(a) The commissioner, with the approval of the comptroller and the commissioner of finance and administration, shall establish rules for determining indigence and payments to be made periodically by nonindigent recipients of service or their responsible relatives.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-2-1102

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
  • Responsible relative: means the parent of an unemancipated child with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, alcohol dependence, or drug dependence who is receiving service in programs of the department or any relative who accepts financial responsibility for the care and service of a service recipient. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
(b) Periodic payments by the recipient of service or the responsible relative shall be based on ability to pay as determined by factors the commissioner considers relevant.
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