Tennessee Statutes
§ 71-5-1408 — Strategies to encourage utilization of cost-effective home and community-based services - Requirements related to nursing facility diversion
Tennessee·Title 71
(a)The commissioner shall develop and implement strategies to encourage the utilization of cost-effective home and community-based services in lieu of institutional placement.
(b)The commissioner shall specify in contractor risk agreements with integrated long-term care contractors requirements related to nursing facility diversion. The requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1)Documentation prior to approval of nursing facility admission that an individual and the individual's family or other caregivers have been advised of home and community-based alternatives and that the alternatives are not appropriate, cost-effective or desired; and (2) A requirement for care coordinators to work with hospital discharge planners and to provide face-to-face visits in nursi
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Legislative History
Acts 2008 , ch. 1190, § 9.
Nearby Sections
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§ 71-1-101
Short title§ 71-1-102
Part definitions§ 71-1-103
Department created§ 71-1-105
Powers and duties§ 71-1-107
Duties of commissioner§ 71-1-108
Authority over personnel§ 71-1-109
Legal assistance - Property - Rules§ 71-1-111
Hearings - Evidence§ 71-1-113
Expenditure of funds§ 71-1-115
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