Tennessee § 33-5-212 - Provision of information gathered through family support program to DIDD.

§ 33-5-212. Provision of information gathered through family support program to DIDD.

In accordance with policies and procedures developed and adopted by the state family support council and the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities (DIDD), information gathered through the family support program on persons with a developmental disability, other than an intellectual disability, for whom services are needed shall be provided to DIDD on at least a quarterly basis. Acts 2006, ch. 604, § 1; 2009, ch. 477, § 1; 2010, ch. 734, § 1; 2010, ch. 1100, § 42; 2015, ch. 301, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2006, ch. 604, § 2 provided that the provisions of the act shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to the act unless such funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act. For the Preamble to the act regarding changing the term “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability”, please refer to Acts 2010, ch. 734. Acts 2010, ch. 734, § 1 provided that the Tennessee code commission is directed to change all references to “mental retardation”, wherever such references appear in titles 33, 39 and 41, to “intellectual disability”, as supplements are issued and volumes are replaced. Acts 2010, ch. 734, § 7 provided that for purposes of each provision amended by the act, a reference to intellectual disability shall be considered to refer to mental retardation, as defined by that provision on the day before the date of enactment of the act. Acts 2010, ch. 734, § 8 provided that nothing in the act shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the eligibility for services or the rights or responsibilities of individuals covered by the provision on the day before the date of enactment of the act. 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. Amendments. The 2015 amendment deleted “comprehensive home and community-based” preceding “services are needed” and added “at least” preceding “a quarterly basis” at the end of the section. Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 301, § 3. April 24, 2015.