49-11-607 - Scope of rehabilitation services Funding. - Tennessee Statutes

49-11-607. Scope of rehabilitation services Funding.

(a)  All rehabilitation services, as defined in this part, may be provided to eligible handicapped individuals; and in any event, the services shall include training, maintenance, placement, guidance and physical restoration services.

(b)  (1)  Within the limits and under the conditions that may be specified in appropriations for rehabilitation facilities and workshops, the state board may establish rehabilitation facilities and workshops.

     (2)  Appropriations, federal grants and donations for vocational rehabilitation services, unless otherwise restricted, shall be available for all vocational rehabilitation services provided under the state plan and for the acquisition of vending stands or other equipment and initial stocks and supplies for use by severely handicapped individuals in any type of small business, the operation of which will be improved through management and supervision by the division.

(c)  State appropriations and donations for vocational rehabilitation shall likewise be available for the purpose, whenever federal funds are made available to the state under any federal statute, for initiating projects for the extension and improvement of vocational rehabilitation services or for projects for research, demonstrations, training and traineeships, and for planning for and initiating expansion of vocational rehabilitation services under the state plan.

(d)  (1)  The acceptance of federal and other funds, and their use for vocational rehabilitation, subject to restrictions that may be imposed by the donor and that are not inconsistent with this part, is authorized.

     (2)  Funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose may be used to match the federal funds and private funds.

(e)  The division shall not expend funds appropriated to it for the rehabilitation of handicapped individuals as defined in § 49-11-602(6)(B), but may, from division funds, defray administration and counseling and guidance expenses only; provided, that other state agencies or local governments or private sources may make their funds available to the division so as to obtain federal aid or funds to purchase rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of handicapped individuals.

[Acts 1947, ch. 93, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.6 (Williams, § 2483.16); Acts 1955, ch. 141, § 4; 1959, ch. 305, § 2; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2808.]