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Mental‑health department repeals legacy intellectual‑disability rules after interagency review
Summary
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services filed repeals of about 163 rule sections that predate the transfer of intellectual‑disability programs to the Department of Disability and Aging or that are outdated; the committee recorded approval on the package.
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services presented a large package of rule repeals Jan. 27 intended to remove outdated rules and rules that now belong under the Department of Disability and Aging (DDA).
Kristen Baloff, the department’s director of legislation and rules, said the repeal package followed the comprehensive retrospective review required by Tennessee Code Annotated…
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