Section 1240-08-04-.01 - REFERRAL AND APPLICATION FOR VR SERVICES(1) The VR Program will receive referrals of individuals from any source and by any means, including individuals who believe they may be eligible for VR services. The referral source must provide appropriate contact information.(2) An individual is considered to have submitted an application when the individual or, as appropriate, the individual's representative:(a) Has completed an agency application form;(b) Has completed a common intake application form in a one-stop center requesting VR services; or(c) Has otherwise requested services from VR;(d) Has provided to VR information necessary to initiate an assessment to determine eligibility and priority for services; and(e) Is available in the State to complete the application process.(3) VR must make application information widely available throughout the State, including one-stop centers under section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.(4) An individual's residence may be in an adjoining state. If the individual is receiving services from the VR program in the adjoining state, the VR Counselor must contact the individual's VR Counselor in that state to coordinate services to prevent duplication of services.(5) Individuals seeking VR services who are minors (under 18 years of age) and who are legally emancipated from their parents or guardians must provide appropriate court documentation.(6) Individuals applying for services must be eligible to work in the United States. An applicant who cannot be identified as a natural citizen must provide an unexpired credential of eligibility to work on the United States. Credentials may include Permanent Resident Card (I-551), U.S. Citizen ID Card (I-197), Employment Authorization Document that contains a photograph of the individual (I-766), or Identification Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States (I-179). An I-9 work visa may be determined acceptable when warranted for the type of employment objective.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-08-04-.01
Original rule filed September 30, 1985; effective October 30, 1985. Amendment filed July 12, 2002; effective September 25, 2002. Repeal and new rule filed June 30, 2009; effective September 13, 2009. Repeal and new rules filed October 5, 2017; effective January 3, 2018. Amendments filed February 29, 2024; effective 5/29/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 49-11-601, et seq., and 71-1-105(a)(12); 29 U.S.C. §§ 720, et seq.; 34 C.F.R. §§ 361.30 and 361.41; and Executive Order No. 43 (1983).