Tennessee Code 37-5-517 – Individual plans

(a) An agency shall prepare a written plan for each child in foster care and each child placed in its care by voluntary agreement. Such plans shall be prepared at the time a child comes under the supervision of the agency. Such plan shall be subject to review by the department. Failure to prepare such a plan shall be grounds for revocation of the agency’s license.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-517

agency: means the person or entity that provides child care, regardless of whether such person or entity is licensed. See Tennessee Code 37-5-501
Child: means :
(i) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
children: means a person or persons under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-501
Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-501
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

(b) In its annual report to the department pursuant to § 37-5-519, the agency shall include the number of children in foster care, the total number of children who have been in care during the year, the number of plans prepared, the number of children adopted, and the average length of the stay of the children.

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