§ 52-1-106 — Interagency agreements

(a) The commissioner may develop and enter into interagency agreements on services and supports for individuals with a disability or for older persons to: (1) Assure accountability for services and supports across all agencies providing services and supports for a person or family whose service is covered by this title; (2) Clarify responsibilities for the department's service system; (3) Promote problem resolution at the local levels; (4) Promote interagency service needs assessment and planning; (5) Provide a vehicle for interagency policy development without interfering with agency independence; (6) Promote creation and maintenance of coordinated service systems for persons supported and their families; (7) Provide for interrelated service planning across agency lines; (8) Promote inclusion of disability and aging issues in crisis and disaster planning; and (9) Enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of expenditure of public funds. (b) All state agencies shall cooperate with the department in the development of agreements under this section. (c) An agreement entered into under this section must include the intersection of services and supports among all state agencies that have any responsibility for mental health, developmental disabilities, alcohol dependence, drug dependence, education, health, social services, housing, transportation, employment, justice, habilitation, rehabilitation, correction, or public funding of services and supports; transition between services to different age groups; information sharing, including records, data, and service; and interagency training. (d) An agreement entered into under this section must include the goals and expected outcomes against which progress will be measured; eligible populations; role responsibilities; covered services and supports; procedures for coordination, including local level implementation procedures; joint monitoring; data sharing; and how conflict resolution is achieved. (e) The commissioner may develop and enter into similar interagency agreements with local government agencies.

Legislative History

Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.