(a) The service recipient who receives services and supports, the service recipient’s conservator or guardian, and persons who are legally liable for charges for services and supports shall furnish all information that the department deems necessary to determine the person‘s financial liability.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-2-1105

  • Department: means the department of mental health and substance abuse services. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Service recipient: means a person who is receiving service, has applied for service, or for whom someone has applied for or proposed service because the person has mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) If a person willfully refuses to provide the information or knowingly provides false information that results in an underassessment of liability, the person is liable for the total charges for services and supports provided and for the amount of the state‘s expenses incurred in recovering the amounts, including attorney salaries or fees.
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