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TN Code § 33-4-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-202. Qualifications of Guardian, Conservator or Trustee

 An employee appointed under this part as legal guardian, conservator, or trustee for a person shall have sufficient background to understand the person's mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability. Accepting an appointment may not be made a condition of employment unless the duties are a normal part of the employee's duties and there is no conflict of interest. No employee may be appointed as legal guardian, conservator, or trustee of a person who is in the facility in which the employee works.
TN Code § 33-4-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-203. Bond

 If the total value of the assets that are turned over to an employee for a ward does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of the burial fund, the court shall not require a bond.
TN Code § 33-4-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-204. Duration of Guardianship or Conservatorship

 An employee serving as legal guardian or conservator under this part may serve under these provisions only so long as the employee continues to be an employee of the department and for up to ninety (90) days after the ward leaves the state facility.
TN Code § 33-4-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-205. Funds Received by Guardian or Conservator

 All funds received by a legal guardian or conservator appointed under this part shall be handled as state funds, be accountable as all other state funds, and be audited annually by the state. All earnings on the funds shall inure to the benefit of the ward. The department shall file a copy of the annual audit with the appointing court.
TN Code § 33-4-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-206. Other Assets Received by Guardian or Conservator

 All other assets received by a legal guardian or conservator appointed under this part shall be handled as state property, except that the legal guardian or conservator may dispose of the assets in the exercise of the appointment free of laws governing the disposition of state property and shall keep a record of the disposition of all the property and the reason for the disposition.
TN Code § 33-4-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-207. Disposition of Assets After Termination of Guardianship or Conservatorship

 Upon termination of the guardianship or conservatorship, all assets remaining in the estate shall be paid to the ward or to the ward's legal representative.
TN Code § 33-4-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-208. Annual Report

 An employee serving as legal guardian or conservator shall file the annual report required by title 34 with the appointing court on a form approved by the commissioner.
TN Code § 33-4-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-209. Designation of Trustees for Patients or Residents — Audit

  The commissioner may designate employees of the department to serve as trustees for service recipients if the terms of the trust have been approved in writing by the commissioner and the attorney general and reporter.   All assets, funds, and other property held as a part of the corpus of trust and income from the trust shall be audited annually by the state.
TN Code § 33-4-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 4 - Special Rules for Residential Service Recipients|Part 2 - Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities|§ 33-4-210. Coercion of Guardian, Conservator or Trustee — Penalty

 An employee who attempts to coerce a legal guardian, conservator, or trustee serving under this part to take any particular action as legal guardian, conservator, or trustee shall be dismissed.
TN Code § 33-5-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-101. Application of Title to Persons With Developmental Disabilities

 Services to persons with developmental disabilities are governed generally by this title, including Chapters 1 4, 7, 8 and 9.
TN Code § 33-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-102. Effective Date of Part

 Persons with developmental disabilities based on conditions other than an intellectual disability are eligible for direct service under this part on March 1, 2002. Persons with an intellectual disability are eligible for direct service under this part on March 1, 2001.
TN Code § 33-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-103. Persons With Developmental Disability Based Solely on Mental Illness or Serious Emotional Disturbance

 If a person has a developmental disability solely on the basis of having a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, the person is not eligible to have services or supports provided for the developmental disability primarily under this chapter.
TN Code § 33-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-104. Developmental Disabilities Occurring After Twenty-Two Years of Age

 Within the limits of available services, the department may serve persons who have conditions that would constitute a developmental disability except that the disability occurred after twenty-two (22) years of age.
TN Code § 33-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-105. Factors in Assessing Eligibility for Service and Support Under This Chapter

 A person is eligible for service and support under this chapter on the basis of an intellectual disability only if the assessment that the person has an intellectual disability takes into account:   Cultural and linguistic diversity as well as differences in communication and behavioral factors;   Whether the person's limitations in adaptive skills occur in the context of community environments typical of the person's age peers and is indexed to the person's individualized needs for supports;   Specific adaptive limitations often coexist with strengths in other adaptive skills or other personal capabilities; and   With appropriate supports over a sustained period, the life functioning of a person with an intellectual disability will generally improve.
TN Code § 33-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-106. Application Process

 A person with a developmental disability, a parent or legal guardian of a child with a developmental disability, a conservator of a person with a developmental disability, the department of children's services on behalf of a person in its legal custody who has a developmental disability, or the department of human services on behalf of a person in its legal custody who has a developmental disability, referred to as the applicant, may apply to the department through its designated entities for services and supports that they provide directly or by contract. The designated entity shall inform the applicant about all options for services and supports. When services and supports appropriate for the applicant are not available, the designated entity shall notify the applicant in writing of the basis on which the decision was made, possible service options, the prospects for obtaining service, and the time estimated before the service may be available. The applicant shall be notified periodically and in a timely manner of the status of the application. Based upon additional information, change in status may be determined by the designated entity.
TN Code § 33-5-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-107. Types of Services Available

 If, and only if, no suitable alternative provider is available, the chief officer of a department facility may authorize nonresidential services and supports of the developmental center to persons with developmental disabilities. A person with a developmental disability, a parent or legal guardian of a child with a developmental disability, or the conservator of a person with a developmental disability may request nonresidential services and supports. The chief officer may, in the best interests of the person, discontinue the nonresidential services and supports of a person at any time.
TN Code § 33-5-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-108. Determination of Fiscal Impact on Licensees Following Regulatory or Policy Changes — Notice

 As used in this section, “fiscal impact” means any increase, decrease, or other change in revenue, expenditures, or fiscal liability. The department of intellectual and developmental disabilities shall assess in writing the fiscal impact on licensees under chapter 2, part 4 of this title, of any change to any rule, regulation, policy or guideline relating to the staffing, physical plant or operating procedures of the licensee for rendering services pursuant to a contract, grant or agreement with the department. Unless exigent circumstances require the change to be implemented sooner, no less than thirty (30) days before the change in the rule, regulation, policy or guideline is to take effect, the department's estimate of fiscal impact shall be transmitted by the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities to the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives, the finance, ways and means committee of the senate and the comptroller of the treasury for any appropriate review. If exigent circumstances, such as an unforeseen court order, require a change to be implemented sooner, then the department's statement describing the exigent circumstances that prevented thirty (30) days' notice shall be provided to the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives, the finance, ways and means committee of the senate and the comptroller of the treasury not later than five (5) days after implementing the change. In that case the department shall provide the estimate of fiscal impact to the entities above within sixty (60) days after implementing the change.
TN Code § 33-5-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-109. Study of Issues Relating to Services Provided to Persons With Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities and Other Disabilities

  There is created a special joint committee to study the issues relating to services provided to persons with developmental disabilities, intellectual disability and other disabilities. This study shall include, but not be limited to:  A review of the different agencies in state government providing services;   The structure and location of state services to persons with developmental disabilities, intellectual disability and other disabilities;   The efficiency of providing services to persons with disabilities and costs associated with providing services;   An evaluation of the cost of the division of intellectual disabilities services (DIDS) waiting list and the means to reduce or eliminate it; and   A look at the cost structure of services in DIDS and evaluation of differences in cost.     The special joint committee shall consist of:  Four (4) members of the senate, to be appointed by the speaker of the senate; and   Four (4) members of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.     All appropriate agencies of state government shall provide assistance to the special joint committee upon request of the chair.   All legislative members of the special joint committee who are duly elected members of the general assembly shall remain members of the committee until the committee reports its final findings and recommendations.   The special joint committee shall be convened by the member having the greatest number of years of continuous service within the general assembly, and at its first meeting shall elect from among its legislative membership a chair, vice-chair, and other officers the committee deems necessary.   The special joint committee shall timely report its final findings and recommendations to the One Hundred Sixth General Assembly no later than February 1, 2010.
TN Code § 33-5-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-110. Residential and Day Provider Agencies Task Force

  The speakers of the senate and house of representatives shall jointly appoint a twenty-five-person task force to review the regulations of the residential and day provider agencies contracted by the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities (DIDD) and make initial recommendations with regard to relieving expensive and unnecessary regulations on such providers to the general assembly and governor by January 1, 2011. The task force shall subsequently make annual reports to the governor and the general assembly by January 1 of each year thereafter.   Eleven (11) of the members of the task force shall be appointed from a list of persons provided by DIDD's service providers. Eight (8) members shall be appointed from DIDD, at least one (1) of whom shall be an assistant commissioner with the department. One (1) member shall be an assistant commissioner with the bureau of TennCare, and one (1) member shall be appointed from the department office of licensure. Four (4) members shall be appointed from the DIDD advisory council, or its successor body.   The speakers of the senate and house of representatives shall jointly designate two (2) of the members to serve as co-chairs of the task force. One (1) co-chair shall be a DIDD service provider, and one (1) co-chair shall be a DIDD staff person.   The task force created by this section shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the regulatory relief board.   Members of the task force shall serve without compensation. The task force shall complete its appointed duties and make its final report to the governor and the general assembly by June 30, 2014, at which time the task force shall cease to exist.
TN Code § 33-5-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-111. Eligibility Criteria for Medical Assistance Programs and Services

  Notwithstanding any state law to the contrary, eligibility criteria for medical assistance programs and services pursuant to title 71, chapter 5, for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall be established by the bureau of TennCare, and set forth in the medicaid state plan, federal waivers, or in rules promulgated by the bureau of TennCare, and shall be subject to the availability of funding in each year's general appropriations act.   Notwithstanding any state law to the contrary, eligibility criteria for state-funded programs and services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall be established by the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities and set forth in department rules, and shall be subject to the availability of funding in each year's general appropriations act.
TN Code § 33-5-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 1 - Service System|§ 33-5-112. Person on Waiting List for Services to Be Enrolled in Community Based Services Program Within Six Months of Custodial Parent or Caregiver Attaining Certain Age

  An eligible person with an intellectual disability who is on the referral list for services and whose older custodial parent, or custodial caregiver, attains seventy-five (75) years of age shall be enrolled in employment and community first choices Group 5 or a similarly capped home and community based services program within six (6) months of the person's parent or caregiver attaining that age.   An eligible person with a developmental disability other than an intellectual disability who is on the referral list for services and whose older custodial parent, or custodial caregiver, attains eighty (80) years of age shall be enrolled in employment and community first choices Group 5 or a similarly capped home and community based services program within six (6) months of the person's parent or caregiver attaining that age.
TN Code § 33-5-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 2 - Family Support|§ 33-5-201. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Council” means the state family support council appointed under § 33-5-208;   “Family” means a unit that consists of either a person with a severe or developmental disability and the parent, relative, or other care giver who resides in the same household or a person with a severe or developmental disability who lives alone without such support;   “Family support” means goods and services needed by families to care for their family members with a severe or developmental disability and to enjoy a quality of life comparable to other community members;   “Family support program” means a coordinated system of family support services administered by the department directly or through contracts;   “Severe disability” means a disability that is functionally similar to a developmental disability but occurred after the person was twenty-two (22) years of age; and   “State family support council” means the council established by the department to carry out the responsibilities specified in this part.
TN Code § 33-5-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 2 - Family Support|§ 33-5-202. State Policy — Principles for Developing Programs

  The policy of the state is that persons with severe or developmental disabilities and their families be afforded supports that emphasize community living and enable them to enjoy typical lifestyles.   Programs to support families shall be based on the following principles:  Families and individuals with severe or developmental disabilities are best able to determine their own needs and should be empowered to make decisions concerning necessary, desirable, and appropriate services and supports;   Families should receive the support necessary to care for their relatives at home;   Family support is needed throughout the life span of the person who has a severe or developmental disability;   Family support services should be sensitive to the unique needs, strengths, and values of the person and the family, and should be responsive to the needs of the entire family;   Family support should build on existing social networks and natural sources of support in communities;   Family support services should be provided in a manner that develops comprehensive, responsive, and flexible support to families as their needs evolve over time;   Family support services should be provided equitably across the state and be coordinated across the numerous agencies likely to provide resources and services and support to families; and   Family, individual, and community-based services and supports should be based on sharing ordinary places, developing meaningful relationships, learning things that are useful, and making choices, as well as increasing the status and enhancing the reputation of persons served.
TN Code § 33-5-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 2 - Family Support|§ 33-5-203. Primary Focus

 The primary focus of the family support program is supporting:   Families with children with severe or developmental disabilities, school age and younger;   Adults with severe or developmental disabilities who choose to live with their families; and   Adults with severe or developmental disabilities who are residing in the community in an unsupported setting not a state or federally funded program.
TN Code § 33-5-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services|Part 2 - Family Support|§ 33-5-204. Duties of Contracted Agency

 The contracted agency shall be responsible for assisting each family for whom services and support will be provided in assessing each family's needs and shall prepare a written plan with the person and family. The needs and preferences of the family and individual will be the basis for determining what goods and services will be made available within the resources available.