Tennessee § 37-3-113 - Duties of council.

§ 37-3-113. Duties of council.

In addition to other duties imposed by law, the council shall also perform the following duties: Facilitate interagency coordination and collaboration in the planning, funding, delivery and evaluation of a statewide system of mental health care for children; Define accountability standards among all agencies and organizations that provide services and support relative to the mental health needs of children and their families; Encourage the matching of federal funds required by federal grants for children's mental health initiatives; Serve as an advocate within government and in the community for children's mental health care in this state; Stimulate more effective use of existing resources and services for children, and develop programs, opportunities and services that are not otherwise provided for children, with the aim of developing a comprehensive and coordinated system for the delivery of mental health services to children in the state; Assist the department of mental health and substance abuse services in the development of interagency agreements on services and supports for children; and Determine, in consultation with appropriate research experts, which programs that are currently being used to serve or support children's mental health needs in the state are evidence-based, as defined by § 37-5-121, research-based, as defined by § 37-5-121 and theory-based, as defined by § 37-5-121. The council shall provide such findings in its annual report submitted in accordance with § 37-1-115, including an explanation of the support for those findings. Acts 2008, ch. 1062, § 1; 2010, ch. 1100, § 58; 2012, ch. 575, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For the Preamble to the act regarding to the mental health needs of Tennessee's children and youth, please refer to Acts 2008, ch. 1062. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Former part 1, §§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-110 (Acts 1980, ch. 865, §§ 1, 3-9, 13; 1985, ch. 478, § 34; T.C.A., §§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-109 ), concerning the children's services commission, was repealed by Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2. Cross References: Mental health services for children, title 33, ch. 8.