care assistance service and the extent of that need.
(c) An individual receiving a personal care assistance services subsidy pursuant to this part shall be periodically reevaluated by an evaluation team to determine such individual’s continuing need for personal care assistance services and the extent of that need.
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