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- 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. § 68-11-250 · 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.