Tennessee Code Title 33. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities § 33-8-102

(1) Promoting collaboration among care givers and service providers and equitable involvement of care givers in service plan development;

(2) Case finding after the department has adopted rules regarding service and support to children;

(3) Determining eligibility;

(4) Providing basic service standards;

(5) Facilitating the interdepartmental planning process for children through the statewide and regional planning and policy councils;

(6) Initiating meetings or other processes to develop local interagency agreements as needs and problems are identified by service providers, advocates, or families;

(7) Assisting children and their families to gain access to the system of services and supports;

(8) Defining and listing an array of services and supports; and

(9) Assisting youth who have been in the public system of care with transition to adult services.