Tennessee Administrative Code

CONSERVATOR FOR ADULT WHO IS BEING ADOPTED AND WHO IS MENTALLY DISABLED. (1) The following form is used to obtain the consent of a guardian ad litem or guardian or conservator to the adoption of a mentally disabled adult as required by T.C.A § 36-1-117(j). August, 2024 (Revised) …

WORKER. (1) The following form is to be used by a licensed child-placing agency or a licensed clinical social worker to disclose, as required by T.C.A. § 36-1-120(b), the fees charged to the August, 2024 (Revised) 25 ADOPTION PROCESS FORMS CHAPTER 0250-07-13 (Rule 0250-07-13-.18,…

(1) The following form is used to by an attorney to disclose, as required by T.C.A. § 36-1-120(b), the fees charged to the prospective adoptive parents, and must be filed with the proposed order of adoption prior the entry of the order by the Court. (2) This information shall be …

(1) The following form is used when a request for medical information is made by an adopted person or by a biological or legal relative or the legal representative of the adopted person and they have provided written evidence from a licensed health care professional or a licensed…

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES FOR ADOPTION OF A CHILD (1) The following form is to be used by a licensed child-placing agency, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services or an agency such as another state or federal agency to August, 2024 (Revised) 29 ADOPTION PROCESS FO…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for the Relative Caregiver Program.

(1) “Case File” means the file maintained by the Relative Caregiver Program Provider on each participating family in the Relative Caregiver Program. (2) “Department” or “DCS” means the Department of Children’s Services. (3) “Eligible Child” means a child under the age of 18 who m…

(1) Eligibility Guidelines for Participation in the Relative Caregiver Program. (a) The child must reside in the home of the relative caregiver through court order, power of attorney, or an informal agreement with the parents. (b) The relative caregiver must be willing to take pa…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide, in compliance with T.C.A. § 37-2-415, procedures for the selection, training, and implementation of Foster Parent Advocates in conjunction with the Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights. It also provides procedures for foster parents, with …

(1) Advocate – An advocate is a specially trained foster parent, who is educated concerning procedures relevant to allegations of abuse/neglect and investigations by the Department of Children’s Services (DCS), including the rights of accused foster parents, and trained in assist…

(1) Selection of Advocates in child abuse/neglect investigation involving the foster parent(s): Advocates will be selected and approved by a representative from the recognized statewide foster parent associations, a DCS Central Office Program representative, and the Regional Admi…

For the purpose of rules contained in Divisions 0400-51 through 0400-58 the terms set out herein shall have the meaning indicated. (1) “Abandoned well” shall mean either of the following: (a) A well that was not adequately plugged or closed at conclusion of operations such that i…

(1) Unit operations shall be ordered by the Board only after notice and hearing and shall be based on findings that: (a) The order is reasonably necessary to conserve the natural resources of the State; shall prevent waste of oil and gas, and the drilling of an unnecessary well o…

(1) Any owner with interest in a tract of land offsetting production and who cannot comply with the spacing rules for drilling a well on said tract may make application for a hearing before the Board for the purpose of having the tract, or a portion thereof, included in a product…

(1) Poolwide units may be formed on a volumetric or surface area basis provided that sufficient data are available to determine the geometry and to define the physical characteristics of the reservoir. (2) Drilling, production, or poolwide units can only be revised by the Board i…

(1) The report and permit forms designated below may be obtained from the Board, 401 Church St., Nashville, TN 37243-1534, and are hereby adopted and made a part of the rules set out in Chapters 0400-51-01 through 0400-57-01: (a) Application to Amend Well Permit (Form CN-0228) (b…

(1) “F.E.R.C.” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) “F.E.R.C. Rules” means rules or regulations adopted by F.E.R.C. implementing the NGPA. (3) “NGPA” means the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 enacted by the United States Congress on November 9, 1978, and as that Act…

Except where the same conflict with these rules pertaining to NGPA Determinations, F.E.R.C. rules, or the NGPA, all other rules, regulations, and orders of the Board are applicable thereto.

Any interested person requesting the classification of a gas well under Sections 102, 103, 107 or 108 by the Board pursuant to the authority granted to the Board by Section 503 of the NGPA, in order to determine the applicable status for such wells, shall initiate such determinat…

Applications may be considered and determined by the Board on the basis of information contained in the application provided such application complies with all other rules herein. If there are no objections to the applications by any interested parties, the Board may consider and…

Any person may intervene in an application and become a proponent or opponent of any application.

Written orders of the Board concerning applications may be signed by the Chairman of the Board and such orders certified by the Chairman as an order duly promulgated by the Board shall have full force and effect as orders signed by the Board members.

A list of participants in the proceedings, as well as any persons who submitted or sought an opportunity to submit written comment (whether or nor such persons participated in the proceedings) shall be made for each hearing. June, 2013 2 DETERMINATIONS UNDER FEDERAL NATURAL GAS C…

(1) Applications shall be made upon Forms TGP 102 (Application for New Natural Gas Determination), TGP 103 (Application for New Production Well Determination), TGP 107 (Application for High Cost Natural Gas Determination), and/or TGP 108 {Application for Stripper Well Natural Gas…

After making a determination that an application does or does not qualify for the requested status under the NGPA, the Board shall give written notice of such determination to F.E.R.C. in accordance with F.E.R.C. rules.

(1) The Board hereby certifies that it shall take such steps as are reasonably necessary or appropriate to perform its function in accordance with Part 214 of the implementing rules of F.E.R.C. (2) The method by which the Board shall make determination is as follows: June, 2013 3…

Correction will be available to the public upon demand, except for the information which is confidential by law or the release of which would place the safety of an employee, law enforcement officer or informant, or other inmate in jeopardy.

Rachel Jackson State Office Building, 320 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee. Institutions may not release information from their inmate institutional files directly to the public.

retrieve information contained in a current or former inmate’s record must first submit a written request for the desired information. This request for information must include: (1) The name, address and telephone number of the person making the request, (2) The reason for the re…

(1) Because the Department of Correction maintains its inmate records on microfilm, advance arrangements to view and/or retrieve information from the Department's inmate record files must be made. (2) Arrangements to view and/or retrieve information from inmate record files may b…

Department's operational support services section, or a designee, will be responsible for gathering and initially reviewing the requested inmate information and will respond directly to information requests originating from members of correctional, law enforcement, judicial or so…

(1) The following information is considered confidential and shall not be released to the general public absent a valid court order or subpoena: (a) Inmate medical or mental health records. (b) Inmate educational records. (c) Investigative records or reports of the Department's i…

Copies of Public Records developed by the Office of Open Records Counsel pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-604(a), these Rules are promulgated for the purpose of establishing and implementing charges for producing copies of public records of the Tennessee Department of Correction…

(1) “Labor” means the time reasonably necessary to produce the requested records and includes the time spent locating, retrieving, reviewing, redacting, and reproducing the records. (2) “Labor threshold” means the labor of the employee(s) reasonably necessary to produce requested…

charge the requesting party for production costs as defined in Rule 0420-01-03-.02(3). The production costs charged to the requesting party shall be reasonable. The Schedule of Reasonable Charges for Copies of Public Records, published by the Office of Open Records Counsel, will …

public records requested by the requesting party by photographic or other means of duplication. (1) The PRD shall assess a charge of $0.15 per page for each standard 8 ½ x 11 or 8 ½ 14 black and white copy produced. (2) If a public record is maintained in color, the PRD shall adv…

employee(s) reasonably necessary to produce the requested records above the labor threshold defined in Rule 1720-01-11.02(2). The “hourly wage” is based upon the employee(s) base salary and does not include benefits. In calculating the labor costs to be charged to the requesting …

by the PRD in delivering the records to the requesting party, in addition to any other charge permitted by these Rules. (1) Delivery of copies of public records to the requesting party shall be by hand delivery when the requesting party returns to the PRD’s office to retrieve the…

public records, the following provisions concerning payment of production costs shall apply: (1) The PRD shall provide the requesting party an estimate of the production costs before initiating the production of copies of the requested public records. (2) The PRD may require paym…

records shall be in accordance with the following provisions: (1) The PRD shall provide copies of public records without charge if all production costs, as defined in Rule 0420-01-03-.02(3), do not exceed Three Dollars ($3.00). (2) The PRD shall provide copies of materials for me…

charge to inspect public records, unless otherwise required by law. However, if the requesting party, after requesting to inspect public records, requests copies of public records, the PRD shall charge the requesting party for all production costs.

Under the authority of T.C.A. § 41-8-108, the Department of Correction is authorized and directed to establish rules for the general administration of the County Correctional Incentives Act.

(1) Pursuant to the County Correctional Incentives Act, T.C.A. §§ 41-8-101 et seq., the rules and regulations set forth in this Chapter shall, as of July 1, 1989, govern the disbursement of funds for all counties housing convicted felons in local correctional facilities. These ru…

(1) In accordance with T.C.A. § 41-8-106, as of July 1, 1992, no county shall be required to house convicted felons with a sentence of one or more years confinement unless the county, through the authority of its county commission, has chosen to contract with the Department of Co…

Receipt by a county of subsidy funds under this chapter shall be conditioned upon full compliance with the terms and requirements set forth herein. Failure to comply with any of the terms and requirements set forth herein shall constitute grounds for temporarily or permanently wi…

(1) All funds for the subsidy grant program will be dispersed from the State Prosecution Fund administered by the Office of the State Comptroller. (2) The Judicial Cost Accountant will determine the amount of each county's subsidy grant in consultation with the Department of Corr…

(1) The direct personnel cost of both full-time permanent employees and part-time employees will be considered a reasonable allowable cost as will personnel benefits, including insurance programs, retirement programs and other employer contribution plans which are provided by the…