Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-01 - General Rules
Chapter 0465-01-01 - Statewide Admission review committee rules
Section 0465-01-01-.02 - DEFINITIONS

(1) "Department" means the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities;

(2) "Regular Voluntary Admission" means an admission authorized by the statewide admission review committee for a specified period of time;

(3) "Statewide Admission Review Committee" means a committee established by the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in accordance with T.C.A. § 33-5301 et seq., appointed by the Commissioner of the Department, to review, consider and, when appropriate, approve admissions to the Department's developmental center(s);

(4) "Short-term training admission" means an admission authorized by a written agreement between a developmental center and an applicant that the center provide services and supports for a person with intellectual or developmental disability to learn how to perform a certain function or functions for a specified period of time, not exceeding six (6) months, at the end of which the center will discharge the person with intellectual or developmental disability to the care, custody, and control of the applicant.

(5) "Respite Admission" means an admission for up to forty-five (45) days authorized solely for the purpose of providing a respite for the person having responsibility for the care, custody, and control of a person with intellectual or developmental disability;

(6) "Emergency respite admission" means an admission for up to forty-five (45) days authorized due to an emergency situation that results in the temporary inability of the person who has the care, custody, and control of a person with intellectual or developmental disability to provide proper care, custody, and control;

(7) "ICF/ID" means an Intermediate Care Facility for persons with Intellectual Disabilities which is operated by the Department;

(8) "Class member" means an individual meeting the requirements of the definition of the class in one of the following: People First vs. Clover Bottom Developmental Center or United States of America vs. State of Tennessee, et al (Arlington Developmental Center);