Treatment services to conform with board standards – Approved providers

(a) The department of correction, the judicial branch, or the department of children’s services shall not employ or contract with any individual or entity to provide treatment services pursuant to this part, unless the treatment services to be provided by the individual or entity conform with the standards developed pursuant to § 39-13-704(d)(2) and are provided by an individual or entity on the sex offender treatment board‘s list of approved providers compiled pursuant to § 39-13-704(d)(5). (a)(38) or a specific statute exists covering the same or similar conduct. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106sex: 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 1-3-105Sex offender: means any person who is convicted in this state, on or after January 1, 1996, of any sex offense, or if such person has been convicted in another state of an offense that would constitute a sex offense in this state, and who is subject to parole or probation supervision by the department of correction pursuant to an interstate compact. See Tennessee Code 39-13-703Treatment: means therapy and supervision of any sex offender that conforms to the standards created by the board pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 39-13-703(b) An individual or entity shall not provide sex offender evaluation or treatment services pursuant to this part unless the individual or entity is on the sex offender treatment board’s list of approved providers compiled pursuant to § 39-13-704(d)(5). Unapproved providers who conduct sex offender evaluation or treatment services must be referred to the relevant licensing board for disciplinary action.