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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The department of mental health and substance abuse services, department of human services, department of children's services, department of health, and bureau of TennCare shall actively seek and apply for federal, private, or other available funds, and actively direct available state funds, for the development of recovery programs for residents of this state who are pregnant or are women with children to assist those residents by providing substance use disorder treatment and wrap-around services to support life skills development in outpatient treatment facilities, in residential treatment facilities, or through home visitation programs.
(b) The entities described in subsection (a) shall:
(1) Coordinate wrap-around services that would assist the residents described in subsection (a); and
(2) Report by February 15 each year to the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate on funds an entity applied for pursuant to subsection (a), recommendations for changes to statutes or rules to develop recovery programs as described in subsection (a), and benefits realized from recovery programs as described in subsection (a). The report required by this subdivision (b)(2) may be made in conjunction with other reports required by law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 33. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities § 33-1-312 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-33-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-and-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities/tn-code-sect-33-1-312/
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