Section 52-3-302 - Transfer from a youth development center(a) The chief officer of the youth development center of the department of children's services shall order the person's transfer and shall notify the person of the decision and the reasons in writing not less than twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the proposed transfer if the chief officer determines, on the basis of a written report of a licensed physician or licensed psychologist designated as a health service provider, that a person in the youth development center:(1) Has an intellectual or developmental disability; and(2) Is in need of residential care and treatment for the condition that cannot be provided by the department of children's services and that can be provided at a residential facility of the department of disability and aging.(b)(1) If the person does not object to the transfer within twenty-four (24) hours of notice of the proposed transfer, then the person must be transferred to the appropriate residential program of the department of disability and aging that is designated by the commissioner of disability and aging as having available suitable accommodations. The department of children's services retains legal custody of the person after the person has been transferred to an appropriate residential program of the department of disability and aging.(2) If the person objects to the transfer within twenty-four (24) hours of notice of the proposed transfer, then the chief officer of the youth development center must convene a transfer committee not less than seven (7) nor more than fourteen (14) days thereafter, and the person must remain in the youth development center pending the decision of the transfer committee.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.