Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-01 - State Board of Education Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards for the Operation of the Public School System
Chapter 0520-01-20 - Residential Mental Health Facilities
Section 0520-01-20-.02 - DEFINITIONS

(1) "Applicant" means an out-of-state Residential Mental Health Facility that seeks to receive LEA per pupil state and local funds on a prorated daily basis for the length of a Tennessee student's stay.

(2) "Capacity" means a bed available in a Tennessee Residential Mental Health Facility to deliver the appropriate mental health treatment to the Student at the time the Student is admitted to the out-of-state Facility.

(3) "Category 1-Special Purpose School" means a non-public school approved individually by the Tennessee Department of Education that addresses a student's education while receiving short-term medical or transient care.

(4) "Department" means Tennessee Department of Education.

(5) "Facility" or "Residential Mental Health Facility" means a facility which provides twenty-four (24) hour residential treatment and habilitation. The focus of the program may be on short-term stabilization or longer-term treatment and habilitation. The program must provide or arrange for an education component in compliance with this Chapter.

(6) "FAPE" means a free appropriate public education in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq.

(7) "Individualized Education Program" or "IEP" means a written statement for a child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with 34 CFR §§ 300.320 through 300.324.

(8) "IEP Team" means a group of individuals described in 34 CFR § 300.321 that is responsible for developing, reviewing, or revising an IEP for a child with a disability.

(9) "LEA" means a Tennessee Local Education Agency and has the same meaning given in T.C.A. § 49-1-103(2).

(10) "Physician Attestation Form" means a form signed and dated by the Qualified Physician that contains the patient's name and the dates of admission.

(11) "Qualified Physician" means a person who is licensed under T.C.A. Title 63, Chapter 6 or T.C.A. Title 63, Chapter 9 or similar statute in another jurisdiction and who is the professional treating the Student for the medical condition requiring admittance to a Residential Mental Health Facility.

(12) "School Year" means July 1 to June 30 for the purposes of determining enrollment.

(13) "Standard Initial Application Form" means a document whereby an out-of-state Facility may seek to receive approval by the Department to receive LEA per pupil state and local funds on a prorated daily basis for the length of a Tennessee student's stay.

(14) "Standard Application Renewal Form" means a document whereby an approved out-of-state Facility may seek to receive continued approval by the Department to receive LEA per pupil state and local funds on a prorated daily basis for the length of a Tennessee student's stay.

(15) "Student" means a child enrolled in a Tennessee public school, grades Kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), and who is admitted to the Facility pursuant to this Chapter.