Tennessee § 37-2-311 - License necessary to receive child or subsidy therefor.
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§ 37-2-311. License necessary to receive child or subsidy therefor.
No person shall receive a child for care in any such home or receive any payment for subsidy or for board or special needs of any child unless it has an unrevoked license issued by the department of human services within twelve (12) months preceding the payment of such subsidy or the placement of such child. Acts 1949, ch. 222, § 10; C. Supp. 1950, § 4746.10 (Williams, § 4765.128); impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 37-611.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-2-311 ("License necessary to receive child or subsidy therefor.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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