Tennessee § 4-31-703 - Part definitions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-31-703 — Part definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-31-703. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commissioner” means the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services when referenced in provisions relating to mental health facilities or centers and means the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities when referenced in provisions relating to intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities or centers; “Construction” means construction, acquisition, reconstruction, improvement, equipping, furnishing, bettering or extension of a facility, including paying engineering, fiscal, architectural and legal expenses incurred in connection therewith; “Department” means the department of mental health and substance abuse services when referenced in provisions relating to mental health facilities or centers and means the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities when referenced in provisions relating to developmental disabilities facilities or centers; “Facility” means “facility” as defined in § 33-2-402; “Grantee” means a nonprofit, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) corporation that is licensed under §§ 33-2-402 — 33-2-415 and §§ 68-11-201 — 68-11-250, that is under a grant contract with the department, and that has the primary purpose of delivering mental health, developmental disabilities or alcohol and drug services; and “Project” means the facility or portion of a facility, the construction of which is being financed or refinanced by a loan pursuant to this part. Acts 1990, ch. 975, § 1; 1993, ch. 234, § 29; 2000, ch. 947, §§ 6, 8M; 2009, ch. 186, § 1; 2010, ch. 1100, §§ 15, 16; 2012, ch. 575, §§ 1, 2. 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.
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