- (1) The Tennessee Rehabilitation Center at Smyrna (TRCS) is a statewide comprehensive rehabilitation and training center for applicants and eligible individuals receiving services from the Division’s VR Program.
- (2) TRCS is a day and residential facility that provides services including, but not limited to, vocational training and counseling, rehabilitation services, wellness management services, and pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities.
- (3) Vocational training and counseling are provided at TRCS for a variety of vocational areas that lead to a certificate, credential, or industry certification and achievement of an employment outcome.
- (4) Rehabilitation services provides supports based on an individual’s disability and rehabilitation need that may include cognitive, behavioral, sensory, physical and occupational, and recreation therapies.
- (5) Wellness management services provides management for an individual’s medical and psychological needs due to the individual’s disability.
- (6) Pre-employment transition services are provided for students with disabilities in accordance with the student’s need for such services.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 49-11-601, et seq., 71-1-104, and 71-1-105(a)(12); 29 U.S.C. §§ 720, et seq.; 34 C.F.R. §§ 361.38 and 361.51; and Executive Order No. 43 (1983). Administrative History: 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. Amendments filed October 5, 2017; effective January 3, 2018. Rule was previously numbered 1240-08- 05-.06 but was renumbered 1240-08-05-.07 with the introduction of a new rule 1240-08-05-.06 filed February 29, 2024; effective May 29, 2024. Amendments filed February 29, 2024; effective May 29, 2024.