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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 5 - CHILD CARE AGENCIES (§§ 71-3-NEW — 71-3-520) › Section 71-3-517 - Development of a written multi-hazard plan to protect children in emergencies

(a)
All persons or entities operating a child care agency as defined in this part, excluding drop-in child care centers and those programs and facilities exempt from licensing as provided in §
71-3-503
, shall, in consultation with appropriate local authorities and local emergency management, develop a written multi-hazard plan to protect children in the event of emergencies, including, but not limited to, fires, tornados, earthquakes, chemical spills, and floods. Such persons or entities shall also inform parents and guardians of children attending the child care agency of the plan.
(b)
The written plan required pursuant to this section shall include:
(1)
Procedures for child care agency staff to notify parents in an emergency;
(2)
The development of designated relocation sites and evacuation routes to those sites;
(3)
Reunification plans for children and families; and
(4)
Written individualized plans for accommodating a child's special needs in an emergency situation.
(c)
The child care agency shall maintain documentation that the emergency plan is reviewed monthly.
(d)
All child care agency staff persons shall be trained on the plan annually.
(e)
The child care agency shall implement these emergency procedures through timely practice drills to meet local regulations and local emergency services plans and shall maintain documentation of drills for one (1) year. Such drills shall involve the following:
(1)
At least one (1) fire drill shall be conducted monthly;
(2)
Child care agencies shall alternate drills each month to cover each shift while children are present, including extended care hours;
(3)
At least one (1) drill other than fire shall be conducted every six (6) months; and
(4)
All drills shall be conducted in such a way as to simulate, as closely as is practical, conditions of a real emergency, with alarms to be utilized and evacuation plans to be practiced.
(f)
(1)
Emergency telephone numbers for the following entities shall be posted next to all child care agency telephones and shall be readily available to all child care agency staff members:
(A)
Fire department;
(B)
Police department and sheriff's office;
(C)
Nearest hospital emergency room;
(D)
Department of children's services child abuse hotline;
(E)
Local emergency management agency;
(F)
Ambulance or rescue squad;
(G)
Poison control center; and
(H)
Department of human services child care complaint hotline.
(2)
If a generic emergency number, including, but not limited to, 911 service, is operable in the community, it shall also be posted in the manner prescribed in this subsection (f).
(g)
All contact information for parents, guardians, and emergency personnel shall be readily available to all child care agency staff, including work, home and cell phone numbers.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 5 - CHILD CARE AGENCIES (§§ 71-3-NEW — 71-3-520) › Section 71-3-518 - Priority on wait list of children with parent or guardian serving on active duty in armed forces

(a)
Unless otherwise prohibited by federal or state law, no child care agency licensed under this part shall place a dependent child on a wait list behind a child without a parent or legal guardian serving on active duty in the armed services of the United States, if the dependent child:
(1)
Has a parent or legal guardian that is an active-duty member of the armed services of the United States; or
(2)
Has a parent who was killed, died as a direct result of injuries received or has been officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action while serving honorably as a member of the United States armed forces during a qualifying period of armed conflict or was formerly a prisoner of war or missing in action under such circumstances.
(b)
To be eligible under subdivision (a)(2), the dependent child or the legal guardian of the dependent child shall:
(1)
Present official certification from the United States government that the parent veteran was killed or died as a direct result of injuries received while serving honorably as a member of the United States armed forces during a qualifying period of armed conflict; or
(2)
Present official certification from the United States government that the parent veteran has been officially reported as being a prisoner of war or missing in action while serving honorably as a member of the United States armed forces during a qualifying period of armed conflict or was formerly a prisoner of war or missing in action under such circumstances as appropriate within one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to applying for child care services.
(c)
As used in this section, "dependent child", "qualifying period of armed conflict", and "serving honorably" have the same meanings as in §
49-7-102
.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 972,s 2, eff. 5/19/2014.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 291,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 5 - CHILD CARE AGENCIES (§§ 71-3-NEW — 71-3-520) › Section 71-3-519 - Designation of staff person to serve as liaison to provide official, uniform message

The commissioner shall designate a specific departmental staff person to serve, in addition to the staff person's other duties, as a liaison to provide an official, uniform message to child care providers, community stakeholders, department child care staff, and partner agencies, using all appropriate channels of communication.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 406, s 1, eff. 5/12/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 5 - CHILD CARE AGENCIES (§§ 71-3-NEW — 71-3-520) › Section 71-3-520 - Child care improvement pilot program - Funding - Funding subject to review

(a)
There is created a child care improvement pilot program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to be used for establishing a new child care agency in this state or making improvements to, or assisting with staffing, recruitment, or salary gaps, at an existing child care agency in this state. The program must be operated from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026.
(b)
There is created within the state general fund a special account to be known as the child care improvement fund (the fund).
(c)
The department of human services shall administer the fund, and moneys in the fund must be expended and obligated only in accordance with this section and in accordance with appropriations made by the general assembly.
(d)
Unless otherwise specified in this section, moneys deposited in the fund must be used only to implement and administer the purposes set forth in this section. In addition to appropriations made to the fund, the department may accept other funds, public or private, by way of gift or grant to the fund. A gift or grant must be deposited into the fund to be expended in accordance with this section.
(e)
The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund for the benefit of the fund in accordance with §
9-4-603
. Interest accruing on investments and deposits of the fund must be credited to and remain part of the fund.
(f)
Any unencumbered moneys and any unexpended balance of the fund remaining at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the general fund, but must be carried forward until expended in accordance with this section. No part of the fund shall be diverted to the general fund or any other public fund.
(g)
All expenditures from the fund are subject to review in the form of a written report submitted by the department to the commissioner of finance and administration no later than January 15, 2024, and by January 15 each year thereafter until the close of the pilot program period.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 452, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-601 - Governing board

All orphan asylums or houses for destitute children, incorporated under the laws of the state, shall be governed by boards of managers, trustees, or directors, which shall consist of twelve (12) or more persons, five (5) or more of whom shall constitute a quorum.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 1; Shan., § 4343; Code 1932, § 4573; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1201, 14-11-101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-602 - Powers over property

The corporations enumerated in §
71-3-601
may own and hold real and personal property necessary for building, cultivation, and to rent out to raise means to assist in the support of such corporations.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 8; Shan., § 4351; Code 1932, § 4580; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1202, 14-11-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-603 - Admission of children

All such asylums or houses at the option of its board may receive or take charge of any destitute orphan or indigent child of either sex, or children of indigent parents, under eighteen (18) years of age, from any part of the state.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 3; Shan., § 4345; mod. Code 1932, § 4574; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-1203; Acts 1984, ch. 663, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-11-103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-604 - Control of indigent children

The children referred to in §
71-3-603
shall be under the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the board until they become eighteen (18) years of age. The board may, in its discretion, require the parents of such indigent children to surrender all right and claim to the control of them, and to consent for the asylum to provide homes for them, by adoption by proper and suitable parties, for the purpose of caring for and educating them, teaching them trades and household duties generally.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 3; Shan., § 4346; Code 1932, § 4575; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1204, 14-11-104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-606 - Welfare of child controlling

No child shall be received into the asylum, or detained in the asylum, except that the welfare of the child may be thereby promoted, nor shall any child be indentured or given in adoption, except that the best interest of the child shall be thereby secured.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 4; Shan., § 4347; Code 1932, § 4576; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1206, 14-11-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-607 - Control of orphans and foundlings

In all cases in which orphans or foundling children are placed in any of the orphan homes, whether voluntarily by their parent or parents or guardian or by the order of some competent court or other authority, or whether they come into the care and custody of any such institution as foundlings, the managing board shall have the right to retain the custody of such children until the children are eighteen (18) years of age; provided, that §
71-3-609
applies; and provided further, that such institutions may, within such homes or asylums, provide for such children, or may so provide for them in homes of suitable families outside of such institutions.
Acts 1891, ch. 117, § 1; Shan., § 4353; Code 1932, § 4582; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1207, 14-11-107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-608 - Penalty for interference with children

It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to interfere in any way with any of such children in the control and custody of such homes while they are there or at the homes provided for them by such institutions.
Acts 1891, ch. 117, § 2; Shan., § 4354; Code 1932, § 4583; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1208, 14-11-108; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-609 - Petition to take child from home

At any time after the assumption of control by any of such homes, if the parent or other person, in whom the legal custody of such child would otherwise be, believes such parent or other person entitled to the custody of the child, such person may file a petition in the chancery court of the county in which the home is situated, and set out the facts upon which action is sought, and notice thereof shall be given to such institution, and proof may be taken and the application decided as the chancellor, in the chancellor's sound judgment, may determine, both as to the merits and the adjudication of costs. For this purpose jurisdiction is conferred upon the chancery courts, with the right of appeal.
Acts 1891, ch. 117, § 3; Shan., § 4355; Code 1932, § 4584; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1209, 14-11-109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-610 - Education of children

The board shall cause all children over six (6) years of age in such asylum to be instructed in such branches of useful knowledge as may be suited to their years and capabilities, and cause the girls to be taught domestic vocations, such as sewing, mending, knitting, and housekeeping in all its departments. The boys shall be taught such useful trades as the board may direct. All children in such asylums, of sufficient age, shall be taught according to the course of the common schools.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 5; Shan., § 4348; Code 1932, § 4577; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1210, 14-11-110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-611 - Expenses paid by parent or guardian

Any of such asylums may, at discretion, receive any child placed in its care and keeping by such child's parents or guardian, or those having the child in charge, and may keep and care for the child until the child is eighteen (18) years of age, unless sooner taken away by the request of such child's parent or parents, or those having guardianship or control of the child. The asylum shall not receive any child under this section until its parent or parents, or guardian, or person having the child in charge, shall agree with the officers of the asylum to supply sufficient funds, or such portion of the funds as the board of managers may agree upon, for the maintenance of the child in the asylum during such child's stay, and shall further agree to abide by all rules, bylaws, and requirements of the asylum. Should a child be admitted having a guardian lawfully appointed and qualified, who has money or property of such child under such guardian's control, such guardian shall be required to pay to the asylum such portion of the child's funds as the guardian may lawfully use, or the guardian may be authorized to use, for the child's support.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 7; Shan., § 4350; Code 1932, § 4579; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1211, 14-11-111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 6 - ORPHAN ASYLUMS (§§ 71-3-601 — 71-3-612) › Section 71-3-612 - County contributions to expenses

The expenses of such asylum shall be met as follows, to wit: at the end of each fiscal year, each of the boards of managers shall make a statement of the financial condition of the asylum under its control, which shall especially show how much the necessary expenses of the asylum exceeded its income, and this excess shall be paid by the several counties that had a child or children in the asylum for any part of the fiscal year; each county shall pay so much per capita according to the number of children from that county in the asylum and the length of time that they were there. Of all these particulars, strict, accurate, and systematic accounts shall be kept by the officers of the board, and when the pro rata of any county shall be thus ascertained and a statement of the pro rata has been brought to the notice of the county mayor or financial agent of any such county, it shall be that person's duty forthwith to draw that person's warrant on the county trustee of the county in payment of the same. No county shall be liable to pay at a greater rate than fifty dollars ($50.00) per capita per annum for each child it had in the asylum, and no county shall pay any expenses of any children of that county unless the child or children be apprenticed to or sent to the asylum by the proper authorities, and by proper orders of the county legislative body.
Acts 1885, ch. 92, § 6; Shan., § 4349; Code 1932, § 4578; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1212, 14-11-112; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 7 - PROJECT RAP (§§ 71-3-701 — 71-3-702) › Section 71-3-701 - Project RAP - Creation - Services

(a)
There is created within the department of children's services the responsible adolescent parenting project (also known as "Project RAP").
(b)
The project shall include information, programs, counseling, and services:
(1)
For teens who are pregnant with, or who have recently had, their first child; and
(2)
For foster care teens.
(c)
Project RAP may also include information, programs, counseling and services for other teens at high risk of pregnancy. In administering the project, the department shall strive to improve the parenting skills of those Project RAP clients who are pregnant or who are recent first time parents. The department shall also strive to prevent unintended future pregnancies among the total Project RAP client population and to encourage all project participants to pursue and complete educational and vocational opportunities.
Acts 1989, ch. 293, § 1; 1996, ch. 1079, § 182.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 7 - PROJECT RAP (§§ 71-3-701 — 71-3-702) › Section 71-3-702 - Current operation - Expansion

During fiscal year 1989-1990, the department shall continue to operate Project RAP in Memphis as a model program, as it has since 1986. Beginning July 1, 1990, if and only if funds are specifically allocated in the general appropriations act for the purpose of expanding Project RAP, then the department shall geographically expand Project RAP into additional areas of the state in which there are significant concentrations of first time teen mothers, foster care teens, and other teens at high risk of pregnancy. In implementing such expansion, priority shall be given to establishing Project RAP in each of the state's three (3) grand divisions within those areas in which the project can exercise maximum impact both upon the state's pregnancy rate, among females seventeen (17) years of age and under, and upon taxpayer expenditures for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), other types of public assistance, and medicaid.
Acts 1989, ch. 293, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 9 - TANF - SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXEMPTION (§§ 71-3-901 — 71-3-907) › Section 71-3-901 - Purpose of part

The purpose of this part is to invest in the self-sufficiency of temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) recipients, or successor program.
Acts 1996, ch. 886, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 9 - TANF - SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXEMPTION (§§ 71-3-901 — 71-3-907) › Section 71-3-902 - "Low-income entrepreneur" defined

For the purpose of this part, unless the context otherwise requires, a low-income entrepreneur is one who is starting or expanding a business and who meets the eligibility criteria for receipt of temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), or successor program.
Acts 1996, ch. 886, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 9 - TANF - SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXEMPTION (§§ 71-3-901 — 71-3-907) › Section 71-3-903 - Self-employment profits not counted against public assistance benefits

Low-income entrepreneurs will be allowed to escrow profits from their business enterprise that are not reinvested into their business into an account, which will be placed in a micro-lending intermediary program and not be counted against their public assistance benefits until they accumulate five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the period they are eligible for the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) or successor program. Under this provision, participating entrepreneurs, who are otherwise eligible for TANF, or successor program, will not have their benefits reduced and will not lose the supplemental benefits extended to them as TANF, or successor program, recipients for the life of the escrow account as defined in this section. Participants must notify the department of human services in advance of their decision to elect this option.
Acts 1996, ch. 886, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 9 - TANF - SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXEMPTION (§§ 71-3-901 — 71-3-907) › Section 71-3-904 - Reapplication for exemption

The exemption in §
71-3-903
can be reapplied for whenever the participant is eligible for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), or successor program.
Acts 1996, ch. 886, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 9 - TANF - SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXEMPTION (§§ 71-3-901 — 71-3-907) › Section 71-3-905 - Eligibility for exemption

Under this section, self-employment will be considered the same as a job component, if the individual's income, divided by the minimum wage, equals at a minimum twenty (20) hours per week. To receive the self-employment exemption outlined in this part, low-income entrepreneurs must be enrolled in the job component of the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) or successor program, and must be enrolled in a micro-lending program providing entrepreneurship training, technical assistance and peer support.
Acts 1996, ch. 886, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 9 - TANF - SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXEMPTION (§§ 71-3-901 — 71-3-907) › Section 71-3-906 - Micro-lending program

A micro-lending program is one that provides training, technical assistance and loan funds to low-income entrepreneurs to start or expand a business venture.
Acts 1996, ch. 886, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 9 - TANF - SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROJECT EXEMPTION (§§ 71-3-901 — 71-3-907) › Section 71-3-907 - Program dependent on federal waivers

The program is dependent on the availability of appropriate waivers from the federal departments of health and human services and agriculture, for which the department of human services is authorized to make application.
Acts 1996, ch. 886, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 10 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (§§ 71-3-1001 — 71-3-1005) › Section 71-3-1001 - Purpose of part

The purpose of this part is to create an opportunity for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), or successor program, recipients to build assets as a transition to self-sufficiency, to encourage TANF program, or successor program, recipients to secure and maintain employment and to provide the support necessary for TANF program, or successor program, recipients to make the transition from welfare to work.
Acts 1996, ch. 989, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 10 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (§§ 71-3-1001 — 71-3-1005) › Section 71-3-1002 - Individual development account demonstration projects

Six (6) urban and six (6) rural communities in Tennessee, two (2) of each in each grand division, will participate in an individual development account (IDA) demonstration project.
Acts 1996, ch. 989, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 10 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (§§ 71-3-1001 — 71-3-1005) › Section 71-3-1003 - Individual development accounts

In the selected communities, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) or successor program, recipients may deposit up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) in special savings accounts for career development goals for post-secondary education of themselves or their children, small business development, home ownership purposes or transportation needs. For the period the participant is eligible for the TANF program, or successor program, the individual development account (IDA) shall not be considered when computing the asset limit of the participant when determining the participant's eligibility for the TANF program, or successor program, or food stamps, as permitted by waiver from the federal departments of health and human services and agriculture.
Acts 1996, ch. 989, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 10 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (§§ 71-3-1001 — 71-3-1005) › Section 71-3-1004 - Matching funds

(a)
The temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), or successor program, recipients who are not employed will not be eligible to receive matching fund donations into their individual development accounts (IDAs).
(b)
For those TANF program, or successor program, recipients who secure employment while participating in this project, their IDAs may begin to be matched immediately.
(c)
Matching funds may be secured from public and private funds.
(d)
For the purposes of this part, public funds utilized to provide such matching funds shall not include state funds.
Acts 1996, ch. 989, § 4; 2000, ch. 894, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 10 - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (§§ 71-3-1001 — 71-3-1005) › Section 71-3-1005 - Eligibility of demonstration project participants

To be eligible, demonstration project participants must be a member of a group that meets twice a month to make contributions into their individual development accounts (IDAs) and receive support, training and technical assistance to ensure they secure and maintain employment while building their IDA, and must notify the department of human services in advance of establishing such an account.
Acts 1996, ch. 989, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1101 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "CoverKids Act of 2006."
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1102 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of finance and administration;
(2)
"Enrollee" means an individual who is eligible and enrolled in the program;
(3)
"Program" means any program established to provide health coverage to children pursuant to this part;
(4)
"Tennessee medicaid program" means the federal- and state-financed, state-run program of medical assistance established pursuant to Title XIX (
42 U.S.C. § 1396
et seq.), including any waivers thereof;
(5)
"Title XIX" means Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Subchapter XIX, Chapter 7 of Title 42, United States Code (
42 U.S.C. § 1396
et seq.), providing grants to states for medical assistance programs; and
(6)
"Title XXI" means Title XXI of the Social Security Act, Subchapter XXI, Chapter 7 of Title 42, United States Code (
42 U.S.C. §§ 1397aa
, et seq.), establishing the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1103 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Purpose

The purpose of this part is to create a program to provide health care coverage for uninsured children who are not eligible for health care services under any part of Tennessee's medicaid program, either pursuant to the medicaid state plan or pursuant to any medicaid waivers secured by the bureau of TennCare. It is the intent of the legislature to create and fund a program separate from the Tennessee medicaid program and Title XIX (
42 U.S.C. § 1396
et seq.), and not subject to any consent decrees or judicial orders applicable to the Tennessee medicaid program.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1104 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Department authority - Not an entitlement program - Benefits subject to appropriations

The department is authorized to establish, administer, and monitor a program to provide health care coverage to uninsured children pursuant to Title XXI (
42 U.S.C. § 1397aa
et seq.). The department may not use money appropriated for this program to expand eligibility criteria for the Tennessee medicaid program or any other program operated under this title. The program shall not constitute an entitlement to coverage for eligible individuals, and the availability of program benefits is subject to appropriations.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1105 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Federal approval

The department is authorized to seek federal approval for the program, pursuant to Title XXI (
42 U.S.C. § 1397aa
et seq.), through a state plan, state plan amendment or request for federal waivers.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1106 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Rules and regulations regarding eligibility - Cap on enrollment - Development of an option for those who are ineligible

(a)
The department shall adopt rules and regulations to establish eligibility criteria for the program, which shall limit eligibility to an individual who:
(1)
Is eighteen (18) years of age or younger;
(2)
Has a combined family income at a level to be determined by the department;
(3)
Is not already covered by private insurance that offers creditable coverage, as defined in
42 U.S.C. § 300gg-3(c)
;
(4)
Is not eligible for coverage under the Tennessee medicaid program;
(5)
Is a United States citizen or qualified alien, as defined in
8 U.S.C. § 1641(b)
; and
(6)
Is a Tennessee resident.
(b)
The department may establish additional eligibility criteria as appropriate.
(c)
The department may establish a cap on the number of individuals who may be enrolled in the program.
(d)
The department may establish an option for individuals who do not meet eligibility criteria necessary to obtain Title XXI (
42 U.S.C. § 1397aa
et seq.), funding to purchase coverage through the program.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1107 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Coverage for pregnant women regardless of age

The department is authorized to provide health care coverage for pregnant women and may provide the coverage consistent with this part, except that no age-related eligibility restrictions shall apply to pregnant women.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1108 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Program administration - Reporting and audit requirements

(a)
The department may administer the program directly or contract with insurance companies, managed care plans or other entities to provide services to enrollees. Payments for services to contracted entities may require the contractor to assume full or partial risk for the cost of services provided under the contract.
(b)
The department may contract directly with health care providers to provide services to enrollees and establish appropriate rates of payments for services.
(c)
The department may enter into contracts or interagency agreements with an outside entity or other state agency to assist in the administration of the program, including performing eligibility determinations and appeals.
(d)
The department shall establish periodic reporting requirements and audit requirements for contractors. Contractors and subcontractors shall maintain complete and detailed records as specified by the department regarding the operation of the plan, and shall provide the department and the comptroller of the treasury's office with access to records under the terms defined by the department.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1109 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Duty and authority to review and audit expenditures

The commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury have the duty and authority to review and audit such expenditure of funds as may be made under this part. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the commissioner of finance and administration to ensure that program expenditures are maintained within legislative appropriations.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1110 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Additional rules and regulations

(a)
The department may adopt additional rules and regulations governing the program, including, but not limited to, any rules or regulations necessary to comply with or to implement any federal requirement, federal waiver or state plan governing the program. The department is authorized to promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. All rules and regulations governing the program shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
(b)
The rules may include, as necessary, but need not be limited to:
(1)
The application, enrollment and disenrollment processes for the program;
(2)
The benefit package to be provided through the program;
(3)
Provisions for participant cost sharing, if any, including, at the department's discretion:
(A)
The establishment of enrollment fees, premiums, deductibles and copayments; and
(B)
The process for setting the amounts of enrollment fees, premiums, deductibles, and copayments, taking into account a participant's family income;
(4)
The type of professionals or other provider entities who may deliver services or direct the delivery of services and the qualifications required of those professionals or entities; and
(5)
Provisions regarding the sharing of health information under this part.
(c)
In adopting rules, the department shall consider the federal requirements on which the receipt of Title XXI (
42 U.S.C. § 1397aa
et seq.), funding is contingent and shall not establish any program criteria or requirements that will disqualify the program from that funding. Rules adopted by the department must, when appropriate, take into account the availability of appropriated funds.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 7; 2009 , ch. 566, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1111 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Annual report

This part shall be reviewed annually by the commerce and labor committee of the senate, the insurance committee of the house of representatives, the finance, ways and means committee of the senate and the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives, and these committees shall recommend necessary changes to the governor and the general assembly.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 133, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 17, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1112 - Obsolete

Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 14(b).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1113 - [Effective until 6/30/2025] Repealer

This part shall be repealed on June 30, 2025.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 582, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 343, s 1, eff. 5/4/2015.
Acts 2006, ch. 867, § 14(a); 2010 , ch. 872, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 11 - COVERKIDS ACT OF 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025] (§§ 71-3-1101 — 71-3-1114) › Section 71-3-1114 - [Effective until 6/30/2025. See T.C.A. 71-3-1113] Email notice that enrollee must redetermine eligibility

As a part of the process for redetermining an enrollee's eligibility for the program, the department shall establish a procedure that sends an email notice to the enrollee, or the parent or guardian of the enrollee, that the enrollee must redetermine eligibility for the program. The email notice is required only when the department has an email address for the enrollee or the parent or guardian of the enrollee.
Acts 2018 , ch. 943, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 12 - DRUG TESTING (§§ 71-3-1201 — 71-3-1206) › Section 71-3-1203 - Submission of final plan and proposed rules

The department shall submit to the health and welfare committee of the senate and the health committee of the house of representatives its final plan and proposed rules for administration of the drug testing program for TANF applicants by January 15, 2014, and shall implement the drug testing program beginning July 1, 2014, based on the plan submitted, unless otherwise directed by law.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 60, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2012, ch. 1079, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 12 - DRUG TESTING (§§ 71-3-1201 — 71-3-1206) › Section 71-3-1204 - Confidentiality

(a)
All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda and drug test results, written or otherwise, received by the department as part of the drug testing program established by this part shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure, and may not be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery or disclosed in any public or private proceedings, except in accordance with the administration of this part or the TANF or successor program, or in proceedings conducted pursuant to title 37 concerning the protection or permanency of children or in adjudicating any claims or actions arising from the administration of this part, unless the person tested provides written consent permitting disclosure.
(b)
Information regarding drug test results for tests administered pursuant to this part shall not be released to law enforcement authorities or used in any criminal proceeding against the applicant. Information released contrary to this section is inadmissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding.
(c)
This section does not prohibit the department or a drug testing agency conducting a drug test from having access to an adult applicant's drug test information or using the information when consulting with legal counsel in connection with actions brought under or related to this section, or when the information is relevant to its defense in a civil or administrative matter.
(d)
This section does not prohibit the reporting of child abuse, child sexual abuse, or neglect of child pursuant to title 37, chapter 1, part 4 or 6.
Acts 2012, ch. 1079, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 12 - DRUG TESTING (§§ 71-3-1201 — 71-3-1206) › Section 71-3-1205 - Rules

(a)
The commissioner of human services is authorized to adopt rules, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, necessary for the administration of this part, and shall have rulemaking authority to promulgate any rules to carry out the requirements of any title or part of any title that the department administers and that are necessary to immediately implement this part or related titles or parts.
(b)
In promulgating rules, the commissioner shall consider, at a minimum:
(1)
Testing procedures established by the United States departments of health and human services and transportation;
(2)
Screening procedures established by substance abuse experts to determine that a person exhibits the criteria to determine that there is reasonable cause to suspect that a person is likely to use drugs as defined in this part;
(3)
Body specimens and minimum specimen amounts that are appropriate for drug testing;
(4)
Methods of analysis and procedures to ensure reliable drug testing results, including standards for initial tests and confirmation tests;
(5)
Minimum cut-off detection levels for each drug or metabolites of the drug for the purposes of determining a positive test result;
(6)
Chain-of-custody procedures to ensure proper identification, labeling and handling of specimens tested; and
(7)
Retention, storage and transportation procedures to ensure reliable results of drug tests used in the administration of this part.
Acts 2012, ch. 1079, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 3 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (§§ 71-3-101 — 71-3-1206) › Part 12 - DRUG TESTING (§§ 71-3-1201 — 71-3-1206) › Section 71-3-1206 - Confirmed positive drug test does not deem applicant handicapped or disabled

An applicant whose drug test result is confirmed as positive in accordance with this part shall not, because of that result alone, be deemed to have a handicap or disability as defined under federal, state or local handicap and disability discrimination laws.
Acts 2012, ch. 1079, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 4 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 71-4-101 — 71-4-2303) › Part 1 - AID TO THE BLIND (§§ 71-4-101 — 71-4-118) › Section 71-4-101 - Short title

This part may be cited as the "Aid to the Blind Law."
Acts 1937, ch. 51, § 21; C. Supp. 1950, § 4765.57 (Williams, § 4765.75); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-501, 14-13-101.