Tennessee Code 37-5-133 – Medical or full-time school enrollment verification
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-133
- Child: means :
(i) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103 - Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
By July 1, 2022, and every year thereafter, the department of children’s services shall require any person receiving federal or state-funded adoption assistance from the department for adopting a child to provide the department with verification from the adopted child’s current medical or mental health professional provider or verification of full-time school enrollment from the school the child attends. The medical or full-time school enrollment verification shall consist of a form or forms developed by the department, but must not require any records from those providing the verification. The department may initiate a visit to ascertain the well-being of the child if the person fails to provide the required documentation.