{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-7-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-7-102","heading":"Departmental responsibilities","body":"The department shall promote effective advocacy for services and supports for all children with an intellectual or developmental disability. The department's responsibilities for children include, but are not limited to:\n(1) Promoting collaboration among caregivers and service providers and equitable involvement of caregivers in service plan development;\n(2) Determining eligibility;\n(3) Providing basic service standards;\n(4) Facilitating the interdepartmental planning process for children through the statewide and regional planning and policy councils;\n(5) Initiating meetings or other processes to develop local interagency agreements as needs and problems are identified by service providers, advocates, or families;\n(6) Assisting children and their families to gain access to the system of services and supports;\n(7) Defining and listing an array of services and supports; and\n(8) Assisting youth who have been in the public system of care with transition to adult services.","path":["TN Code","Title 52","Chapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"688e0ccc20351f8f152b8bf983f85b42e53b330537da4b83dece2443ef000d31","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-7-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-7-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}