2021 Tennessee Code
Title 71 - Welfare

§ 71-2-112. Working Group to Provide Draft of Field Guide for Law Enforcement — Statutes and Resources Related to Assisting in Prevention, Investigation, and Prosecution of Abuse - The executive director of the commission shall establish a working...

§ 71-2-113. Establishment of Collaborative Coalition - The executive director of the commission shall establish and lead...

§ 71-2-114. Tennessee Vulnerable Adult Coalition (Tvac) - There is established the Tennessee vulnerable adult coalition (TVAC) as...

Part 2 - Old Age Assistance

§ 71-2-201. Short Title - This part may be cited as the “Old-Age Assistance Law.

§ 71-2-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-2-203. Eligibility for Assistance - Assistance shall be granted under this part to any person...

§ 71-2-204. Determination of Amount of Assistance - The amount of assistance that any person shall receive in...

§ 71-2-205. Duties of Department - The department shall:

§ 71-2-206. Duty of Regional Directors - The regional directors shall administer this part in the counties...

§ 71-2-207. Appeal to Department - If any award of assistance is modified or cancelled under...

§ 71-2-208. Finality of Departmental Decision - All decisions of the department shall be final and shall...

§ 71-2-209. Periodical Reinvestigation of Grants - All assistance grants in the form of money payments made...

§ 71-2-210. Change in Circumstances of Recipient - If at any time during the continuance of assistance the...

§ 71-2-211. Removal of Recipient From County - Any recipient who moves to another county in this state...

§ 71-2-212. Amendment of Part - All assistance granted under this part shall be deemed to...

§ 71-2-215. Penalty for Fraudulent Acts - Whoever: commits a Class E felony.

§ 71-2-216. Assistance Not Assignable — Exemption From Execution - Assistance granted under this part is not transferable or assignable,...

Part 3 - Medical Care for the Aged

§ 71-2-301. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-2-302. Determination of Amount of Medical Assistance - The amount of medical assistance that any person shall receive...

§ 71-2-303. Duties of Department - The department shall:

§ 71-2-304. Appeal to Department by Applicant or Recipient - If an application is not acted upon by the regional...

§ 71-2-305. Review on Motion of Department — Notice to Applicants or Recipients — Hearing — Decision Final - The department may also, upon its own motion, review any...

§ 71-2-306. Recipient Receiving Property or Income — Notice Required — Recovery — Fraudulently Obtaining Aid or Disposing of Property — Penalty - commits a Class E felony and is punishable accordingly, except...

Part 4 - Adult Day Care

§ 71-2-401. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-2-404. Profits — Application Requirements - If an adult day care center is operated only by...

§ 71-2-405. Licensing Procedures — Fees — Biennial Licenses — Transfers of Licenses - Annual Fee $ 125Biennial Fee $ 175Triennial Fee $ 200...

§ 71-2-408. Notification of Denial — Hearings - Immediately upon the denial of any application for issuance or...

§ 71-2-410. Governing Boards - The department shall require each adult day care center operated...

§ 71-2-411. Compliance - Each adult day care center that files an affidavit with...

§ 71-2-413. Advisory Committee - There is hereby established an advisory committee consisting of not...

§ 71-2-414. Implementation - It is the intent of the general assembly that this...

§ 71-2-415. Construction - This part is declared to be remedial in nature and...

Part 5 - Prescription Drug Programs

§ 71-2-502. Facilitation of Automatic Enrollment - In facilitating automatic enrollment, TennCare may do one (1) or...

§ 71-2-503. Entitlement Not Created by Program - The program established in this part is not, nor does...

Chapter 3 - Programs and Services for Children

Part 1 - Temporary Assistance

§ 71-3-101. Short Title - This may be cited as the “Families First Act of...

§ 71-3-102. Program Subject to Availability of Federal Funds - Continuation of the families first program is subject to, and...

§ 71-3-104. Eligibility for Temporary Assistance - The children in the family receive immunizations and health checks;...

§ 71-3-108. Modifications to Program — Federal Waivers - provided, however, that the department shall promulgate permanent rules pursuant...

§ 71-3-110. Distribution System - The commissioner of human services has the authority to establish...

§ 71-3-116. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

§ 71-3-117. Amendment of Provisions - All assistance granted under this part shall be deemed to...

§ 71-3-121. Transfer of Benefits — Exemption - Assistance granted under this part shall not be transferable or...

§ 71-3-122. Prosecution of Deserting Spouse or Parent - Whenever any dependent spouse or dependent child shall make an...

Part 3 - Custody and Care of Dependent Children

§ 71-3-301. County Legislative Body Binding Out as Apprentices - The county legislative body may bind out as apprentices suitable...

§ 71-3-302. Illegitimate Children as Apprentices - The county legislative body may bind out illegitimate children in...

§ 71-3-303. Reimbursement for County Support of Illegitimates - For the purpose of indemnifying the county against charges for...

Part 5 - Child Care Agencies

§ 71-3-501. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless otherwise exempted pursuant to...

§ 71-3-502. Violations of Licensing Regulations — Probation, Suspension, Denial and Revocation of Licenses — Appeal Procedures — Personal Safety Curriculum - Click to view table. shall be subject to denial or...

§ 71-3-506. Public Agencies — Inspection and Report - Any child care agency, as defined in this part, that...

§ 71-3-508. Inspection of Entities Providing Child Care - and may be based upon any preliminary or final findings...

§ 71-3-513. Public Records — Exceptions - The records of any entity entering into a contract or...

§ 71-3-516. Restrictions on License for Drop-in Center Regarding Care of School-Age Children on Snow Days - Any license for a drop-in center issued under this part...

Part 6 - Orphan Asylums

§ 71-3-601. Governing Board - All orphan asylums or houses for destitute children, incorporated under...

§ 71-3-602. Powers Over Property - The corporations enumerated in § 71-3-601 may own and hold...

§ 71-3-603. Admission of Children - All such asylums or houses at the option of its...

§ 71-3-604. Control of Indigent Children - The children referred to in § 71-3-603 shall be under...

§ 71-3-605. [reserved.] - No child shall be received into the asylum, or detained...

§ 71-3-607. Control of Orphans and Foundlings - In all cases in which orphans or foundling children are...

§ 71-3-608. Penalty for Interference With Children - It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to...

§ 71-3-609. Petition to Take Child From Home - At any time after the assumption of control by any...

§ 71-3-610. Education of Children - The board shall cause all children over six (6) years...

§ 71-3-611. Expenses Paid by Parent or Guardian - Any of such asylums may, at discretion, receive any child...

§ 71-3-612. County Contributions to Expenses - The expenses of such asylum shall be met as follows,...

Part 7 - Project Rap

§ 71-3-702. Current Operation — Expansion - During fiscal year 1989-1990, the department shall continue to operate...

Part 9 - Tanf — Self-Employment Project Exemption

§ 71-3-901. Purpose of Part - The purpose of this part is to invest in the...

§ 71-3-902. “Low-Income Entrepreneur” Defined - For the purpose of this part, unless the context otherwise...

§ 71-3-903. Self-Employment Profits Not Counted Against Public Assistance Benefits - Low-income entrepreneurs will be allowed to escrow profits from their...

§ 71-3-904. Reapplication for Exemption - The exemption in § 71-3-903 can be reapplied for whenever...

§ 71-3-905. Eligibility for Exemption - Under this section, self-employment will be considered the same as...

§ 71-3-906. Micro-Lending Program - A micro-lending program is one that provides training, technical assistance...

§ 71-3-907. Program Dependent on Federal Waivers - The program is dependent on the availability of appropriate waivers...

Part 10 - Individual Development Account Demonstration Projects

§ 71-3-1001. Purpose of Part - The purpose of this part is to create an opportunity...

§ 71-3-1002. Individual Development Account Demonstration Projects - Six (6) urban and six (6) rural communities in Tennessee,...

§ 71-3-1003. Individual Development Accounts - In the selected communities, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF)...

§ 71-3-1005. Eligibility of Demonstration Project Participants - To be eligible, demonstration project participants must be a member...

Part 11 - Coverkids Act of 2006 [Effective Until June 30, 2025.]

§ 71-3-1101. Short Title. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 71-3-1102. Part Definitions. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-3-1103. Purpose. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - The purpose of this part is to create a program...

§ 71-3-1104. Department Authority — Not an Entitlement Program — Benefits Subject to Appropriations. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - The department is authorized to establish, administer, and monitor a...

§ 71-3-1105. Federal Approval. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - The department is authorized to seek federal approval for the...

§ 71-3-1107. Coverage for Pregnant Women Regardless of Age. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - The department is authorized to provide health care coverage for...

§ 71-3-1109. Duty and Authority to Review and Audit Expenditures. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - The commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of...

§ 71-3-1111. Annual Report. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - This part shall be reviewed annually by the commerce and...

§ 71-3-1113. Repealer. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - This part shall be repealed on June 30, 2025.

§ 71-3-1114. Email Notice That Enrollee Must Redetermine Eligibility. [Effective Until June 30, 2025.] - As a part of the process for redetermining an enrollee's...

Part 12 - Drug Testing

§ 71-3-1201. Part Definitions - For the purposes of this part:

§ 71-3-1203. Submission of Final Plan and Proposed Rules - The department shall submit to the health and welfare committee...

§ 71-3-1206. Confirmed Positive Drug Test Does Not Deem Applicant Handicapped or Disabled - An applicant whose drug test result is confirmed as positive...

Chapter 4 - Programs and Services for Persons With Disabilities

Part 1 - Aid to the Blind

§ 71-4-101. Short Title - This part may be cited as the “Aid to the...

§ 71-4-102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-4-104. Eligibility for Assistance - Assistance shall be granted under this part to any blind...

§ 71-4-105. Determination of Amount of Assistance - The amount of assistance that any person shall receive in...

§ 71-4-106. Duties of Department - The department shall:

§ 71-4-107. Duties of Regional Directors - The regional directors shall administer this part in the counties...

§ 71-4-109. Finality of Department Decisions - All decisions of the department shall be final and shall...

§ 71-4-112. Removal of Recipient From County - Any recipient who moves to another county in this state...

§ 71-4-113. Amendment of Law - All assistance granted under this part shall be deemed to...

§ 71-4-116. Fraudulent Devices - A person who knowingly obtains, or attempts to obtain, or...

§ 71-4-117. Assignment of Benefits — Exemption - Assistance granted under this part shall not be transferable or...

§ 71-4-118. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

Part 2 - Vocational Services to the Blind — General Provisions

§ 71-4-201. Policy of State - It is the policy of the state to encourage and...

§ 71-4-202. Employment by Public Agencies - It is the further policy of this state that totally...

§ 71-4-204. Purchases Made by the State, Governing Subdivisions of the State, or Public Institutions - All purchases made by any agency of the state, whether...

§ 71-4-205. Blind-Made Products — Conformity to Standards — Prices - Materials purchased from approved or state-operated workshops for the blind...

Part 3 - Vocational Services to the Blind — Home Industries Program

§ 71-4-304. Denial of Application for Materials - The director of services for the blind may, at the...

Part 4 - Vocational Services to the Blind — Business Enterprise Program

§ 71-4-402. [reserved.] - Despite any provisions to the contrary, purchases of materials, equipment,...

§ 71-4-404. Certification of Disbursements and Repayments - Disbursements from and repayments to the revolving fund shall be...

§ 71-4-405. Rules Governing Disbursements — Liability for Losses - Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made in accordance...

Part 5 - Vocational Services to the Blind — Vending Stands

§ 71-4-501. Legislative Intent — Construction - It is the intent of the general assembly to grant...

§ 71-4-502. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-4-506. Effect of Part - Nothing in this part shall supersede any cooperative agreements that...

Part 6 - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind

§ 71-4-601. Short Title - This part may be cited as the “Vocational Rehabilitation of...

§ 71-4-602. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-4-606. Federal Employees Included - Rehabilitation services provided under the state plan for the blind...

§ 71-4-608. Cooperation and Utilization of Other Agencies - Pursuant to the general policies of the department, the director...

§ 71-4-609. Maintenance Not Transferable — Exempt From Creditors - The right of a blind individual to maintenance under this...

§ 71-4-610. Hearing on Grievances - Any blind individual applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation who...

§ 71-4-612. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

Part 7 - Purchase of Goods and Services From Persons With Disabilities

§ 71-4-702. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

Part 8 - Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able) Act

§ 71-4-801. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 71-4-802. Purpose of Part - The purpose of this part is to authorize the establishment...

§ 71-4-803. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-4-805. Authority of State Treasurer - The state treasurer has the following powers and authorities necessary...

§ 71-4-807. Administration of Program by State Treasurer - The state treasurer shall carry out the day-to-day operations and...

§ 71-4-808. Authority to Offer Investment Options to Participants - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the trustees shall...

§ 71-4-809. Authority of State Treasurer to Request Assistance From and Exchange Data With Other Departments and Agencies - In conjunction with the state treasurer's authority contained in this...

§ 71-4-810. Assets, Income and Distributions Exempt From Taxation, Garnishment, Attachment or Assignment - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all assets, income,...

§ 71-4-811. Suspension or Termination of Program - If the trustees determine that the program is financially infeasible...

Part 11 - Aid to Disabled Persons — General Financial Assistance

§ 71-4-1101. Short Title - This part may be cited as the “Aid to the...

§ 71-4-1102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-4-1103. Eligibility for Assistance - Assistance shall be granted under this part to any permanently...

§ 71-4-1104. Amount of Assistance - The amount of assistance that any person shall receive in...

§ 71-4-1105. Duties of Department - The department shall:

§ 71-4-1106. Duties of Regional Directors - The regional directors shall administer this part in the counties...

§ 71-4-1110. Removal of Recipient From County - Any recipient who moves to another county in this state...

§ 71-4-1111. Amendment of Law - All assistance granted under this part shall be deemed to...

§ 71-4-1112. Assignment of Benefits Prohibited — Exemption From Legal Process - Assistance granted under this part shall not be transferable or...

§ 71-4-1113. Fraudulent Devices — Penalty - A person who: commits a Class E felony.

§ 71-4-1115. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

Part 12 - Aid to Disabled Persons — Personal Care Service Subsidies

§ 71-4-1201. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-4-1202. Authorized - The division shall subsidize personal care assistance services pursuant to...

§ 71-4-1203. Eligibility - An individual is eligible for a personal care assistance services...

§ 71-4-1208. Annual Reports — Register of Individuals - The department of human services shall annually report to the...

§ 71-4-1209. [reserved.] - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

Part 21 - Tennessee Council for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing

§ 71-4-2102. Creation of the Tennessee Council for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing - Effective July 1, 2013, there is hereby created the Tennessee...

§ 71-4-2105. Data Supplied by State Agencies and Political Subdivisions - The council for the deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing...

§ 71-4-2106. Plans for Implementing Community Services for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing - The council shall ensure that long range planning is conducted,...

§ 71-4-2107. Purposes of Community Service Centers - The purposes of community service centers for the deaf, deaf-blind...

§ 71-4-2108. Source of Funds - The council for the deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing...

§ 71-4-2109. Authorization for Other Agencies to Supply Services - The governor is authorized to designate existing departments of state...

Part 22 - Services to Families of Preschool Children With Disabilities

§ 71-4-2201. Development of Incentives - To the extent that federal funds are not jeopardized and...

Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons

Part 1 - Medical Assistance Act

§ 71-5-101. Short Title - This part may be cited as and shall be known...

§ 71-5-103. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-5-106. Determination of Eligibility for Medical Assistance - A person with both medicare and medicaid does not usually...

§ 71-5-108. Payment Methodology for Medicaid Enrollees Not Enrolled in Medicare - The TennCare bureau is directed to submit a state plan...

§ 71-5-111. Investigation — Determination of Eligibility - When an application for medical assistance under this part is...

§ 71-5-112. Hearing Concerning Eligibility - Whenever a hearing concerning eligibility determinations is required by state...

§ 71-5-115. Financial Responsibility of Relative — When May Be Considered — Reimbursement From Responsible Parties - To the extent permitted by federal law, the department may...

§ 71-5-121. Transfer of Income or Resources - In all actions for the transfer of income or resources...

§ 71-5-123. Statement of Public Officials as to Interest in Vendors or Providers - Any department head, deputy, assistant, or director of any state...

§ 71-5-125. Duties of Fiscal Review Committee - The fiscal review committee is directed to obtain the following...

§ 71-5-126. Medicaid Expansion Under Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Prohibited Without Joint Resolution of General Assembly - The governor shall not make any decision or obligate the...

§ 71-5-127. Conflict With Federal Law — Single State Agency - If it is found that any of the provisions of...

§ 71-5-128. Contracts With Health Maintenance Organizations — Requirements - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department of...

§ 71-5-129. Charges for Services of Physician Assistants - Charges to be reimbursed for physician assistants from medicaid funds...

§ 71-5-134. Rules and Regulations — Funding Medical Assistance - The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized to promulgate...

§ 71-5-135. State Unemployment Health Care Benefits — Scope — Conditions - If a person who previously had health insurance through their...

§ 71-5-136. Hold Harmless Requirements Prohibited - No health insurer, prepaid group health plan, health maintenance organization,...

§ 71-5-138. Compliance With Provisions Regarding Authorizations for Pharmacy Services - Any managed care organization participating in the TennCare program shall...

§ 71-5-146. Pharmacy Lock-in Program - On and after July 1, 2004, the bureau of TennCare,...

§ 71-5-149. Disease Management Program - The bureau of TennCare shall adopt a state disease management...

§ 71-5-150. Reimbursement for Tenncare Crossover Payments - The bureau of TennCare shall reimburse pharmacies for covered products...

§ 71-5-158. Amendment to Tenncare Ll Waiver Relating to Work and Community Engagement Requirements for Certain Adult Enrollees - An amendment to the existing TennCare II waiver shall be...

§ 71-5-162. Identification of Child Enrollees Eligible for Federal Supplemental Security Income Upon Reaching 18 Years of Age — Counseling — Enrollment Assistance - The bureau of TennCare shall establish a program that:

§ 71-5-182. Violations — Damages — Definitions - is liable to the state for a civil penalty of...

§ 71-5-185. Venue - Any action under § 71-5-183 may be brought in any...

§ 71-5-189. Accounting of Tenncare Funds - The bureau of TennCare shall provide to the comptroller of...

§ 71-5-192. Information Management System - On or before January 1, 2004, a comprehensive, integrated information...

§ 71-5-193. Children's Mental Health Care — Development of Interagency Projects and Programs - The department shall involve the council in the development of...

§ 71-5-194. Spend Down Eligibility for Medical Assistance - On or before July 1, 2003, the department of human...

§ 71-5-195. Study on Use of Prescription Drugs in Nursing Homes - The comptroller of the treasury, in conjunction with any appropriate...

§ 71-5-196. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

§ 71-5-199. State Preferred Drug List - The bureau of TennCare may, in its sole discretion, adopt...

Part 2 - Community Clinics

§ 71-5-202. Restrictions on Services - Medical services that are presently provided in specialized public health...

Part 3 - Food Assistance

§ 71-5-301. Short Title - This part may be cited as and shall be known...

§ 71-5-302. Purpose - The purpose of this part is to provide for improved...

§ 71-5-303. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:

§ 71-5-304. Duties of Department - The department shall:

§ 71-5-305. Eligibility Requirements for Assistance - Assistance under this part shall be granted to any needy...

§ 71-5-306. Determination of Amount of Assistance - The amount of assistance to which any person, household or...

§ 71-5-307. Method of Applying for Assistance - An applicant for assistance under this part, or a person...

§ 71-5-309. Appeal of Determination of Area Manager - If an application is not acted upon by the area...

§ 71-5-310. Review of Determinations of Area Managers - The department may also, upon its own motion, review any...

§ 71-5-312. Administration Costs - Cost of the administration of the food stamp program shall...

§ 71-5-313. Receipt or Transfer of Property by Recipient — Notice Required — Recovery of Excess Payments - If at any time during the certification for food stamp...

§ 71-5-315. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

Part 4 - Energy Assistance

§ 71-5-402. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

Part 5 - Pharmaceutical Connection Program

§ 71-5-501. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-5-504. Notification About Program to Pharmaceutical Companies — Opportunity for Companies to Submit Information About Assistance Programs Offered by Companies - The department shall notify pharmaceutical companies doing business in Tennessee...

§ 71-5-505. Strategies to Improve Access to Prescription Drugs - The department may implement additional strategies, subject to available resources,...

§ 71-5-506. Annual Report - The department shall prepare and submit an annual report on...

§ 71-5-507. Entitlement Not Created by Program - The program established in this part is not, nor does...

Part 6 - Federal Matching Funds

§ 71-5-601. Legislative Intent - It is the intent of the general assembly that, in...

§ 71-5-602. Federal Waiver Authority for Matching Funds - The commissioner is directed to identify, apply for and negotiate...

§ 71-5-603. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner may adopt any rules that are necessary and...

Part 9 - Poverty Reduction Plan

§ 71-5-901. Commissioner of Human Services to Conduct Study of Poverty - The commissioner of human services shall complete a study of...

Part 10 - Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund

§ 71-5-1001. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-5-1007. Requirements for Nursing Homes Participating in Medicaid Program — Penalties for Noncompliance — Waiver of Penalties - For the purposes of this part, any nursing home participating...

§ 71-5-1008. Oversight Authority of Fiscal Review Committee - The fiscal review committee shall review and have oversight of...

§ 71-5-1009. Enactment of Part Does Not Excuse Payment of Assessment Fee - Enactment of this part and any amendments to this part...

Part 12 - Families First Councils

§ 71-5-1201. Establishment - The commissioner of human services shall appoint a group of...

§ 71-5-1203. Inventory and Coordination of Services and Opportunities - The council shall work in cooperation with the local office...

§ 71-5-1204. Cooperation by State Entities - The departments of human services and labor and workforce development...

Part 13 - Grant Assistance Program for Nursing Home Care

§ 71-5-1301. Creation of Grant Assistance Program - There is hereby created a grant assistance program to provide...

§ 71-5-1302. Eligibility - To be eligible to apply for a grant assistance payment...

§ 71-5-1304. Processing of Applications — Funding — Determination of Grant - Applications shall be processed by the department on a first...

§ 71-5-1305. Grant Payments - Grant payments under this part shall be made to the...

§ 71-5-1306. Rules and Regulations - The department of health is authorized to promulgate regulations pursuant...

§ 71-5-1307. [reserved.] - The department of health is authorized to administer this part,...

§ 71-5-1309. Funding - This part shall have no application unless funding is specifically...

§ 71-5-1310. Total Annual Income — Certification of Income - The amount of total annual income certified by an individual...

§ 71-5-1311. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

Part 14 - Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008

§ 71-5-1401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 71-5-1403. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-5-1405. Single Entry Point Into the Long-Term Care System - The commissioner shall ensure that there is a single entry...

§ 71-5-1406. Implementation of Policies and Processes by Commissioner - The commissioner shall implement policies and processes that expedite the...

§ 71-5-1415. Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement Strategies - The commissioner shall develop and implement quality assurance and quality...

§ 71-5-1416. Funding to Increase Access to Home and Community-Based Services in the State-Funded Options Program - Subject to the availability of funding, the commissioner shall designate...

§ 71-5-1417. Funding for Medicaid Long-Term Care Services - The commissioner shall provide medicaid long-term care services subject to...

§ 71-5-1418. Long-Term Care Client Information, Referral and Assistance Agency - [See the Compiler's Notes.] [See the Compiler's Notes.] [See the...

§ 71-5-1420. Veterans Education Benefits - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent...

§ 71-5-1421. Prompt Payment of Claims and Liability for Bad Faith Failure to Pay Claims Promptly - Any managed care organization shall comply with § 56-32-126 and...

§ 71-5-1423. Hearing on Resident’s Appeal of Involuntary Discharge From Facility — Timeframe for Hearing and Final Order - If a resident appeals the facility's notice of involuntary discharge...

§ 71-5-1424. Hearing on Appeal of Tenncare’s Initial Determination of Ineligibility for Nursing Facility Services — Motion to Intervene by Facility - If an individual appeals TennCare's initial determination that they are...

Part 15 - Ground Ambulance Service Provider Assessment Act

§ 71-5-1502. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 71-5-1510. Promulgation of Rules - The bureau is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the...

Part 20 - Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2020 [Effective Until July 1, 2021]

§ 71-5-2001. Short Title. [Effective Until July 1, 2021.] - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 71-5-2002. Part Definitions. [Effective Until July 1, 2021.] - As used in this part:

§ 71-5-2005. Deposits in Maintenance of Coverage Trust Fund — Expenditures — Quarterly Reports. [Effective Until July 1, 2021.] - CRA 2.12.9.60-Specify in applicable provider agreements that all providers who...

§ 71-5-2006. Expiration of Part — Survival of Certain Rights and Obligations. [Effective Until July 1, 2021.] - This part expires on July 1, 2021. However, the following...

§ 71-5-2007. Audit of Expenditure of Funds From Maintenance of Coverage Trust Fund. [Effective Until July 1, 2021.] - The comptroller of the treasury may audit the expenditure of...

Part 21 - Poor Asylums

§ 71-5-2101. Provision by County Legislative Body - There may be provided, at the expense of every county,...

§ 71-5-2102. Site and Construction - The site of the asylum shall be selected, and the...

§ 71-5-2103. Appointment of Commissioners - The county legislative body shall appoint three (3) commissioners to...

§ 71-5-2104. Appropriation of County Funds - The county legislative body may apply any county moneys in...

§ 71-5-2105. Powers of Commissioners - In the management of the asylum, the commissioners have the...

§ 71-5-2106. Duty of Superintendent - The superintendent shall overlook and manage the asylum and its...

§ 71-5-2107. Replacement of Superintendent - The commissioners may remove the superintendent whenever they think the...

§ 71-5-2108. Residence of Inmates - No person shall be admitted into the asylum who has...

§ 71-5-2109. Application for Admission - The commissioners shall examine all applicants for admission into the...

§ 71-5-2110. Superintendent's Annual Report - The superintendent shall, once every year, in the month of...

§ 71-5-2112. Government of Joint Institutions - Any institution established jointly by counties, as provided in §...

§ 71-5-2113. Funds for Joint Institutions - For the purpose of enabling counties to contribute and participate...

Part 22 - Commissioners of the Poor

§ 71-5-2201. Permanent Body — Name — Appointment — Term of Office - Code 1858, § 1597; Acts 1879, ch. 102, § 1;...

§ 71-5-2202. Oath of Office - Each commissioner, before entering upon the discharge of such commissioner's...

§ 71-5-2203. Chair — Minutes - The commissioners shall appoint one (1) of their number chair,...

§ 71-5-2204. Compensation - The county legislative body shall in all cases pay a...

§ 71-5-2205. Removal — Vacancies - The county legislative body may remove the commissioners, or any...

§ 71-5-2206. Order for Expenditures — Warrants - When money is to be drawn from the county treasury...

§ 71-5-2207. Book of Accounts — Items Entered - The commissioners shall keep a book of accounts, in which...

§ 71-5-2208. Examination and Preservation of Accounts - Code 1858, § 1603; Shan., § 2687; Code 1932, §...

§ 71-5-2209. Liability for Expenditures - The commissioners shall be jointly and severally liable for the...

§ 71-5-2210. Annual Report - The commissioners shall report to the county legislative body, at...

Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 71-5-2301. Allowances by County Legislative Body - The county legislative body may, in its discretion, allow and...

§ 71-5-2302. Exemption From Road Service - The county legislative body may exempt from working on public...

§ 71-5-2303. Contract for Support With Use of Farm - The county legislative body may also let out the support...

§ 71-5-2304. Contracts for Support of Poor - The county legislative body may also contract with any person...

§ 71-5-2305. Employment of Poor by Contracts - Such contractors under §§ 71-5-2303 and 71-5-2304 may employ a...

§ 71-5-2306. Supervision of Contractors - The commissioners of the poor are required, if the poor...

§ 71-5-2307. Setting Aside Contract - The county legislative body has the power, upon good cause...

§ 71-5-2308. Contracts for Hospital Care - For the purpose of caring for indigent sick or injured...

§ 71-5-2309. Order to Receive County Patient - Whenever any county legislative body has so contracted, and it...

§ 71-5-2310. Hospitalization Attained by County Mayor - In the event any county legislative body fails to make...

§ 71-5-2312. Attendance of Patients by County Physicians - Whenever any county patient, coming from the county wherein such...

§ 71-5-2313. Welfare Recipients May Choose Optometrist or Physician — Exception — Fee Schedule - Whenever under any program for aid to the indigent, the...

§ 71-5-2314. Payment of Claims Under Tenncare Partners Program - This section is intended to ensure the prompt and accurate...

Part 24 - Tennessee Tenncare Pharmacy Advisory Committee

§ 71-5-2402. Removal of Member - A state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee member shall be removed...

Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse

§ 71-5-2501. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 71-5-2502. Office of Inspector General - There is created a division of state government which shall...

§ 71-5-2503. Part Definitions - As used in this part and part 26 unless the...

§ 71-5-2504. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, including...

§ 71-5-2505. Authority - The office of inspector general shall have the authority to:

§ 71-5-2508. Medicaid Fraud Control Unit - There is established a medicaid fraud control unit, which is...

§ 71-5-2510. Investigations of Fraud or Abuse Involving Managed Care Organizations - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or of title...

§ 71-5-2513. Legislative Intent - The general assembly recognizes that data mining is an important...

§ 71-5-2514. Definitions - As used in §§ 71-5-2513 — 71-5-2521, unless the context...

§ 71-5-2515. Data Provided to the Inspector General - All persons and entities under contract with the TennCare bureau...

§ 71-5-2518. Rules and Regulations - The inspector general shall have authority to promulgate rules and...

§ 71-5-2521. Report - The office of inspector general shall include in its annual...

Part 26 - Prevention of Fraud and Abuse in Tenncare -

Part 27 - [Reserved] -

Chapter 6 - Programs and Services for Abused Persons

Part 1 - Adult Protection

§ 71-6-102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 71-6-105. Reporting or Investigating Parties — Immunity From Liability — Protection From Job Discrimination - Any person making any report or investigation pursuant to this...

§ 71-6-106. Privilege for Confidential Communications - Notwithstanding the existence of the privilege for confidential communications between...

§ 71-6-108. Prohibitions - No adult may be adjudicated incompetent or committed to a...

§ 71-6-109. Payment for Protective Services - If the department determines that the adult is financially capable...

§ 71-6-110. Violation of Duty to Report - Any person who fails to make reasonable efforts to make...

§ 71-6-111. Authority and Responsibility of Department - It is the legislative intent that the protective services set...

§ 71-6-112. Funding - The cost of the administration of this part and the...

§ 71-6-115. Cooperation by Law Enforcement Officials - It is the legislative intent that law enforcement officials shall...

§ 71-6-116. Motion for Review of Court Decree - Either party to a proceeding under this part, or any...

§ 71-6-122. Toll-Free Number for Reporting Elder Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation - The division of adult protective services of the department of...

Part 2 - Family Violence Shelters and Child Abuse Prevention Services

§ 71-6-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:

§ 71-6-203. Administration of Programs - In administering these programs, the department with authority over each...

§ 71-6-204. Incorporation, Taxation and Reporting Prerequisites for Receiving Funds - To receive funds under this part, organizations shall:

§ 71-6-205. Prerequisites to Receiving Funds for Shelters or Shelter Services - To receive funds under this part for family violence shelter...

§ 71-6-206. Prerequisites to Receiving Funds for Child Abuse Prevention Services - To receive funds under this part for child abuse prevention...

§ 71-6-207. Legislative Intent - It is the legislative intent that in providing services to...

Part 3 - Sexual Assault Program Services

§ 71-6-301. Program Established - There is established a program for the establishment and funding...

§ 71-6-302. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:

§ 71-6-303. Powers and Duties of Department - In administrating these programs, the department:

§ 71-6-304. Prerequisites to Receiving Funds - To receive funds under this part, organizations shall:

§ 71-6-305. Prerequisites for Sexual Assault Programs - To receive funds under this part for sexual assault program...

§ 71-6-306. Necessary Expenses of Advisory Committee - A portion of the funds generated from the additional fine...

§ 71-6-307. Equal Distribution of Funds - Funds distributed under this part shall be distributed as equally...

Chapter 7 - Tennessee Rare Disease Advisory Council

§ 71-7-101. Tennessee Rare Disease Advisory Council - There is established the Tennessee rare disease advisory council, referred...

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2021 Tennessee Code Title 71 - Welfare

2021 Tennessee Code
Title 71 - Welfare