Persons liable for charges

If a person is a service recipient in a program operated by the department or is the parent of an unemancipated child who is a service recipient in a program operated by the department, then the person is liable for the charges for the services and supports provided. Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), 33-4-104; Acts 1996, ch. 795, § 3; T.C.A., § 33-4-103 ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1. If a person is a service recipient in a program operated by the department or is the parent of an unemancipated child who is a service recipient in a program operated by the department, then the person is liable for the charges for the services and supports provided. Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), 33-4-104; Acts 1996, ch. 795, § 3; T.C.A., § 33-4-103 ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.