Tennessee § 33-10-502 - Part definitions.
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§ 33-10-502. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services; and “Department” means the department of mental health and substance abuse services. Acts 2005, ch. 484, § 3; 2009, ch. 186, § 41; T.C.A. § 68-1-602 ; Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 24; 2012, ch. 575, §§ 1, 2. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 186, § 41 purported to transfer this section from § 68-1-602 to § 33-10-602 ; however, § 68-1-602 was transferred to § 33-10-502 by the code commission. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health (now commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services), 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.
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