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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Chapter 5 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services
Part 1 - Service System
§ 33-5-110. Residential and Day Provider Agencies Task Force

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 33-5-110 (2020)
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  1. The speakers of the senate and house of representatives shall jointly appoint a twenty-five-person task force to review the regulations of the residential and day provider agencies contracted by the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities (DIDD) and make initial recommendations with regard to relieving expensive and unnecessary regulations on such providers to the general assembly and governor by January 1, 2011. The task force shall subsequently make annual reports to the governor and the general assembly by January 1 of each year thereafter.
  2. Eleven (11) of the members of the task force shall be appointed from a list of persons provided by DIDD's service providers. Eight (8) members shall be appointed from DIDD, at least one (1) of whom shall be an assistant commissioner with the department. One (1) member shall be an assistant commissioner with the bureau of TennCare, and one (1) member shall be appointed from the department office of licensure. Four (4) members shall be appointed from the DIDD advisory council, or its successor body.
  3. The speakers of the senate and house of representatives shall jointly designate two (2) of the members to serve as co-chairs of the task force. One (1) co-chair shall be a DIDD service provider, and one (1) co-chair shall be a DIDD staff person.
  4. The task force created by this section shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the regulatory relief board.
  5. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation. The task force shall complete its appointed duties and make its final report to the governor and the general assembly by June 30, 2014, at which time the task force shall cease to exist.
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