STATE STATUTES & CODES

TENNESSEE STATUTES AND CODES

Part 2 - Regulation of Health and Related Facilities

• 68-11-201 - Definitions. [Amended effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
• 68-11-202 - Licensing and regulation by department Creation and powers of board Fire and life safety regulations Municipal regulatory conflicts Submission of construction plans to department Stan
• 68-11-203 - Board for licensing health care facilities.
• 68-11-204 - Requirement for license Governmental institutions exempted. [Amended effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
• 68-11-205 - Practice in healing arts or medicine by partnership, person, association or corporation unauthorized.
• 68-11-206 - Application for license Form of contents Procedure Term of license Renewal Inactive status. [Amended effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
• 68-11-207 - Suspension or revocation of license Grounds Procedure Probation. [Amended effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
• 68-11-208 - Hearings before board Judicial review.
• 68-11-209 - Rules and regulations governing operation Adoption by board Waiver Certification of administrator Rules governing training and testing of nursing assistants Outpatient services off ma
• 68-11-210 - Inspections Reports Federal accreditation exemption. [Amended effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
• 68-11-211 - Reporting incidents of abuse, neglect and misappropriation Reporting specific incidents that might result in a disruption in the delivery of health care services Confidentiality.
• 68-11-212 - Placement and adoption of children unaffected.
• 68-11-213 - Injunctions and penalties Promulgation of regulations. [Amended effective January 1, 2010. See the Compiler's Notes.]
• 68-11-214 - Personnel and inspectors.
• 68-11-215 - Salaries and expenses.
• 68-11-216 - Annual license fees Liens Revocation of licenses Penalties Annual nursing home tax.
• 68-11-217 - Christian Science facilities excepted.
• 68-11-218 - Disciplinary action reports.
• 68-11-219 - Payment to health care agency of assigned insurance benefits Insurer's duty to request information.
• 68-11-220 - Hospital billing information statements.
• 68-11-221 - Deficiencies in facilitiesSpecial monitors.
• 68-11-222 - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Policies.
• 68-11-223 - Ambulatory surgical treatment centers performing abortions.
• 68-11-224 - Withholding of resuscitative services Regulations.
• 68-11-225 - Nursing home administrators Unexpected losses.
• 68-11-226 - Licensing of home medical equipment provider.
• 68-11-227 - Prohibited hospital actions.
• 68-11-228 -
• 68-11-229 - Solicitation of patients of other home care organizations prohibited.
• 68-11-230 - Purpose of §§ 68-11-228 68-11-231 Construction.
• 68-11-231 - Penalties Injunction Attorney's fees.
• 68-11-232 - Construction of chapter regarding providing assisted-care living facility services and care.
• 68-11-233 - Investigation of job or volunteer applicants.
• 68-11-234 - Criminal background checks for child care center employees.
• 68-11-235 - Fire safety in nursing homes Sprinkler plans Compliance dates New facilities Effect of noncompliance Fire drills Reimbursement for Medicaid certified facilities.
• 68-11-236 - Fire safety in assisted-care living facilities.
• 68-11-237 - Fire safety in licensed homes for the aged.
• 68-11-238 - Marketing strategies and strategic plans Confidentiality of records Closed meetings.
• 68-11-239 - 68-11-249.  [Reserved.]
• 68-11-250 - Health care equipment Lessors.
• 68-11-251 - Rules and regulations Intent of section Adequate emergency medical care for children Committee on pediatric emergency care Recommendations of committee to the board Annual report.
• 68-11-252 - [Obsolete.]
• 68-11-253 - Definitions Regulation of medical gas piping.
• 68-11-254 - Information required to be posted in nursing homes.
• 68-11-255 - Procedure for surrendering custody of unwanted infant without criminal liability.
• 68-11-256 - Criminal background checks on direct care employees of nursing homes.
• 68-11-257 - Preadmission or precontract disclosures.
• 68-11-258 - Internet posting of facilities and whether facilities have sprinklers, smoke detectors, or alarms.
• 68-11-259 - Establishment and maintenance of a trauma registry Compliance Confidentiality.
• 68-11-260 - Electronic transmission of physician orders.
• 68-11-261 - Emergency keyed lock boxes next to functioning elevators.
• 68-11-262 - Limit on amount of charges for services to an uninsured patient.
• 68-11-263 - National nosocomial infection surveillance/national healthcare safety network (NNIS/NHSN).
• 68-11-264 - Task force to clarify the interpretive guidelines for reporting unusual events with regard to Class I and Class II surgical site infections Hospital-acquired infections.
• 68-11-265 - Use of information obtained by the department.
• 68-11-266 - Offering of immunization for influenza and pneumococcal diseases to inpatients sixty-five (65) or older.
• 68-11-267 - Report on antibiotic resistant infections.
• 68-11-268 - Charity case policy.
• 68-11-269 - Comprehensive infection control program Admission or transfer of patients.
• 68-11-270 - Assessment of prospective resident by adult care home provider prior to admission Development of residential plan of care Person centered approach Ability to meet needs of resident Mea