Bill > SB2111

This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-5-132, to change the caseload management requirements for case managers within the Department of Children's Services, aiming to improve the quality of care and timely resolution of cases. Specifically, it reduces the maximum number of active cases a case manager can handle to no more than 12 cases involving no more than 12 families for initial assessments and investigations of child abuse or neglect allegations, or to a maximum of 20 children being monitored and supervised in ongoing cases. Furthermore, the bill mandates that each active case must be resolved within 12 months of its opening, and if a case is not resolved within this timeframe, it must be brought before the juvenile court for a status review hearing to determine necessary actions for resolution, with the court then issuing specific instructions for timely completion.