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Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-521 Cause of action
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(a) A child has a cause of action against a nontraditional child care agency that authorizes an individual to be present on the premises of the child care agency and the authorized individual inflicts abuse, neglect, or sexual abuse upon the child. (b) The attorney general and re…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-522 Procedures for children not subject to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
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(a) Within seventy-two (72) hours of beginning to provide care for a child who was transported across state lines to enter the agency's care and whose transport across state lines was not subject to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, compiled in chapter 4, part 1 of this title…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-523 Information sharing with state board of education
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The department shall notify the state board of education within three (3) business days of issuance of a license to a facility that intends to provide care, or provides care, to children who are transported across state lines to enter the facility's care and whose transport acros…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-601 Part definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2027. See the version effective on January 1, 2027.]
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(1) As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) “Family” means the members of a household living, on a full-time or a part-time basis, in one (1) house, condominium, apartment or other dwelling; people related by blood or ancestry, marriage, or adoption; any p…