Chapter

Part 21 Stroke Treatment

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-101— — 68-11-125. [Repealed.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-201— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 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 — Standards for accessibility by handicapped — Use of endoscopy technicians — Radiologic services — Amendment of licensure rules
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-203— Board for licensing health care facilities
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-204— Requirement for license — Governmental institutions exempted
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-205— Practice in healing arts or medicine by partnership, person, association or corporation unauthorized
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-206— Application for license — Form of contents — Procedure — Term of license — Renewal — Inactive status
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-207— Suspension or revocation of license — Grounds — Procedure — Probation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-208— Hearings before board — Judicial review
Tenn. Code Ann. § 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 main campus — Compliance with board rules
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-210— Inspections — Reports — Federal accreditation exemption
Tenn. Code Ann. § 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
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-212— Placement and adoption of children unaffected
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-213— Injunctions and penalties — Promulgation of regulations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-214— Personnel and inspectors
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-215— Salaries and expenses
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-216— Promulgation of rules and regulations as to fees — Licensures and annual renewal fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-217— Christian Science facilities excepted
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-218— Disciplinary action reports
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-219— Payment to health care agency of assigned insurance benefits — Insurer's duty to request information
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-220— Hospital billing information statements
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-221— Deficiencies in facilities—Special monitors
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-222— Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) — Policies
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-223— Ambulatory surgical treatment centers performing abortions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-224— Withholding of resuscitative services — Regulations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-225— Nursing home administrators — Unexpected losses
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-226— Licensing of home medical equipment provider
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-227— Prohibited hospital actions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-228— “Home care organization” and “solicit” defined
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-229— Solicitation of patients of other home care organizations prohibited
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-230— Purpose of §§ 68-11-228 — 68-11-231 — Construction
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-231— Penalties — Injunction — Attorney's fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-232— Construction of chapter regarding providing assisted-care living facility services and care
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-233— Criminal background check of applicants
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-234— Criminal background checks for child care center employees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-235— Fire safety in nursing homes — Sprinkler plans — Compliance dates — New facilities — Effect of noncompliance — Fire drills — Reimbursement for Medicaid certified facilities
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-236— Fire safety in assisted-care living facilities
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-237— Fire safety in licensed homes for the aged
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-238— Marketing strategies and strategic plans — Confidentiality of records — Closed meetings
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-239— Central service technician
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-240— Participation in drug donation repository program
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-241— Promulgation of rules to permit disposal of prescription drugs
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-242— Differentiation between licensed physicians based on maintenance of certification
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-243— Collection of out-of-network charges by healthcare facility
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-244— — 68-11-249. [Reserved.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-250— Health care equipment — Lessors
Tenn. Code Ann. § 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
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-252— Suspension of admission to facilities detrimental to health, safety or welfare of patients or residents
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-253— Definitions — Regulation of medical gas piping
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-254— Information required to be posted in nursing homes
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-255— Procedure for surrendering custody of unwanted infant without criminal liability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-256— Criminal background checks on direct care employees of nursing homes
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-257— Preadmission or precontract disclosures
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-258— Internet posting of facilities and whether facilities have sprinklers, smoke detectors, or alarms
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-259— Establishment and maintenance of a trauma registry — Compliance — Confidentiality
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-260— Electronic transmission of physician orders
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-261— Emergency keyed lock boxes next to functioning elevators
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-262— Limit on amount of charges for services to an uninsured patient
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-263— National nosocomial infection surveillance/national healthcare safety network (NNIS/NHSN)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 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
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-265— Use of information obtained by the department
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-266— Offering of immunization for influenza and pneumococcal diseases to inpatients sixty-five (65) or older
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-267— Report on antibiotic resistant infections
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-268— Charity case policy
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-269— Comprehensive infection control program — Admission or transfer of patients
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-270— Assessment of prospective resident by adult care home provider or traumatic brain injury (TBI) residential home provider prior to admission — Development of residential plan of care — Person centered approach — Ability to meet needs of resident — Meals and activities — Staffing — Resident’s rights — Transfers or discharges — Transitional plans
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-271— Registry check
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-272— Patient safety and quality improvement — Burden of proving bad faith and malice
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-273— Licensing of traumatic brain injury residential homes
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-274— Provision of day services for residents as part of comprehensive services
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-275— Funding from the TennCare CHOICES program — Applicability of the Critical Adult Care Act of 2009
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-301— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-302— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-303— Hospital's duty to keep records
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-304— Records property of hospitals — Access — Not public records — Funding for medical record requests — Access during time of public health threat
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-305— Preservation of records for specified time — Method of destruction
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-306— Abstract prepared where required — Photographic reproductions — Reproduction considered original record
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-307— Continued storage of records
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-308— Records of closed hospitals retained
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-309— Retirement of hospital business records
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-310— Report of hospital statistics
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-311— Violations — Civil liability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-312— Communication between health care providers and their patients
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-313— Authentication of verbal orders
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-314— Obtaining records to facilitate investigations regarding opiate drug abuse, overdoses, and deaths
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-401— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-402— Furnishing copies of records in compliance with subpoenas
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-403— Sealing, identification and direction of copies
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-404— Opening of sealed envelopes
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-405— Affidavit of custodian as to copies — Costs
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-406— Admissibility of copies and affidavits
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-407— Personal attendance of custodian — Production of original record
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-408— Substitution of copies for original records
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-501— Cities or counties guaranteeing maintenance of hospital erected and equipped by others
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-502— Interlocal agreements for apportionment of expense
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-503— Contracts to build and equip hospital — Acceptance
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-504— Contributions to public welfare hospitals by counties or incorporated municipalities
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-505— Contributions declared a public purpose
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-506— Manner of making contributions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-507— Prior contributions validated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-601— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-602— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-603— Purpose
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-604— Powers of county or municipality
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-605— Construction authorized — Bonds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-606— Approval of bond issue at election
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-607— Resolution of governing body on details of bonds to be issued
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-608— Collection of rents for payment of bonds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-609— Bonds secured by lien on rentals
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-610— Pledges of full faith and credit and taxing power as additional security — Enforcement of bondholders' rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-611— Validity of bonds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-612— Bonds exempt from taxes
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-613— Bonds legal and authorized investments
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-614— Joint undertakings
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-615— Provisions supplemental — Bonds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-701— Legislative intent
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-702— Standards and policies
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-703— Notice and correction of violations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-704— Suspension or revocation of license
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-705— Persons with mental illness or intellectual disability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-801— Authority to impose penalties — Consultation to determine medical necessity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-802— Type A civil monetary penalties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-803— Type B civil monetary penalties — Violation of enumerated patients' rights and nursing home standards
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-804— Type C civil monetary penalties — Violation of enumerated patients' rights and nursing home standards
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-805— Applicability of penalties — Higher, additional and more detailed standards — Lesser standards not allowed
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-806— Notification of inspection or false statements — Civil monetary penalties — Assessment — Procedure
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-807— — 68-11-810. [Reserved.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-811— Minimum and maximum amounts of penalties — Second penalties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-812— Notice that violation is or may constitute basis of suspension of admissions or civil monetary penalty
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-813— Initiation of type A penalty proceedings — Suspension of admissions — Contests — Hearings
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-814— Initiation of type B or C penalty proceedings
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-815— Filing of documents — Dismissal and reinstatement of proceedings
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-816— Time for paying or contesting penalty — Waiver
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-817— Administrative procedures — Time deadlines for holding hearings and issuing orders
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-818— [Repealed.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-819— [Repealed.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-820— Authority of panel or administrative judge — Increasing, upholding or reducing amounts of penalties — Consultation to determine medical necessity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-821— [Repealed.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-822— — 68-11-825. [Reserved.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-826— Recovery or collection of civil monetary penalties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-827— Nursing home resident protection trust fund — Deposit of penalties — Unspent funds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-828— Equitable proceedings — Payments from trust fund
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-829— Recovery of moneys paid out of trust fund
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-830— Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) — Exercise of enforcement powers — Taxation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-831— Appointment of temporary management
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-832— Tennessee Eden Alternative Grant Assistance Program Act of 1999
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-901— Enumeration of minimum rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-902— Nursing home residents and patients — Abridging, restricting, limiting or amending minimum rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-903— Retaliation or discrimination against complainants
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-904— Confidentiality of complainant's identity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-905— Personal property — Storage space — Security — Theft
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-906— Deposit of residents' funds — Surety bond
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-907— Involuntary transfer or discharges
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-908— Refusal of access to nursing home
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-909— Data aiding enforcement of quality of care standards
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-910— Preadmission or precontract disclosures
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1001— Establishment and maintenance of registry — Confidentiality — Access to records
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1002— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1003— Prerequisites to including name on registry — Notice to alleged perpetrator — Removal of name from registry
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1004— Agencies or entities required to consult registry prior to hiring employees or utilizing volunteers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1005— Immunity from liability for allegations or testimony regarding abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1006— Promulgation of rules
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1101— Purpose
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1102— Indigent health care risk fund — Created — Allocations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1103— Indigent health care risk fund — Deposits — Interest — Payments — Reports
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1104— “Hospital” defined
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1201— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1202— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1203— Cost savings authorized
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1204— Applicability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1301— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1302— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1303— Cooperative agreements — Certificate of public advantage
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1304— Judicial review
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1305— Judicial remedies and procedures — Subpoenas — Actions — Injunctions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1306— Protections, effectiveness, validity and applicability of agreements
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1307— Application fees — Contracting with and compensation of qualified experts, assistants and examiners — Rules and regulations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1308— Restrictions on interpretation and authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1309— Limitation on referrals
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1310— Prohibited disclosure of confidential and proprietary information in connection with hospital cooperative agreements
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1401— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1402— Sale, manufacture and dispensing of medication excluded from “care” or “treatment.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1403— Applicability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1404— Disclosure of Alzheimer's disease treatment — Form
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1405— Specific disclosures required
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1406— Verification of disclosure form by department
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1501— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1502— Rights to privacy
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1503— Confidentiality
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1504— Penalties — Civil actions available
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1505— Subpoenas
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1601— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1602— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1603— Policy
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1604— Health services and development agency — Creation — Composition — Appointments — Terms — Compensation — Officers — Meetings — Conflict of interest
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1605— Powers and duties of agency
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1606— Executive director of agency — Appointment — Salary — Duties — Delegation of authority — Review
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1607— Certificate of need — Applications — Exemptions — Registration of equipment — Critical access hospital designation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1608— Review of applications — Report
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1609— Decision on application
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1610— Contested case hearings— Petition — Procedure — Arbitration and mediation alternatives — Orders — Costs
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1611— Review of progress — Revocation of certificate
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1612— Enjoining violations — Jurisdiction
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1613— Appropriation/expenditures impact statement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1614— Independent review and verification of information submitted to agency
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1615— Independent review and verification of information for joint annual report
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1616— Written documentation and explanation for grant or denial of certificate of need
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1617— Violations — Penalties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1618— Change of ownership — Notice to agency
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1619— Revocation of certificate of need — Grounds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1620— Nontransferability of certificate of need
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1621— Certificates of need — Criteria
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1622— Application for medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) beds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1623— Account for disposition of fees — Budget
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1624— Participation by local governing body in hearing for certificate of need application
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1625— State health planning division of the department of finance and administration
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1626— Meeting for organizational and other purposes — Administration of certificate of need process
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1627— Replacement facility applications — Certificates of need for nursing home beds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1628— Relocation of beds — Requirements — Certification Status
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1629— Conditions for relocation of beds by an existing licensed and operating nursing home
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1630— Delegation of authority to the department to issue new license to successor owner
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1631— Qualified partial relocation of certain nursing home facilities
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1632— Qualified divided relocation of nursing home facilities
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1633— Development of measures for assessing quality of entities receiving certificate of need — Failure to meet quality measures — Penalties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1634— Relocation of nursing home beds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1701— Legislative intent
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1702— Demonstration project
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1801— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1802— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1803— Oral or written individual instructions — Advance directive for health care — When effective — Decisions based on best interest assessment — Out-of-state directives — Construction
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1804— Revocation of the designation of agent — Revocation of advance directive — Spouses as agent — Conflicts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1805— Model forms — Rules and regulations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1806— Designation of surrogate
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1807— Requirement to comply with the patient's individual instruction — Order of precedence
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1808— Determination of capacity — Compliance by health care provider or institution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1809— Disclosure of medical or other health care information
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1810— Liability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1811— Violations — Intentional misconduct — Penalties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1812— Presumption of capacity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1813— Copies have same effect as originals
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1814— No presumptions created — Death does not constitute suicide, euthanasia, homicide, mercy killing, or assisted suicide
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1815— Court jurisdiction
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1901— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-1902— Immunity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-2001— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-2002— Liability for misuse of indwelling catheters
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-2101— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-2102— Recognition of hospitals with stroke-related designations