§ 49-6-6101 — Improvement and coordination of services

Tennessee § 49-6-6101

• Jurisdiction: Tennessee
• Title: 49

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The state departments of education, mental health and substance abuse services, and disability and aging shall take the following actions to improve and coordinate services for behavioral/emotionally disordered children. Any policy change required as a result of these actions will be presented to the state board of education for review and approval: (1) Delineation of each state and local agency's responsibilities; (2) Development of joint agency planning and training, especially between Tennessee's state and local agencies of mental health and substance abuse services, disability and aging and education; (3) Development of a systematic process for securing funding for a continuum of related service options; (4) Development of a definition of the target population; (5) Development of ongoing needs assessment process that addresses: (A) The complex and diverse needs of the children and their families; and (B) The resources of schools, mental health/intellectual and developmental disabilities providers, and public/private agencies; (6) Prepare an inventory of a continuum of existing services and options, known private or public agencies and families; (7) Development of an interagency agreement on the principles to be included in a plan of care as they relate to intervention or treatment goals. The plan of care shall have: (A) Child involvement if developmentally appropriate; (B) Measurable outcomes; (C) Identification of agency or agencies that shall monitor the plan of care; (D) Family involvement; and (E) Sensitivity to unique cultural needs; and (8) Development of interagency training plan in the area of truancy prevention.

Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 137, eff. 7/1/2024. Acts 1994, ch. 985, § 4; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 79; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.