Section 52-5-301 - Part definitions - Admission review committee(a) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Emergency respite admission" means an admission for up to forty-five (45) days authorized due to an emergency situation that results in the temporary inability of the person who has the care, custody, and control of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability to provide proper care, custody, and control;(2) "Regular voluntary admission" means an admission authorized by a statewide admission review committee for a specified period of time;(3) "Respite admission" means an admission for up to forty-five (45) days authorized solely for the purpose of providing a respite for the person having responsibility for the care, custody, and control of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability; and(4) "Short-term training admission" means an admission authorized by a written agreement between the department and an applicant that the center provide services and supports for a person with an intellectual or developmental disability to learn how to perform a certain function or functions for a specified period of time, not exceeding six (6) months, at the end of which the center shall discharge the person with an intellectual or developmental disability to the care, custody, and control of the applicant.(b) Under department rules and pursuant to the direction of the statewide admission review committee, the department, subject to the availability of suitable accommodations and the absence of a less restrictive alternative, may admit for diagnosis, care, training, and treatment:(1) A person with an intellectual or developmental disability who applies for voluntary admission and does not lack capacity to apply under § 52-3-210;(2) A child with an intellectual or developmental disability whose parent or legal guardian applies for voluntary admission; or(3) An adult whose conservator applies for voluntary admission.(c) The department may adopt rules to implement the statewide admissions review committee and to specify its duties and membership.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.