§ 71-2-101 Short title
§ 71-2-102 Purposes of part
§ 71-2-103 Part definitions
§ 71-2-104 Creation and composition of commission – Terms of office
§ 71-2-105 Powers and duties of commission
§ 71-2-106 Reimbursement for expenses of commission members
§ 71-2-107 Executive director
§ 71-2-108 Direct or conflicting interests
§ 71-2-109 Long-term care ombudsman – State office – Personnel
§ 71-2-110 Congregate meal sites
§ 71-2-111 Verification of individual background information and performance of criminal history background check of employees and volunteers
§ 71-2-112 Working group to provide draft of field guide for law enforcement – Statutes and resources related to assisting in prevention, investigation, and prosecution of abuse
§ 71-2-113 Establishment of collaborative coalition
§ 71-2-114 Tennessee vulnerable adult coalition (TVAC)
§ 71-2-115 Inventory of funding sources – Report – Updates
§ 71-2-116 State palliative care and quality of life council
§ 71-2-117 Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia advisory council
§ 71-2-118 Registry of unlicensed facilities – Notification – Appeal – Removal from registry
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 71 > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - Commission On Aging and Disability

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Area agency on aging: means any agency that has been designated by the commission to plan for and provide services to the elderly and disabled within a defined geographic area. See Tennessee Code 71-2-103
  • Commission: means the commission on aging and disability. See Tennessee Code 71-2-103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Older Americans Act: means the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U. See Tennessee Code 71-2-103
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105