Tennessee § 71-5-1408 Strategies to encourage utilization of cost-effective home and community-based services - Requirements related to nursing facility diversion

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§ 71-5-1408 — Strategies to encourage utilization of cost-effective home and community-based services - Requirements related to nursing facility diversion

Tennessee § 71-5-1408

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-1408 (2026).

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(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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(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 nursing facilities within a minimum number of days following admission to develop a plan, as appropriate, for transition back to a home or community-based setting.