Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-03-11-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) "Assistant Commissioner" means the
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Assistant
Commissioner of Policy and Legislation or the Assistant Commissioner with
administrative responsibility for the Office of Forensic Services.
(2) "Chief Officer" means, for the purposes
of this chapter, the person with overall authority for a regional mental health
institute or the person's designee.
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
(4) "Department" means the Tennessee
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
(5) "Forensic Services Program" means a
service or facility operated directly or through agreement by the Department of
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities to provide assessment and/or
treatment for service recipients who need a secure setting.
(6) "Office of Forensic Services" means the
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Office of Forensic
and Juvenile Court Services.
(7)
"Transfer Committee" means a committee of five (5) persons established,
pursuant to T.C.A. §§
33-3-404 through
33-3-406, to review the transfer
of service recipients who are inmates between the Department of Correction and
the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
(8) "Service recipient" means, for the
purposes of this chapter, a person with mental illness who is receiving
services in a facility operated by the Department of Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities or the Department of Correction.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103;33-1-201; 33-1-202; 33-1-203; 33-1-204; 33-1-302 and 33-1-305.
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