Tennessee · Statutes
Chapter 2
62 sections
62 sections
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-201Short title
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-202Authority to establish department
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-203Appointment of director and other personnel
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-204Authority to establish and operate homes
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-205Commitment of dependent and neglected, delinquent or unruly children - Contracts for per diem allowance - Records - Minimum qualifications and standards
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-206Modification of court order
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-207Use of facilities of another county
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-208Authority to appropriate funds
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-301Authority to provide
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-302Appropriations and tax levy for subsidizing homes
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-303State's contribution to cost of subsidizing homes
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-304Rules and regulations of department of human services
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-305Inspection and license by department of human services required
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-306Licensed home requirements - Approval by health and fire prevention departments
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-307Contents of license - Limitation on number of children
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-308Record of license kept by department of human services and county mayor
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-309License must be maintained on premises
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-310Revocation of license
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-311License necessary to receive child or subsidy therefor
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-312Contract with licensed receiving homes - Terms
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-313Quarterly reports made by county to department of human services
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-314Commitment of children to homes
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-315Period of commitment
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-316Case record kept on each child
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-317Investigation by department of human services
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-318Exceeding number of children authorized prohibited - Keeping children in place not designated in license prohibited
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-319Violation of part - False statements or reports - Penalty
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-401Legislative intent - Construction of part
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-402Part definitions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-403[Effective Until 7/1/2025] Contents of permanency plan - Statement of responsibilities - Collection of information on biological parents
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-403-d-12024 Tennessee Code Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-101 — 37-11-103) Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) Section 37-2-403 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Contents of permanency plan - Statement of responsibilities - Collection of information on biological parents
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-404Progress report to court or review board - Review of permanency plan
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-405Adoption of guidelines
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-406Foster care review boards - Request by judges for recommendations in making appointments - Composition - Option for judges to review cases
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-407Department of children's services - Duties
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-408Confidentiality of plans and records
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-409Permanency hearings
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-410Rehearing - Modification of order
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-411Annual report on foster care - Confidentiality of report - Injunction and action for damages
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-412Smoke detectors required in foster care dwellings
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-413Department rulemaking to comply with federal regulations
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-414Kinship Foster Care Program
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-415Foster parents' rights
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-416Notice of hearing to foster parent, adoptive parent or relative providing care
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-417Tennessee's Transitioning Youth Empowerment Act of 2010 [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]Repealed
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-418Reasonable and prudent parent standard - Definitions - Application - Liability
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-419Immunization not condition of overseeing child in foster care - Exceptions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-420Contact information for sibling in foster case - Punishment for behavioral problems by restricting contact with sibling prohibited
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-421Grant of limited tort exposure to non-governmental independent contractors providing foster care continuum services
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-422Reimbursement of relative caregivers
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-501Short title
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-502Part definitions
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-503Registration requirement for runaway houses
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-504Minimum standards for runaway houses - Establishment
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-505Minimum standards - Contents
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-506Shelter for runaways
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-507Violations - Penalties
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-601Establishment of extension of foster care services advisory council
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-602Determination of whether youth applicants for assistance were formerly in state custody - Identification by state agencies on agency forms - Sharing of information
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-603Establishment of resource centers to provide or facilitate assistance
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-604Preparing foster children for independent living - Extension of foster care services
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-605Construction of part