Tennessee § 4-3-1601 - Creation — General functions.

§ 4-3-1601. Creation — General functions.

There is created the department of mental health and substance abuse services. The general functions of the department are to coordinate, set standards for, plan for, monitor, and promote the development and provision of services and supports to meet the needs of persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance through the public and private sectors in this state as set out in applicable provisions of title 33. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 9; 2012, ch. 575, § 1. Compiler's Notes. The department of mental health and substance abuse services, created by this section and § 4-3-101 , terminates June 30, 2021. See §§ 4-29-112 , 4-29-242 . Former part 16, §§ 4-3-1601 — 4-3-1603 (Acts 1953, ch. 27, §§ 1, 2 (Williams, §§ 255.68e, 266.68f); impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 52, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1965, ch. 82, §§ 8, 16; Acts 1971, ch. 411, § 1; 1974, ch. 802, § 1; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; modified; 1978, ch. 617, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 4-321, 4-322; Acts 1993, ch. 234, § 10; 2000, ch. 947, §§ 2-6), concerning the department of mental health and developmental disabilities, was repealed and replaced by Acts 2010, ch. 1100, §§ 9 and 10, effective January 15, 2011. 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. Cross-References. Transfer to the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities, § 4-3-2705 .