Tennessee § 68-24-701 - Evaluation of need.

§ 68-24-701. Evaluation of need.

Acting in consultation with the Tennessee commission of Indian affairs, the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services shall appoint an individual who shall serve as head of a volunteer community network to evaluate the needs of Native Americans and their families for effective alcohol and drug treatment in two (2) communities designated by the commissioner. In selecting those communities, the commissioner shall give priority to those locations that would provide accessibility to the greatest number of Native American families residing in Tennessee. In implementing this study program, to the maximum extent reasonably feasible, the commissioner shall strive to assure that Native Americans actually participate in the evaluation of needs and in the recommendations that are made for providing the designated services to Native Americans. As part of the evaluation, study shall be made of funding sources, both governmental and private, that may be available for the provision of alcohol and drug services to Native Americans. Acts 1995, ch. 431, § 1; 2009, ch. 186, § 36; 2010, ch. 1100, § 127; 2012, ch. 575, § 2. Compiler's Notes. For an Order transferring the bureau of alcohol and drug abuse services from the department of health to the department of mental health and developmental disabilities, except for functions related to the licensing of alcohol and drug abuse counselors, see Executive Order No. 44 (February 23, 2007). 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. Former title 4, ch. 34, part 1, concerning the commission of Indian affairs, referred to in this section, was deleted as obsolete by the code commission in 2011.