Tennessee § 68-11-907 Involuntary transfer or discharges

Tennessee Statutes

§ 68-11-907 — Involuntary transfer or discharges

Tennessee § 68-11-907

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-907 (2026).

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(a)Except when the resident's attending physician determines that the failure to transfer a nursing home resident will threaten the health or safety of the resident or others, and documents that determination in the resident's medical record, no involuntary transfer or discharge shall occur until a physician has certified, in writing, that the physician has personally examined the resident within the seven (7) days immediately before the proposed transfer or discharge, that the physician is familiar with the discharge plans and provisions for continuing the resident's care, and that the transfer or discharge will not pose a threat to the health or safety of the resident.

(b)As used in this section, "transfer" refers to the movement of a patient or resident to a location outside of the nu

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(a) Except when the resident's attending physician determines that the failure to transfer a nursing home resident will threaten the health or safety of the resident or others, and documents that determination in the resident's medical record, no involuntary transfer or discharge shall occur until a physician has certified, in writing, that the physician has personally examined the resident within the seven (7) days immediately before the proposed transfer or discharge, that the physician is familiar with the discharge plans and provisions for continuing the resident's care, and that the transfer or discharge will not pose a threat to the health or safety of the resident. (b) As used in this section, "transfer" refers to the movement of a patient or resident to a location outside of the nursing home and does not refer to intrafacility transfers in which a patient or resident changes beds, rooms or wings of the same nursing home.