Tennessee § 52-7-102 Departmental responsibilities

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§ 52-7-102 — Departmental responsibilities

Tennessee § 52-7-102

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-7-102 (2026).

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The department shall promote effective advocacy for services and supports for all children with an intellectual or developmental disability. The department's responsibilities for children include, but are not limited to:

(1)Promoting collaboration among caregivers and service providers and equitable involvement of caregivers in service plan development;

(2)Determining eligibility;

(3)Providing basic service standards;

(4)Facilitating the interdepartmental planning process for children through the statewide and regional planning and policy councils;

(5)Initiating meetings or other processes to develop local interagency agreements as needs and problems are identified by service providers, advocates, or families;

(6)Assisting children and their families to gain access to the system of s

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The department shall promote effective advocacy for services and supports for all children with an intellectual or developmental disability. The department's responsibilities for children include, but are not limited to: (1) Promoting collaboration among caregivers and service providers and equitable involvement of caregivers in service plan development; (2) Determining eligibility; (3) Providing basic service standards; (4) Facilitating the interdepartmental planning process for children through the statewide and regional planning and policy councils; (5) Initiating meetings or other processes to develop local interagency agreements as needs and problems are identified by service providers, advocates, or families; (6) Assisting children and their families to gain access to the system of services and supports; (7) Defining and listing an array of services and supports; and (8) Assisting youth who have been in the public system of care with transition to adult services.