Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-3-102

  • Department: means the department of human services. See Tennessee Code 71-3-103
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Continuation of the families first program is subject to, and limited by, the availability of federal funds that may be made available to the state of Tennessee by congress and the United States department of health and human services, or its successor agency.