Tennessee § 4-3-2703 - Powers and duties.

§ 4-3-2703. Powers and duties.

The department of intellectual and developmental disabilities has jurisdiction and control over the intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities of the state, regardless of the names by which the facilities are known. The department, through its appropriate officials, has the duty and power to provide the best possible care for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the state by improving existing facilities, by developing future facilities and programs, and by adopting a preventive program for intellectual and developmental disabilities, all as provided in title 33, with control over those services and supports as set out in title 33, chapter 5. Licensing of these facilities shall be the responsibility of the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities under title 33, chapter 2, part 4. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 10; 2012, ch. 1010, § 1. Compiler's Notes. 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.