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TN Code § 71-1-135 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 1 - Department of Human Services|§ 71-1-135. Victims of Human Trafficking

  The commissioner of human services shall establish a plan for the delivery of services to victims of human trafficking after consultation with the following departments:  Department of children's services;   Department of health;   Department of intellectual and developmental disabilities;   Department of mental health and substance abuse services; and   Tennessee bureau of investigation.     The plan developed under subsection (a) shall include, but not be limited to, provisions to:  Identify victims of human trafficking in this state;   Identify community-based services for victims of human trafficking;   Assist victims of human trafficking through the provision of information regarding access to benefits and services to which those victims may be entitled;   Coordinate delivery of services and information concerning health care, mental health care, legal services, housing, job training, education and victim's compensation funds;   Prepare and disseminate educational materials and provide training programs to increase awareness of human trafficking and the services available to victims; and   Assist victims of human trafficking with family reunification.     In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), the plan shall include a timeline for which the department anticipates the state would be capable of implementing the plan, along with anticipated rates of assistance to victims of human trafficking, cost of implementation, an itemized rationale for both, and any other factor that the department opines will significantly contribute to or detract from the success of implementing the plan.   By July 1, 2013, the department of human services shall transmit a copy of the plan and issue a report to the chair of the judiciary committee of the senate and the chair of the judiciary committee of the house of representatives.
TN Code § 71-1-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 2 - Advances to Social Services Contractors|§ 71-1-201. Advance Payment

 Organizations, businesses, or institutions engaged in contracts with the state to provide social services to third parties, including Title XX (42 U.S.C. §§ 1397 et seq.), weatherization, low income energy assistance and other community services administered or funded by the department of human services, that are partially funded by federal grants provided on a cost reimbursement basis, may request advance payment from the state.
TN Code § 71-1-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 2 - Advances to Social Services Contractors|§ 71-1-202. Application to State Agency or Department

 Organizations or businesses having state contracts to provide services may make application to the state agency or department having jurisdiction over the contractor for advance payment. No funds shall be released to the contractor until the third party contractor has demonstrated that state matching fund requirements have been met.
TN Code § 71-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 2 - Advances to Social Services Contractors|§ 71-1-203. Approval — Procedure

 Upon approving an application for funds, the state agency or department with jurisdiction over the contractor shall forward the application to the director of accounts for payment.
TN Code § 71-1-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 2 - Advances to Social Services Contractors|§ 71-1-204. Limitation on Use of Funds

 Funds provided under this part shall only be used to cover costs incurred by third party social service contractors to cover necessary capital expenditures, to provide cash flow, or for other proper purposes where payment is required in cash and cost reimbursement is unacceptable.
TN Code § 71-1-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 2 - Advances to Social Services Contractors|§ 71-1-205. Procedures for Advance Payments — Limitation — Appropriation

  The commissioner of finance and administration is directed to establish procedures to provide for the advance payments authorized in § 71-1-201. At the termination of the contract or upon termination of provision of contracted social service by the agency, the department of human services shall withhold any outstanding advance from funds otherwise payable to the agency under the contract with the department.   The advance payments shall not exceed an amount appropriated for the advance payments in the general appropriations act for each fiscal year.
TN Code § 71-1-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 2 - Advances to Social Services Contractors|§ 71-1-126. Review of State Medicaid Program

 71-1-129. “Parents as first teachers” pilot projects.
TN Code § 71-2-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-101. Short Title

 This part may be cited and shall be known as the “Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Act of 2001.”
TN Code § 71-2-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-102. Purposes of Part

 The purposes of this part are to provide a comprehensive and coordinated service system for the state's aging population, giving high priority to those persons in greatest need, to conduct studies and research into the needs and problems of the aging, and to provide a system of home and community based long-term care services that is responsive to the needs of all Tennesseans regardless of age, disability, or economic status.
TN Code § 71-2-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-103. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Area agency on aging” means any agency that has been designated by the commission to plan for and provide services to the elderly and disabled within a defined geographic area;   “Commission” means the commission on aging and disability;   “Home and community based long term care” means supportive services, including, but not limited to, personal assistance, homemaker and chore services, adult day services, assistive technology, home delivered meals, assisted transportation and mobility services, respite and hospice care, and rehabilitative care, that are provided to older persons and individuals with disabilities to remain independent and avoid inappropriate institutionalization and that help individuals maintain physical, social, and spiritual independence in the least restrictive environment;   “Older Americans Act” means the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq.); and   “Planning and service area” means a geographical division of the state that serves as an administrative unit for the purpose of planning and delivering services to older persons.
TN Code § 71-2-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-106. Reimbursement for Expenses of Commission Members

 Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services other than a reimbursement for traveling and other expense incurred in the attendance of meetings required by this part or other meetings authorized by the commission. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 71-2-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-107. Executive Director

  The governor shall appoint the executive director. The executive director shall be the chief administrative officer of the commission. The director shall be a full-time employee of the commission and shall have such education as deemed necessary by the governor, with a minimum of five (5) years' experience in the fields of aging or disability or administrative experience necessary to properly operate and manage the programs under this part. The executive director shall have the authority to conduct ordinary and necessary business in the name of the commission in accordance with this part and as determined by the commission from time to time.   The executive director shall:  Be available to serve or be represented on state level committees or bodies where the purpose of that state body or committee is concerned with the general health, education or welfare of the citizens of Tennessee when older persons or disabled adults are affected by the decisions of that body;   Develop, as required under the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 3001 et seq.), a plan for state programs, services and activities for older persons, to be updated periodically;   Supervise the expenditure of funds and be responsible for complying with all applicable provisions of state and federal law in the receipt of and disbursement of funds;   Serve as an advocate within government and in the community for older persons and disabled adults in Tennessee;   Recommend to the commission such rules as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part;   Employ or contract for the services of experts and technical consultants as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this part;   Conduct evaluations and prepare reports in accordance with the terms of the Older Americans Act and other state and federal laws;   Within the limits of appropriated funds, employ such personnel as may be required to carry out this part. The executive director shall appoint and may remove all such personnel in accordance with the state service system; and   Provide staff support to the commission.
TN Code § 71-2-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-108. Direct or Conflicting Interests

 If any matter before the commission involves a project, transaction, or relationship in which a member or a member's associated institution, business or agency has a direct or a conflicting interest, the member shall make known to the commission that interest and shall be excused from the proceedings.
TN Code § 71-2-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-109. Long-Term Care Ombudsman — State Office — Personnel

  Within the commission there shall be an established office of the state long-term care ombudsman, referred to as “the office” in this section, which shall carry out those functions delineated in § 307(a)(12) of the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. § 3027(a)(12)).   The office shall designate and contract with, either directly or through the area agency on aging, a local grantee to establish and operate a local ombudsman program in each of the designated planning and service areas. Each local ombudsman program shall carry out the duties of the office in each area through paid staff and trained volunteers. For the purposes of carrying out those duties, and only to the extent required by § 307(a)(12)(H)(vi) of the Older Americans Act (former 42 U.S.C. § 3027(a)(12)(H)(vi) [repealed]), each local program unit will be considered to be a “subdivision” of the office; provided, that this shall have no effect upon the character of local government or private agencies or corporations, and they shall not be considered to be agencies of this state.   Paid staff and volunteers shall be trained as required by and under the supervision of the office, which shall certify those persons who have been properly trained as “representatives” of the office; provided, that local program employees and volunteers shall not be considered to be employees of this state. The office shall maintain a current listing of certified representatives. Certified representatives shall be immune from liability for acts or omissions committed within the scope of their assigned duties, except for willful, malicious, or criminal acts or omissions or for acts or omissions done for personal gain.
TN Code § 71-2-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-110. Congregate Meal Sites

 The standards and procedures developed by the commission relative to the nutrition program for older persons operated in accordance with the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq.), shall establish a threshold of an annual average of ten (10) congregate and home-delivered meals a day for any nutrition sites.
TN Code § 71-2-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-111. Verification of Individual Background Information and Performance of Criminal History Background Check of Employees and Volunteers

  The commission shall require its contractors, grantees, and subcontractors to verify individual background information for newly hired employees and volunteers who provide direct care for, have direct contact with, or have direct responsibility for the safety and care of disabled or elderly persons in their homes.   The commission shall promulgate rules that develop standard procedures specifying minimum requirements applicable to verifying individual background information or performing a criminal history background check of all paid or volunteer in-home care providers for vulnerable elderly and disabled persons. The commission is expressly authorized to promulgate such rules as emergency rules pursuant to § 4-5-208(a)(4) to provide an immediate effective date.   If the criminal history background check is conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation or the federal bureau of investigation, it shall be conducted by the submission of fingerprint cards to the Tennessee bureau of investigation or the federal bureau of investigation. Any cost incurred by the Tennessee bureau of investigation or the federal bureau of investigation shall be paid by the organization requesting such investigation and information. If a criminal history background check is conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation or the federal bureau of investigation, the payment of such costs shall be made in the amounts established by § 38-6-103.
TN Code § 71-2-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-112. Working Group to Provide Draft of Field Guide for Law Enforcement — Statutes and Resources Related to Assisting in Prevention, Investigation, and Prosecution of Abuse

 The executive director of the commission shall establish a working group that is led by the commission and includes the division of adult protective services of the department of human services, the department of health, the district attorneys general conference, members of local law enforcement, and other state departments and agencies as may be needed. The working group shall draft and develop a field guide to provide law enforcement in this state with the specific statutes and other resources related to assisting in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of abuse under chapter 6, part 1 of this title.
TN Code § 71-2-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-113. Establishment of Collaborative Coalition

 The executive director of the commission shall establish and lead a multidisciplinary collaborative coalition of state agencies and departments involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of elder and vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation. In an effort to reduce this abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the coalition shall develop and undertake strategies to increase communication with the public and state agencies, propose educational outreach, and promote the sharing of existing resources and information.
TN Code § 71-2-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-114. Tennessee Vulnerable Adult Coalition (Tvac)

 There is established the Tennessee vulnerable adult coalition (TVAC) as an advisory entity. The coalition shall be administratively attached to the commission on aging and disability. This coalition shall be convened by the executive director of the commission. The executive director shall invite appropriate entities to participate on a volunteer basis. The coalition shall bring public and private entities in this state together to promote the collaboration necessary to prevent the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of elder and vulnerable adults.
TN Code § 71-2-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 1 - Commission on Aging and Disability|§ 71-2-115. Inventory of Funding Sources — Report — Updates

  The commission shall design and oversee a resource mapping of all federal and state funding sources and funding streams as well as resources for nonprofit and other nongovernmental entities that support the health, safety, and welfare of older adults in this state who are sixty (60) years of age or older. The resource mapping shall include, but not be limited to:  An inventory of all federal and state funding sources that support these older adults in this state;   An inventory of all state, federal, or government subsidized services and programs offered to these older adults in this state, set out by program, target population, geographical region, agency, or any other grouping that would assist the general assembly in determining whether there are overlapping programs that lead to duplication within the state, gaps in service delivery, and any administrative inefficiencies generally;   A description of the manner in which the funds are being used within the agencies or organizations, the performance measures in place to assess the use of such funding, and the intended outcomes of the programs and services;   Government mandates for the use of the funds, if any; and   An inventory of the funds for which the state may be eligible, but is currently not receiving or using, and the reasons why the funds are not being used.     The commission shall update the report each year and shall subsequently assure that the resource map is periodically and timely updated, so as to maintain a current resource map of the funds used to support these older adults in the state.   The comptroller of the treasury and each department of state government or agency in this state shall provide assistance upon request to the commission in effectuating the purpose of this section.   On or before January 15, 2019, the commission shall provide a preliminary report to the health and welfare committee of the senate and the health committee of the house of representatives. On or before December 15, 2020, and each successive year thereafter, the commission shall provide a full report to the health and welfare committee of the senate and the health committee of the house of representatives. The full report shall include, but not be limited to, the resource map and any recommendations, including proposed legislation, for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of programs offered to older adults who are sixty (60) years of age or older in this state.
TN Code § 71-2-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 2 - Old Age Assistance|§ 71-2-201. Short Title

 This part may be cited as the “Old-Age Assistance Law.”
TN Code § 71-2-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 2 - Old Age Assistance|§ 71-2-202. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Assistance” means either money payments made to or in behalf of aged persons in need, or medical care and treatment, nursing home care, drugs including hospitalization, and outpatient care or any other type of remedial care recognized under state law in behalf of aged persons in need, or any of these, but does not include subdivisions (1)(A)-(1)(D) unless the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.), is amended to include one (1) or more of the following:  Any such payments to or care in behalf of any individual who is an inmate of a public institution, except as a patient in a medical institution, or any individual who is a patient in an institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases;   Any such payments to any individual who has been diagnosed as having tuberculosis or psychosis and is a patient in a medical institution as a result of tuberculosis or psychosis;   Any such care in behalf of any individual, who is a patient in a medical institution as a result of a diagnosis that such individual has tuberculosis or psychosis, with respect to any period after the individual has been a patient in such an institution as a result of such diagnosis, for forty-two (42) days; or   Is not an inmate of any private institution except such private institution as has been approved by the department at the time of receiving assistance;     “Department” means the department of human services;   “Recipient” means a person who was receiving old age assistance benefits during the month of December 1973, and is now qualified under the provisions of Public Law 93-66 to continue to receive a state money payment as a supplement to the federally-provided supplemental security income benefits; and   “Regional director” means the director of a region under chapter 1, part 1 of this title.
TN Code § 71-2-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 2 - Programs and Services for Elderly Persons|Part 2 - Old Age Assistance|§ 71-2-203. Eligibility for Assistance

 Assistance shall be granted under this part to any person who:    Is sixty-five (65) years of age or older;   Is living within this state voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose, that is, with no intention of presently removing from the state; provided, that temporary absence from the state, with subsequent returns to the state or intent to return when the purposes of the absence have been accomplished, shall not, for the purpose of this part, interrupt continuity of residence;   Has not sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; and whose spouse is not able to meet such person's needs as determined by the department's standards; and   Within five (5) years immediately preceding application or during receipt of assistance, has not, in order to evade any provision of this part, made an assignment or transfer of property, the proceeds from which at the fair market value, irrespective of the actual consideration received, would under the state standards of need still be available to meet the needs of the individual. Any transfer of property to a husband, wife, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, nephew or niece, within the period above mentioned, shall be prima facie evidence that the transfer was made with the intent to evade this part; or     Was receiving old age assistance benefits during the month of December 1973, and is now qualified under Public Law 93-66 to continue to receive a state money payment as a supplement to the federally-provided supplemental security income benefits.