§ 37-5-601 Part definitions
§ 37-5-602 Purposes
§ 37-5-603 Establishment of demonstration program – State advisory committee – Reporting
§ 37-5-604 Screening instrument – Assessment – Determination of level of intervention – Investigation of reports of harm or sexual abuse
§ 37-5-605 Annual report – Collection and maintenance of data
§ 37-5-606 Training and information
§ 37-5-607 Independent local advisory board
§ 37-5-608 Rules and regulations
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 37 > Chapter 5 > Part 6 - Multi-Level Response System for Children and Families

  • Board: means the board of athletic trainers. See Tennessee Code 63-24-101
  • Board: means the board of dietitian/nutritionist examiners. See Tennessee Code 63-25-103
  • Child: means :
    (i) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 63-25-103
  • Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Division: means the division of health related boards within the department. See Tennessee Code 63-25-103
  • Family: means the members of a household living, on a full-time or a part-time basis, in one (1) house, condominium, apartment or other dwelling. See Tennessee Code 37-5-601
  • 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.
  • Guardian: means , for purposes of adoptions and terminations of parental rights, the meanings set forth in §. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • 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.
  • Juvenile: means a person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Maltreatment: means abuse as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 37-5-601
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Report of harm: means a report regarding child abuse filed under §. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • 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
  • 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