33-5-209 - Department to participate with council Policies and procedures. - Tennessee Statutes

33-5-209. Department to participate with council Policies and procedures.

The department shall participate with the state family support council and shall adopt policies and procedures regarding:

     (1)  Development of appropriations requested for family support;

     (2)  Program specifications:

          (A)  Criteria for program services;

          (B)  Methodology for allocating resources to families within the funds available;

          (C)  Eligibility determination and admissions; and

          (D)  Limits on benefits;

     (3)  Coordination of the family support program and the use of its funds equitably throughout the state, with other publicly funded programs, including medicaid;

     (4)  Resolution of grievances filed by families pertaining to actions of the family support program, and an appeals process;

     (5)  Quality assurance; and

     (6)  Annual evaluation of services, including consumer satisfaction.

[Acts 1992, ch. 981, § 11; T.C.A., § 33-5-410; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.]