§ 71-6-126. Elder Abuse Task Force
There is created the elder abuse task force. The task force is to consist of the following members: The executive director of the Tennessee commission on aging and disability or the executive director’s designee; The commissioner of human services, or the commissioner’s designee with knowledge of the responsibilities of the adult protective service program; The […]
§ 71-6-201. Programs Established — Funding
There are hereby established programs for the establishment and funding of family violence shelters and shelter services and child abuse prevention services. The program for the establishment of family violence shelters and shelter services shall be administered by the department of finance and administration. The program for the establishment of child abuse prevention services shall […]
§ 71-6-202. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise: “Child abuse prevention services” means those services designed to prevent the occurrence of child abuse and neglect. They may include, but are not limited to: Services relating to prevention of child abuse, such as counseling, self-help groups, hot lines and other related services; and Community […]
§ 71-6-111. Authority and Responsibility of Department
It is the legislative intent that the protective services set out in this part be provided and that the department have present authority to provide or to arrange for the provision of the same. However, the provision of the services is subject to budgetary limitations and the availability of funds appropriated for the general provision […]
§ 71-6-112. Funding
The cost of the administration of this part and the provision of the services hereby authorized shall be limited to the amount of funds specifically appropriated for such purposes by the general assembly.
§ 71-6-113. Cooperation by Other Departments — Specialized Care
It is the legislative intent that the departments of mental health and substance abuse services, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and health, or their successor agencies, shall assist the department of human services with providing the services required under this part. When the department of human services is unable to find a resource for any person […]
§ 71-6-114. Jurisdiction and Venue
The circuit, general sessions, and chancery courts have jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this part. Probate courts in counties having a population of not less than seven hundred seventy-five thousand (775,000) according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and chancery courts. A proceeding under […]
§ 71-6-115. Cooperation by Law Enforcement Officials
It is the legislative intent that law enforcement officials shall cooperate with the department of human services in providing protective services under this part. Further, when the department is unable to return an adult to physical custody who voluntarily leaves such custody, law enforcement officials shall assist in returning the adult to such physical custody […]
§ 71-6-116. Motion for Review of Court Decree
Either party to a proceeding under this part, or any interested person on behalf of the adult subject to such a proceeding, may file a motion for review of the decree of the court at any time.
§ 71-6-118. Confidentiality of Information, Reports and Proceedings — Penalties
The identity of a person who reports abuse, neglect, or exploitation, as those terms are defined in § 71-6-102, as required under this part, is confidential and may not be revealed except as otherwise provided in this section or upon an order by a court with jurisdiction under this part for good cause shown. The […]