(a) The department of disability and aging has jurisdiction over the intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities of the state, regardless of the names by which the facilities are known.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-3-2703

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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) The department, through its appropriate officials, has the power and duty to provide the best possible care for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the state by improving existing facilities, by developing future facilities and programs, and by adopting a preventive program for intellectual and developmental disabilities, as provided in title 52, with control over those services and supports as set out in title 52.
(c) Licensing of these facilities is the responsibility of the department of disability and aging.
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