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.
Persons liable for charges
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-1103, under Costs in State Facilities.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-2-1103