Tennessee Code 33-1-312 – Funding for the development of substance use disorder treatment for pregnant women and women with children – Reporting requirements
(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.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-1-312
Department: means the department of mental health and substance abuse services. 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
Support: means any activity or resource that enables a service recipient to participate in a service for mental illness or serious emotional disturbance or in community life. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
(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.
