68-11-1622 - Application for medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) beds. - Tennessee Statutes

68-11-1622. Application for medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) beds.

(a)  During the fiscal years of July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, and July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, the agency shall issue no certificates of need for new nursing home beds, including the conversion of hospital beds to nursing home beds or swing beds, other than one hundred twenty-five (125) beds per fiscal year, to be certified as medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) beds as authorized in this section.

(b)  The number of medicare SNF beds issued under this section shall not exceed thirty (30) for each applicant. The applicant shall specify in the application the skilled services to be provided and how the applicant intends to provide such skilled services. In reviewing applications, the agency shall consider the application without regard as to whether the applicant currently has medicare SNF beds. Applications for medicare SNF beds under this section shall be reviewed by the department and considered by the agency pursuant to § 68-11-1609, rather than § 68-11-1621. If the pool of one hundred twenty-five (125) medicare SNF beds created by this section is not depleted prior to June 30 of the fiscal year, the beds remaining in such pool shall be considered to be available to applicants who apply before June 30 of each fiscal year, even though review may occur after June 30 of that year.

[Acts 2002, ch. 780, § 4; 2003, ch. 336, § 1; 2004, ch. 744, § 1; 2005, ch. 237, §§ 2, 3; 2007, ch. 347, § 2; 2009, ch. 461, § 2.]