§ 37-5-504. Preexisting Agencies Subject to Chapter
All child caring institutions, child placing agencies and maternity homes chartered in this state prior to July 1, 2000, shall be subject to all of its requirements.
§ 37-5-505. Receiving Children
Child caring institutions, and child placing agencies, family boarding homes, group care homes or foster homes, when licensed in accordance with this part, may receive needy or dependent children from their parents or legal guardians for special, temporary or continued care. The parents or guardians may sign releases or agreements giving to such institutions or […]
§ 37-5-506. Selection and Supervision of Foster Homes
Child placing agencies, in placing children in private families, shall safeguard their welfare by a thorough investigation of each applicant and its home and its environment, carefully select the home in which the child is placed, and personally and adequately supervise each home and child until the child is legally adopted or released. All children […]
§ 37-5-507. Unlicensed Placement of Children for Care or Adoption
Private individuals, including midwives, physicians, nurses, hospital officials, lawyers and the officials of any nonchartered or nonlicensed child caring institution, child placing agency, or maternity home, are forbidden to engage in placing children for temporary care or for adoption. A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
§ 37-5-508. Injunctions Against Unlicensed Operations
The department may, in accordance with the laws of the state of Tennessee governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Tennessee to enjoin any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity from establishing, conducting, managing or operating any place or facility providing services to children without having a license as […]
§ 37-5-405. Penalty for Violations
Every person acting for that person or for any agency who violates any of the provisions of this part, or any agency or corporation that, through its agents, violates any of the provisions of this part, or any person or agency that makes any false statements to the department of human services regarding the placement […]
§ 37-5-313. Annual Audit — Accounting Records
The comptroller of the treasury shall make an annual audit of the program established by this part as part of the comptroller’s annual audit pursuant to § 9-3-211. The community services agencies shall maintain all books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and any additional accounting and reporting requirements published by the […]
§ 37-5-314. State Employees
Employees of the community services agencies shall be considered “state employees” for purposes of § 9-8-307. Designated volunteers providing services under this part shall also be considered “state employees” for purposes of § 9-8-307; provided, that designated volunteers who are medical professionals providing direct health care pursuant to this part shall be considered “state employees” […]
§ 37-5-315. Construction — Generally
This part shall be given the following construction: This part shall be construed as remedial legislation and shall be given liberal construction to effectuate its purpose; This part shall not be construed as creating an employer-employee relationship between the department, the community services agencies or their contractors; and If any provision of this part or […]
§ 37-5-316. Participation in Retirement System
Community services agencies shall be eligible to be participating employers in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. All liabilities owed by a community health agency and all assets of whatever kind and nature and wherever located, including, but not limited to, real property, personal property, cash, equipment and fund balances held in the name of a […]