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As enacted, creates a pilot project in Knox County for up to two years for a maximum of 10 patients at any given time to receive assisted outpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As enacted, establishes requirements for the supervision of nurses and physician assistants by certain physicians when engaged in interventional pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, enacts the Health Care Compact. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, clarifies the legislative committees designated to receive information concerning TANF and Medicaid. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, regulates the activities of radiology benefit managers with respect to orders or recommendations of treating physicians. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63.
As enacted, directs the genetic advisory committee to develop a program to screen newborns for critical cyanotic congenital heart disease; the screening program must make use of pulse oximetry and be developed by January 1, 2013.
As introduced, provides for revocation of licenses or certificates of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant if the licensee or registrant fails to pay license or registration fee within 90 days, instead of 60 days, after such fee becomes due. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, requires reports to and by the select committee on long-term care concerning recent long-term care reform legislation. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, exempts certain provider agencies from annual quality assurance evaluations if the agency possesses certain accreditation. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires the board of physical therapy to meet not less than quarterly. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13.
As enacted, in regard to forfeited deposits to spay or neuter program, specifies that in Hawkins County forfeited deposits will be used to defray operational expenses of the programs, including, but not limited to, costs for purchasing food, medications, tests, upgrades for the animal housing areas, or any other supplies or products that would improve the quality of life for dogs or cats in such programs, but may not be used to pay salaries of persons employed by any agency located within the county. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17, Part 5.
As introduced, requires TANF recipients to be tested for illegal drugs; restricts eligibility for benefits for one year after testing positive for an illegal drug. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 18 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires that 50% of funds expended for in-home visitation programs be expended on evidence-based programs for the fiscal year 2011-2012 and 75% for each year thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1.
As introduced, revises terms practical nurse and advanced practice nurse to advance practice registered nurse. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.
As enacted, replaces "non-residential methadone treatment facility" with "nonresidential substitution-based treatment centers offering treatment for opiate addiction." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As enacted, extends for two years the nursing home privilege tax and restricts the use of such tax revenues to the funding of nursing home rates. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As enacted, extends the current moratorium on the issuance of certificates of need (CONs) for new nursing home beds until June 30, 2013. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 16.
As enacted, regulates pain management clinics and requires that such clinics apply for certification as such a clinic with the department of health. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As enacted, extends the tax on intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded to July 15, 2013. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-830.
As enacted, enacts the "Pharmacy Benefit Integrity Act." - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31.
As enacted, directs the perinatal advisory committee within the department of health to study issues and policy options relating to hospital discharge and follow-up care procedures for premature infants born less than 37 weeks gestational age to ensure standardized and coordinated processes are followed as premature infants leave the hospital from either a Level 1 (well baby nursery), Level 2 (step down or transitional nursery) or Level 3 (neonatal intensive care unit) unit and transition to follow-up care by a healthcare provider in the community. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, revises the trauma center funding law; includes licensed Level IV institutions in definition of trauma center. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 59.
Directs the department of mental health to study issues relating to assisted outpatient treatment [Kendra's Law] and to report to legislative committees by 1/15/2012.
As enacted, establishes procedures for pharmacies to transfer Schedule II prescriptions in accord with certain federal and state requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As enacted, requires the health related boards and the boards attached to the division of regulatory boards to develop a procedure to expedite the licensing or certification of persons who were licensed or certified in another state and accompanied their spouse, who is the subject of a military transfer, to Tennessee; requires regulatory boards to develop methods to allow certain persons to perform professional services for a limited period of time. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 13; Title 62 and Title 68.
As enacted, revises law regarding restrictions on physicians' rights following the termination or conclusion of employment. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204.
As enacted, requires hospitals to have certain persons authenticate verbal orders. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 3.
As enacted, removes the six-year limitation on the duration of non-compete agreements between a healthcare provider and an employing or contracting entity; applies the present law limitations on non-compete agreements for physicians to such agreements for osteopathic physicians. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As enacted, specifies that individual convicted of certain drug offenses will be exempt from prohibition against eligibility for families first program benefits for such convictions, if such person meets certain requirements; an individual convicted of second drug felony involving possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance on or after July 1, 2011, will not be eligible for families first program benefits for a period of three years from the date of conviction. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.
As enacted, requires the governor to designate one day each year in April as Autism Awareness Recognition Day. - Amends TCA Title 4.
Designates May of 2011 as "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month" in Tennessee.
As enacted, replaces references to mental retardation with references to intellectual disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 8; Title 10; Title 37; Title 48; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68; Title 70 and Title 71.
As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2011." - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
Urges department of health and department of mental health and developmental disabilities to promote a model of integrated care and to develop a plan for increased usage by Tennessee's health care providers.
As enacted, specifies that dental hygienists are authorized to perform stain removal on teeth in addition to performing those tasks that they are authorized to perform under present law. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-108.
As enacted, requires organizations that supply mental health and developmental disability services to check the registry that contains the names of any persons who have been determined to have abused, neglected, misappropriated or exploited the property of vulnerable individuals and not hire or use as a volunteer any individual listed on the registry; requirements apply to organizations that contract with the division of intellectual disabilities services for residential services, day services or supported employment services.
As enacted, changes the name of the association that nominates members for the governor to appoint to the board of optometry. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 8.
As enacted, redefines "developmental disability"; makes technical changes to reflect changes made by 2010 Public Chapters 734 and 1100. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 33; Title 37; Title 40; Title 48; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 6.
As enacted, expands statute providing for a prescription drug label that indicates the condition for which the drug is prescribed from applying only to elder persons to apply to any patient. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10 and Title 63, Chapter 10.
As enacted, replaces outdated terminology related to individuals with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 11; Title 13; Title 15; Title 16; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 30; Title 32; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.
As enacted, authorizes a hospital to designate an entity to report the hospital's discharge claims data with the commissioner of health. - Amends TCA Section 68-1-108(a).
As enacted, requires hospitals to provide parents of newborns with certain information concerning Pertussis disease and immunizations. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5, Part 1.
As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2011." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 63, Chapters 1 and 6.
As enacted, requires health care practitioners licensed in the healing arts to affirmatively communicate proof of licensure to patients; expands list of practitioners required to post proof of licensure at their place of practice. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1.
As enacted, revises provisions governing the transportation of certain persons to mental health facilities in regard to responsibility and costs. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6, Parts 4 and 9.
As enacted, deletes the age limitation in statute permitting mothers to publicly breastfeed only their children who are age 12 months or younger. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-511 and Title 68, Chapter 58.
As introduced, requires that on or after July 1, 2011, if any private act hospital authority operates ambulance service and such ambulance service carries forward a net operating deficit for two consecutive calendar years, such ambulance service shall be subject to general procurement laws. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 56 and Title 68.
As introduced, establishes five-year statute of limitations for disciplinary actions against physicians by the board of medical examiners, and against osteopathic physicians by the board of osteopathic examination. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5; Title 28; Title 29, Chapter 26; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
As introduced, requires that 50% of funds expended for in-home visitation programs be expended on evidence-based programs for the fiscal year 2011-2012 and 75% for each year thereafter and specifies research methods that show a program is evidence-based. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1.
As introduced, directs the commissioner of health to develop a plan for ensuring that 90 percent of pregnant women in this state have access to prenatal care and to report concerning such plan to the house health and human resources committee and the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee by February 1, 2012. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, establishes requirements for home health companies to provide assistance with medication to clients; requires background checks of employees, recordkeeping, and waiver. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7 and Title 68.
As introduced, states that a person who provides personal support services to clients living in their own private residence must, prior to assisting the client with medication, have received training in medication assistance developed by a registered nurse. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1.
As introduced, provides for extension of statutes of limitations and statutes of repose in the event the governor declares a disaster. - Amends TCA Title 28.
As introduced, authorizes court ordered assisted outpatient treatment in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, enacts the "Prescription Integrity Act of 2011," which regulates therapeutic substitution of medications. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10 and Title 63.
As introduced, establishes certain requirements for electronic prescribing and electronic prescribing software. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10.
As introduced, authorizes the board for licensing health care facilities to establish rules and regulations concerning the operation and licensing of pain management facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, establishes provisions governing the employment of physicians by licensed nursing homes and their affiliates. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As introduced, requires individuals applying for food stamp program benefits, unemployment benefits, and families first assistance to submit to drug testing; prohibits felons of certain drug crimes from receiving certain benefits. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires license for a facility to perform outpatient elective cosmetic medical procedures or treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, exempts primary care physicians from restriction on right of an employed or contracted healthcare provider to practice upon termination or conclusion of the employment or contractual relationship. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-148.
As introduced, establishes licensure process for drug and alcohol counselors; grandfathers in certain drug and alcohol counselors. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 10 and Title 68, Chapter 24, Part 6.
As introduced, modifies nursing facility diversion requirements at time of nursing home admission concerning home and community-based services. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires TennCare managed care organizations (MCOs) to allow TennCare enrollees to request particular providers for non-emergency ambulance service and requires all providers to be reimbursed on same basis whether or not they are in the MCO's network. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires the department of commerce and insurance to cooperate fully with the department of health in all aspects of the transfer of the board of pharmacy and the long term effects of such transfer including prompt submission of any requested documents or records. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31; Title 56, Chapter 57; Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 32 and Title 63.
As introduced, limits certificates of need to facilities and removes equipment and services from the certificate requirements. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, prohibits the board of veterinary medical examiners from requiring a certified governmental animal control agency to have a full-time licensed veterinarian on staff in order to obtain a certificate to perform chemical capture. - Amends TCA Title 44 and Title 63.
"Listening Awareness Month," March 2011
As introduced, removes specifically defined categories of veterinary facilities and excludes from the definition of "veterinary facility" certain premises. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12.
As introduced, authorizes the director of the division of health related boards to maintain a central file of paper and electronic documents and to receive notice of meetings of agencies within the division. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medication Therapy Monitoring and Management Act of 2011." - Amends TCA Title 53.
As introduced, requires commissioner of health to report on or before January 31, 2012, with legislative recommendations to legislative committees after consulting with the commissioner of environment and conservation concerning issues involved in the disposing of needles. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, requires commissioner of health to report on or before January 31, 2012, with legislative recommendations to legislative committees after consulting with the commissioner of environment and conservation concerning issues involved in the disposing of needles. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, provides for a department of health program to augment the provision of adult emergency dental services for indigents. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, allows the next-of-kin of a patient in a state hospital to access the records of such patient if the patient has been deceased more than 10 years and the records are more than 50 years old. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medication Therapy Monitoring and Management Act of 2011" for immunosuppressant and anti-epileptic drugs. - Amends TCA Title 53.
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medication Therapy Monitoring and Management Act of 2011" for anti-epileptic drugs. - Amends TCA Title 53.
As introduced, deletes existing statute governing interchanges of anti-epileptic drugs. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10.
As introduced, establishes five-year statute of limitations for disciplinary actions against physicians by the board of medical examiners. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5; Title 28; Title 29, Chapter 26 and Title 63, Chapter 6.
As introduced, revises requirements applicable to ambulatory surgical treatment centers in which abortions are performed in regard to required insurance coverage, requirements for the administrator of the facility and the civil penalties for violations. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As introduced, authorizes psychologists with certain training to prescribe medicines to patients. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, prohibits persons convicted of a felony drug offense on and after July 1, 2011, from being eligible for receiving Families First benefits [TANF] and food stamps. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires the statewide policy council for the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities to attend to identifying issues relating to delivering health care to the department's service recipients with particular attention to issues involving TennCare and health care facilities regulated by the department of health. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, makes technical changes to remaining terms involving mental retardation and the division of intellectual disabilities services to reflect changes made by 2010 Public Chapters 734 and 1100. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 33; Title 40; Title 48; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, provides for additional notice to legislative committees, lengthens certain reporting deadlines and authorizes additional assistance to the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities concerning determining the fiscal impact of certain changes impacting certain licensees of the department of mental health. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, enacts the "Access to Pediatric Rare Disease Treatment Information Act." - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, requires the department of human services to develop and administer a child care assistance program for low income and at risk children. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5.
As introduced, permits a city or county that owns all or some portion of real or personal property used to provide health care to sell the asset and use the proceeds as it sees fit, without any notice to the attorney general and reporter; authorization applies only if city or county opts in. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 62.
As introduced, requires the comptroller of the treasury to review the land acquisition of any hospital authority to determine whether such acquisition would negatively impact businesses in the surrounding area, including but not limited to, health care related businesses. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 56 and Title 68.
As introduced, prohibits any private act hospital from conditioning receipt of medical staff privileges at such hospital or an affiliate of such hospital on any economic criteria unrelated to quality of care or professional competence. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 56 and Title 68.
As introduced, provides that any private act hospitals authority's records shall be open to public inspection, except as otherwise provided by state statute or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 56 and Title 68.
"Mental Health Wellness of African Americans Day," February 25, 2011.
As introduced, requires the department of health to make available for public inspection all federal return of organization exempt from income tax (Form 990) for all private act hospital authorities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 56 and Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes assisted outpatient treatment as an alternative form of mandatory outpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, provides for additional notice to legislative committees, lengthens certain reporting deadlines and authorizes additional assistance to the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities concerning determining the fiscal impact of certain changes impacting certain licensees of the department of mental health; creates committee to examine fiscal notes and other costs associated with transferring the function of licensing services and facilities from the department of mental health to the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, raises the threshold for a certificate of need for capital expenditures for nonhospital health care institutions from $2 million to $2.5 million; makes health care institutions responsible for attorneys' fees in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, limits number of children that may be accepted at a drop-in center on a snow day to 100. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, makes technical changes to remaining terms involving mental retardation and the division of intellectual disabilities services to reflect changes made by 2010 Public Chapters 734 and 1100. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 33; Title 40; Title 48; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, encourages the department of health to conduct a study concerning exposure to fluoride to the extent funds are specifically provided in the general appropriations act; any study conducted by the commissioner, to the greatest extent possible, should include utilizing the research personnel and tools available through the public and private teaching hospitals located in this state. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1; Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires commissioner of finance and administration to seek an amendment to the TennCare waiver to require TennCare enrollees to seek all of their nonemergent primary care from public health departments; requires MCOs to contract with public health departments; requires bureau of TennCare to provide certain financial assistance to local health departments. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires comptroller to study financing programs available to hospitals that have received both essential access payments and disproportionate share payments for infrastructure and capitol improvement needs. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires department to report to general assembly following each meeting on transportation service for persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and serious emotional disturbance. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, makes certified nurse assistant services for certain quadriplegics a covered medical service under TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, makes certain hospital provider reimbursement information involving the program a public record. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1.
As introduced, directs that no hospital that is a subsidiary or an affiliate of a private act hospital is exempt from antitrust law, federal or state, otherwise applicable to private hospitals. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 56 and Title 68.
As introduced, limits number of children that may be accepted at a drop-in center on a snow day to 125. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires the department of human services to expend at least 2 percent of the Child Care and Development Funds block grant on activities to improve the quality of child care. - Amends TCA Section 71-3-502.
As introduced, directs the comptroller to study issues relating to the letting of contracts for weatherization services by the department of human services. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.
As introduced, clarifies that certain private act hospital authorities are not exempt from antitrust law, federal or state, otherwise applicable to private hospitals. - Amends TCA Section 7-57-501 and Section 7-57-502.
As introduced, requires the comptroller to audit private act hospital authorities. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 56 and Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes code commission to make changes to effectuate Chapters 734 and 1100 of the Public Acts of 2010 with respect to references to mental retardation and similar terms and the creation of the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 33; Title 40; Title 48; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires the department to promulgate as a rule by means of cross-reference the manual relating to the child care certificate program and requires administrative hearings in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, specifies that assistance under the program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia would be subject to availability of funds. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, creates a catastrophic trauma fund for persons with motorcycle-related injuries. - Amends TCA Title 55.
As introduced, authorizes a county mayor, when disposing of an unclaimed body at public expense where no relative or medical examiner claims the body, to do so by cremation or burial; cremated remains may be interred, entombed or inurned. - Amends TCA Section 68-4-103.
As introduced, reduces the penalty for unauthorized practice of medicine from a Class B to a Class C misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, specifies conditions under which collection stations for laboratory specimens that are open to the public must operate. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29, Part 1.
As introduced, increases fee for surgeon or physician summoned as a coroner's witness from an amount not to exceed $25.00 to an amount not to exceed $30.00. - Amends TCA Title 38.
As introduced, prohibits any board under the division of health related boards from issuing or renewing a license to a health care professional or applicant who might engage in direct patient care when that professional or applicant has been convicted of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires drug testing as eligibility requirement for public assistance for the poor. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 18 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires comptroller to conduct a performance audit of the implementation and impact of current law authorizing the commissioner of finance and administration to implement policies and processes to expedite the determination of medicaid categorical and financial eligibility and medical eligibility for home and community-based programs and services. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, enacts the "Access to Pediatric Rare Disease Treatment Information Act." - Amends TCA Title 68.
"Mental Illness Awareness Week," October 2-8, 2011
As introduced, increases from $500 to $1,000 the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed each day that a person performs any activity that requires a certificate of need without first obtaining the required certificate of need. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes drug testing for reasonable cause of persons who receive public assistance benefits; authorizes termination of benefits of persons testing positive for controlled substances who do not enroll in a drug treatment program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 18 and Title 71.
As introduced, adds an additional element to the actuarial study of TennCare to include an analysis of the effect of reduction of payments to providers on the provision of care. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, states that the board of medical examiners is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to administer the Genetic Counselors Licensing Act. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, provides for licensure or certification of radiology practitioner assistants as radiologist assistants. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, allows the commissioner of health to bring an action to enforce a civil penalty assessed against a deficient nursing home in general sessions court as well as in circuit or chancery court. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, requires a radiologist assistant to work in the employ or at the direction of a radiologist. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, requires a minimum of four hours of daily direct care to nursing home resident with 3.2 hours of nursing assistant care and 0.8 hours of licensed nursing care. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, requires TennCare MCOs to contract with nursing homes and associated physicians and hospitals in their service area under the Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires hospitals to report annually on community benefits they provided. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-310.
As introduced, increases from one to two years the time period that a pharmacy must retain a written methamphetamine precursor registry. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 53, Chapter 11.
As introduced, requires the department of mental health to report to legislative committees on a monthly rather than quarterly basis on the impact of the available suitable accommodations statutes. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, requires the executive director of the commission on aging and disability to provide appropriate advice and support to the bureau of TennCare concerning the Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires the board of dentistry to report to the select committee on children and youth on the availability of dental services to children and the adequacy of the supply of pediatric dentists. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, clarifies that licensing of facilities for the intellectually and developmentally disabled shall be the sole responsibility of the department of mental health. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33 and Title 71.
As introduced, creates a medication monitoring process to ensure the safety of certain drug therapies. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10.
As introduced, allows licensed drug and alcohol abuse counselors to assist clients with applications for state and federal benefits. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 68, Chapter 24.
As introduced, requires the chief officer of a hospital or other residential service facility to provide notice of admission to a recipient's attorney-in-fact acting under a durable power of attorney for health care; prohibits a treatment review committee from overriding a decision made by the attorney-in-fact. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, allows parents to visit with their child prior to an autopsy being performed. The visitation must be supervised, and if the state has reasonable cause to suspect that the parent may have contributed to the death of the child, the contact will be limited. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 68.
As enacted, urges the department of human services and the advisory council to review the key indicators for the child care agency report card and the rated licensed system to determine if questions regarding those key indicators should be revised.
As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to enter into an agreement with the federal department of homeland security concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws, which may include participation in SAVE program. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As enacted, adds an additional member to the health services and development agency, such member to be a representative of the ambulatory surgical treatment center community. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-1604(b).
As enacted, creates a stand-alone "department of intellectual and developmental disabilities." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 45; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee's Transitioning Youth Empowerment Act of 2010." - Amends TCA Title 37.
As enacted, authorizes the department to provide either a parent education training class for parents or caretakers or children in pre-K through third grade or a program of volunteer service in school in which a parent or caretaker relative who is a recipient of temporary assistance may agree to participate in.
As enacted, requires certain health care professionals to conduct registry check before employing or contracting with any person who would be providing direct patient care; revises provisions governing background checks for certain employees who provide care or contact to recipients of mental health services. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 34; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, revises various provisions regarding actions to be taken prior to requesting an amendment to the waiver and regarding electronic notice to general assembly members of certain proposed changes that affect a specified number of recipients or current or future appropriations of a specified amount. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 71.
As enacted, requires the commissioner of children's services to promote collaboration and accountability among local, public, and private programs to improve the lives of children and families, including continuing accreditation with the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.
As enacted, revises the duties of the director of the division of health related boards; revises present law regarding the division, licensure to practice medicine, and veterinarians. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As enacted, revises and broadens requirement for the commissioner to provide a report of any death of any person in the custody of the department of children's services at a department facility to instead require report of fatality or near fatality of any child in custody and in other circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 8 and Title 37, Chapter 5.
As introduced, requires notice be given of closure of state-owned residential facilities for persons with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 1, Part 3.
As enacted, authorizes health, educational and housing facility corporations to lease or sell projects to clinics or to enter into a loan agreement with clinics with respect to such projects. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3.
As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to give an extension of time within which to successfully complete the United States Medical Licensing Examination to any applicant who is licensed in good standing in at least three other jurisdictions and who meets the other requirements for licensure. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, makes physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language pathology services available as essential services under medical assistance on and after July 1, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires a notification of interchange option on a prescription before permitting the interchange. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10.
As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to use the same reimbursement methodologies for public and private providers of ICF/MR services. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-105.
As enacted, clarifies nurses who can work with medication aides. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, extends the time period that a permanent disabled parking placard is valid from two to five years. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21.
As introduced, makes private duty nursing services for certain quadriplegics a covered medical service under TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, increases from three days to five days, the amount of time an owner has to legally claim a dog or cat that is not wearing a vaccination tag or other identification, before the dog or cat may be adopted or destroyed. - Amends TCA Title 68.
Need for mammograms for women age 40 and older.
As enacted, revises various provisions regarding the health equity commission. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 15, Part 4.
As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2010." - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, states that the department of children's services may be found to have made reasonable effort if the department's efforts have exceeded the efforts of the parent or guardian to establish a suitable home for the parent or guardian's child. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-102 and Section 37-2-402.
As enacted, requires a child-placing agency to collect medical and social history on a foster child and child's biological family within 30 days of foster care placement. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-403.
As introduced, adds implementation of the Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2008 to the required duties of the commission on aging and disability and requires the commission to report annually on such activities to the select oversight committee on long-term care. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 13; Title 33; Title 34; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, allows for revocation, suspension, or denial of license if person is mentally incompetent, guilty of unethical or unprofessional conduct, or convicted of a misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 18.
As enacted, specifies that drug court grant funds may be used to fund mental health services for drug court treatment participants, in addition to funding substance abuse treatment and other direct services for drug court treatment participants.
As enacted, revises provisions governing restrictions on the right of an employed or contracted healthcare provider to practice the healthcare provider's profession upon termination or conclusion of the employment or contractual relationship. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As enacted, revises fees for medical records provided by certain health care providers. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 2, Part 1.
As enacted, enacts the Colby Stansberry Act to regulate the release of medical or hospital records, photographs and videos. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 2, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 15.
As enacted, enacts the "Kristen K. Hunter Infection Control Act." - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires the controlled substance database advisory committee to address the program's effects on opiate availabity in its annual report. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 71.
As enacted, creates task force to review regulations governing residential and day provider agencies contracted by division of intellectual disabilities services. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 5, Part 1.
As enacted, revises provisions governing guidelines and benchmarks for and visits to child care agencies that receive subsidy funds. - Amends TCA Section 71-3-502.
As enacted, requires an official from the facility or the department of children's services to notify chief law enforcement officer of the county of an escape from a secure detention or correctional facility by a juvenile who is alleged or adjudicated delinquent for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1.
As enacted, expands list of animal related practices that are exempt from veterinarian licensure requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12.
As enacted, limits amount of on-line courses dental hygienists may use to meet biennial continuing education requirement to 50 percent. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-107.
As enacted, requires that all written, printed, or computer-generated orders for a Schedule II controlled substance prepared by a podiatrist, dentist, physician, surgeon, optometrist, osteopathic physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant be written legibly, printed, or computer-generated as a separate prescription order; requires on handwritten prescriptions that quantity be written in letters or numbers instead of both letters and numbers. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As enacted, clarifies that a person who is subject to regulation under the Emergency Medical Services Act may be subject to discipline for violating, or attempting to violate, a criminal statute in "any" state or Canada, not just this state, if the statute involves moral turpitude or reflects upon the person's ability to fulfill such person's responsibilities; removes $25.00 limitation on reinstatement fees. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5.
As enacted, changes references in several titles of Tennessee Code Annotated from "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability." - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39; Title 41 and Title 49.
As enacted, requires that permanent educational records for students who have been in state custody be forwarded to the department when a department provider agency school ceases operations or when the department no longer contracts with the provider agency. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.
As enacted, requires each state governmental entity subject to the requirements of Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act to submit annual Title VI compliance reports and implementation plan updates to "the human rights commission" instead of "the department of audit." - Amends TCA Section 4-21-901.
As enacted, establishes a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3.
As enacted, authorizes the board of medical examiners to issue a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Global Collaboration license. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2.
As enacted, authorizes supervision of psychological examiners by senior psychological examiners. - Amends TCA Section 63-11-202 and Section 63-11-206.
As enacted, extends missing senior citizen alert program to persons with dementia; revises various provisions of program. - Amends TCA Section 38-6-121.
As enacted, revises provisions governing state's subrogation interests. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1.
As enacted, requires the board to adopt rules requiring out-of-state home medical equipment service providers to maintain an office within the state. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As enacted, allows for a prescription order from a prescriber who has died being dispensed during a limited period of time after the prescriber's death in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10 and Title 63.
As enacted, requires the board of optometry to list on its web site the organizations whose continuing education courses are deemed approved to meet the requirements of the board; specifies that courses by such organizations will be considered approved by the board and will be available to optometrists as a means of satisfying annual continuing education obligation, in addition to the continuing education courses that have been approved by the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As enacted, clarifies duties of health departments that provide certain dental services "to the extent possible within budget limitations". - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1.
As introduced, requires advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who perform certain invasive pain management techniques involving the spine to do so under certain direct supervision by a physician. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapters 7 and 19.
As introduced, requires the board for licensing health care facilities to consider the rights enacted for nursing home residents in developing rules for specific rights for adult care home residents. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 56, Chapter 32.
As enacted, removes provision that requires a county to pay the state for the actual daily cost to the state for the length of stay of a child in state custody after such county exceeds 300 percent of the state average commitment rate for dependent and neglected children or delinquent children; requires department to provide report regarding commitments to state custody; authorizes collaborative planning process. - Amends TCA Title 37.
As enacted, recognizes a person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of a person in the military in the event of death as indicated on a DD Form 93 completed by military personnel as the proper person to make the decision in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 4.
As enacted, directs the department of health to encourage physicians to provide a publication dealing with umbilical cord blood banking to a woman by the end of her second trimester. - Amends TCA Section 68-32-105.
As enacted, revises reporting requirements concerning persons obtaining or attempting to obtain controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.
As enacted, authorizes a releasing facility and qualified mental health professional to consult with certain additional adult family members in developing an outpatient treatment plan. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, requires nursing presence in certain residential hospice care only as mandated by patient care needs; applies to residential hospice that solely provides respite or routine home care levels of care to hospice patients. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires parents or caretakers receiving temporary aid for dependent children benefits to agree to participate in parent education training classes. - Amends TCA Section 71-3-154.
As introduced, recognizes commissioner of health as state's e-health coordinator; administratively attaches the Tennessee health information committee to the department of health instead of the department of finance and administration; provides for commissioner of health instead of commissioner of commerce being chair of committee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 68.
As introduced, abolishes the select oversight committee on TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 15; Section 37-3-115 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, requires policies and rules of the department of health to be fully consistent with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control concerning excluding children from school for head lice. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
As introduced, enacts the "TennCare Provider Recoupment Act." - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, clarifies that certain private act metropolitan hospital authorities are not exempt from antitrust law, federal or state, otherwise applicable to private hospitals. - Amends TCA Section 7-57-501 and Section 7-57-502.
As introduced, requires the commissioner of health to report with legislative recommendations to legislative committees after consulting with the commissioner of environment and conservation concerning issues involved in disposing of needles. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, urges the department to undertake an analysis to assist the legislature in determining the future direction of licensing and oversight of methadone maintenance programs and to share any findings, if so undertaken, with the governor and the health and human resources committee of the house and the general welfare, health and human resources committee of the senate. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, revises and deletes certain provisions regarding age groups and ratios in child care agencies. - Amends TCA Section 71-3-502.
As introduced, requires state registrar of vital records to promulgate rules to include as part of the certificate of birth process a system that would identify whether or not the parents choose to establish paternity through genetic or DNA testing. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3.
As introduced, requires the department of human services to expend at least 2 percent of the Child Care and Development Funds block grant on activities to improve the quality of child care. - Amends TCA Section 71-3-502.
As introduced, authorizes board's designee to administer clinical and didactic examination required for dental assistant eligibility to perform polishing. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-108(d).
As introduced, requires the department of health to develop and implement a program to provide colorectal cancer screenings for uninsured individuals between ages 50 and 64 and for any other uninsured individuals determined to be at high risk for developing colon cancer; requires health insurance companies to cover colorectal cancer screenings. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 68.
As enacted, revises the list of licenses a Level 2 adult care home provider serving residents with traumatic brain injury or a resident manager employed by the provider must hold to include a "licensed rehabilitation professional or licensed mental health professional" instead of a "respiratory therapist." - Amends TCA Section 68-11-209.
As enacted, adds "Level III Office based surgery" to statute governing office-based surgery. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6.
As enacted, provides that the regular employer of an employee will not be held liable for civil damages arising out of actions of an employee while the employee is serving as a mandatory prescreening agent. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 1.
Supports asthma awareness and encourages coaches throughout the state to participate in "Winning with Asthma" training program.
As introduced, requires the commissioner to establish pilot programs modeled after the fetal-infant mortality review program and the mother resources program and to report the data to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 37 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires an organ donor's body to be released to a crematory or undertaker within eight hours of consent being given and the parts becoming available for donation. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, establishes a new pilot project on the donation and redispensing of prescription drugs. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10 and Title 63.
As introduced, deletes requirement that the department pay for children in state custody based on a county's child population and the average state commitment rate per 1,000 children. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 2.
As introduced, requires a service recipient receiving residential services funds by the division of intellectual disabilities (DIDS) to provide written notice and a reasonable time to cure any issues, to the current service provider before changing service providers. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, removes judicial review of health services and development agency. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 16.
As introduced, revises certain fiscal impact assessment duties of the department and division of intellectual disabilities; revises provisions governing task force to conduct study of needs of persons with a developmental disability; revises other mental health and developmental disability provisions. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 33; Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, decreases the time within which a physician must examine a person who is detained in certain mental health treatment resources from "within six hours of arrival" to "within four hours of arrival." - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, requires the select oversight committee on long-term care to review the implementation efforts of the commission on aging and disability for the Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2008; requires a report to the committee concerning the nursing home transition initiative in the Act by the commissioner of finance and administration. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requests the Tennessee code commission to change the name of the "division of intellectual disability services" as it appears in titles 4, 33 and 71 to the "division of developmental disability services" as volumes are replaced and supplements published. - Amends TCA Title 4, Title 33 and Title 71.
As introduced, increases from two to four the minimum number of hours of direct care that nursing homes must provide to each patient every day. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, declares that the Metropolitan Hospital Authorities chapter shall be liberally construed; changes report date concerning tort liability of public hospitals from March 30 to June 30. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 29; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, deletes requirement that the department pay for children in state custody based on a county's child population and the average state commitment rate per 1,000 children. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 2.
As introduced, requires parental or legal guardian consent for further testing or storage of blood or biological samples taken from a newborn for purposes other than the required test to be performed on the newborn. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 5.
As introduced, requires a radiologist assistant to work in the employment or direction of a radiologist. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, modifies nursing facility diversion requirements at time of nursing home admission concerning home and community based services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, expands scope of medical services for certain individuals who are eligible for medical assistance to include services provided by nonprofits created specifically to care for related individuals with disabilities. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-107.
As introduced, requires certain reports to and by the select committee on long-term care concerning recent long-term care reform legislation. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires psychologists to receive three hours of continuing education provided by the Tennessee Psychological Association. - Amends TCA Section 63-11-218.
As introduced, prohibits certain residential alcohol and drug treatment facilities from locating within 1,000 feet of any child care center or certain other buildings and places restrictions on existing uses. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 33 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires hospitals to perform targeted surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in high-risk populations. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, prohibits certain alcohol and drug treatment facilities from locating within 1,000 feet of any child care center and other places and imposes restrictions on existing uses. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 33 and Title 68.
As introduced, subject to necessary federal approvals, provides for an optional prenatal care benefit in TennCare including $50.00 payments to pregnant enrollee, free transportation, and a visit schedule. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires employers to report to department of human services certain identifying information regarding employment of subcontractors and independent contractors. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5, Part 11.
As introduced, requires food handler employees of a food service establishment to wear plastic or latex disposable gloves. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 8, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 14.
As introduced, directs the board for licensing health care facilities to develop a rule to authorize certified medical technicians to administer medications to residents of assisted care living facilities and residential homes for the aged. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, establishes requirements for home health companies to provide assistance with medication to clients; requires background checks of employees, recordkeeping, and waiver. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7 and Title 68.
As introduced, enacts the "Healthcare Freedom of Conscience Act." - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, requires the board of pharmacy to adopt rules concerning standards and conditions for operation of pharmacies, including, but not limited to, health and sanitation requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10.
As introduced, directs the commissioner of health to develop a plan for ensuring that 90 percent of pregnant women in this state have access to prenatal care and to report concerning such plan to the house health and human resources committee and the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee by February 1, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, applies the limit on the amount of methamphetamine precursor that can be sold to the same person in a 30-day period to all pharmacies in a chain of pharmacies that are owned by the same parent company. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.
As introduced, authorizes the department to establish an internal health council to assist the health information technology coordinator with making the health information technology infrastructure compatible with the health information exchange. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10; Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, authorizes the department to provide low-income energy assistance at any percentage of the federal income poverty level that is permitted by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 71-1-105.
As introduced, redefines the practice of dental hygiene. - Amends TCA Section 63-5-108.
As enacted, requires that forfeited amounts from deposits paid to agencies to ensure that adopted dogs and cats are spayed or neutered be used to conduct programs to spay and neuter dogs and cats in the community where the agency is located instead of being used to conduct educational programs in support of spaying and neutering. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17, Part 5.
As introduced, revises advance practice nurse license renewal provisions; revises various provisions regarding the board of nursing. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, designates the department as the state Opioid Treatment Authority; states that it is state policy that the department may license and regulate opioid treatment facilities; and requires all opioid treatment facilities licensed by the department to regularly report to the department to ensure the best possible care and treatment for Tennessee citizens. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, requires manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medicines to have their licenses available on the premises and they shall be responsible for displaying the license on request. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10, Parts 2 and 3.
As enacted, prohibits any non-elected body of a municipality, county, or metropolitan government from enacting an ordinance or issuing a rule or regulation pertaining to the provision of food nutritional information or from otherwise regulating menus at food service establishments; extends primary responsibility for implementing and supervising any federally mandated requirement regarding the provision of food nutritional information at food service establishments to the department of health, if the federal action specifically authorizes state departments to enforce such requirements.
As introduced, includes Campbell County and Union County in the list of participating counties on the residential home for the aged program. - Amends TCA Section 12-4-320.
As introduced, revises various references to certain disabled persons throughout the code. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 16; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 30; Title 32; Title 34; Title 36; Title 50; Title 54; Title 66 and Title 69.
As introduced, requires the comptroller to report to the finance committee of each chamber and the joint TennCare committee concerning provider taxation involving hospitals by February 1, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires nurses to provide updated contact information to the board of nursing when renewing their licenses. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 71.
As introduced, specifies that "professional nursing" includes the supervision of nurse aides. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7.
As introduced, abolishes select committee on children and youth. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 15; Title 9, Chapter 4; Title 9, Chapter 5; Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Title 68.
As introduced, adds the Tennessee licensed professional counselors association to the other groups who nominate candidates to the governor for appointment to the board for professional counselors, marital and family therapists, and clinical pastoral therapists. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 22, Part 1.
As introduced, provides for health and sanitation rules governing offices, clinics, and centers of certain health care providers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires comptroller to study financing programs available to hospitals that have received both essential access payments and disproportionate share payments for infrastructure and capitol improvement needs. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes the board of medical examiners to set standards for and recognize centers of excellence for medical simulation programs. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, abolishes the oversight committee on TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 15; Section 37-3-115 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, requires TSAC to develop, implement, and administer student loan repayment programs for nurses who perform community service or accept employment with the state. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, directs the commissioner of health to report to the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee and the house health and human resources committee on or before February 15, 2011, concerning the issues surrounding and the impact and history of a provider tax involving hospitals. - Amends TCA Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, expands temporary assistance for dependent children to a legal guardian who is living with a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.
As introduced, assesses all costs against a person or entity for continuing appeals following the first appeal challenging the decision of the health services and development agency granting a certificate of need to a hospital filing the application. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 16.
As introduced, requires attending physicians or other person attending to newborn in a hospital to test the oxygen saturation level of a newborn prior to discharge; if saturation level is below 92 percent, x-rays and echocardiography must be conducted by a pediatric cardiologist to determine cause of low level. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 8.
As introduced, abolishes the oversight committee on long-term care. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, enacts the "Official Tennessee Prescription Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10 and Title 63, Chapter 10.
As introduced, extends the time when applicant for licensure as a social worker who has requisite educational experience can apply for license without examination from December 31, 2010, to December 31, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 23, Part 1.
As introduced, imposes certain procedures and requirements on the closure of any state-operated residential facility for the mentally retarded. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires the department of health to issue a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth when requested by a parent named on the fetal death certificate. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires the commissioner of human services to report to the house health and human resources committee and the senate general welfare, health & human resources committee on or before February 15, 2011, concerning recommendations about the disability determination process under the social security law. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 50 and Title 71.
As introduced, codifies executive order placing the TennCare program in the department of finance and administration. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires bureau of TennCare to mandate use of a standardized billing system for nursing home Medicaid claims by MCOs. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires the TennCare bureau to provide the prescription drug utilization review committee with information concerning enrollees who suffer from prevalent disease states. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-190.
As introduced, establishes a procedure for closing child protective services observation and assessment centers. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37.
As introduced, adds funding certain staffing requirements as permissible uses of the trauma center fund. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 68.
As introduced, revises penalties for practicing medicine without a license. - Amends TCA Title 39, Title 53 and Title 63.
As introduced, requires the department of finance and administration to issue a quarterly report beginning in 2011 that identifies employers with 50 or more employees who are TennCare beneficiaries. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, changes the department of mental health and developmental disabilities' report to legislative committees on the impact of the available suitable accommodations statute from quarterly to monthly. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, requires Bureau of TennCare to establish a co-pay plan based upon a sliding scale for TennCare standard enrollees. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, prohibits social security numbers from being included on medical records prepared for electronic storage or transmission. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 3.
As introduced, prohibits certain alcohol and drug treatment facilities from locating within 1,000 feet of any child care center and places restrictions on existing uses. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 33 and Title 68.
As introduced, prohibits certain residential alcohol and drug treatment facilities from locating within 1,000 feet of any child care center and places restrictions on existing uses. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 33 and Title 68.
As introduced, changes one of the reasons for license revocation or denial of a license to practice nursing from being guilty of a crime to being convicted of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 7 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
As introduced, requires the chief officer of a hospital or other residential service facility to provide notice of admission to a recipient's attorney-in-fact acting under a durable power of attorney for health care; prohibits a treatment review committee from overriding a decision made by the attorney-in-fact. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, allows licensed drug and alcohol abuse counselors to assist clients with applications for state and federal benefits. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 68, Chapter 24.
As introduced, permits Hancock County to operate a licensed home care organization at any location within the state. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As introduced, requires a person to be licensed as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor in order to practice as such after July 1, 2011, and requires adoption of two tiers of licenses. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 10 and Title 68, Chapter 24, Part 6.
As introduced, clarifies that "patient" includes person who is in need of psychiatric care. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, requires the commissioner of human services to report by February 1 of each year to the senate general welfare committee and the house health and human resources committee concerning the amount of sales tax paid by persons using electronic benefit transfer cards. - Amends TCA Title 67 and Title 71.
As introduced, makes department of health and local health departments responsible for certain dental emergency care for indigent adults. - Amends TCA Section 68-1-304.
As introduced, prohibits conflict of interest policies of health related boards and committees from limiting persons from serving as an officer or in a policy-making role in a trade or professional organization. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As introduced, clarifies that the governor may move administration of programs operated under the federal social security act by executive order out of the department. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12 and Title 71.
As introduced, transfers social security disability determinations from the department of human services to the department of labor and workforce development subject to any necessary federal approvals. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50 and Title 71.
As introduced, transfers the division of vocational rehabilitation and the determination of disability under federal social security law from the department of human services to the department of labor and workforce development. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50 and Title 71.
As introduced, specifies circumstances under which an existing licensed and operating nursing home may relocate all or less than all of its licensed beds to up to two new locations. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, requires the department to respond to all reports of harm to a child by either investigating such report or completing an assessment of the child and family and referring such child and family for services. - Amends TCA Title 37.
As introduced, requires TennCare to pay 100 percent of Medicare allowable costs for orthotic and prosthetic services for TennCare enrollees who are qualified Medicare beneficiaries, if Medicare is the primary payer for the TennCare enrollee. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, requires the board of physical therapy to meet not less than quarterly. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13.
As introduced, requires the select oversight committee on long-term care to annually assess the financing of the Option program and Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008 and report to the house and senate standing finance committees; requires the fiscal review committee to report annually to the oversight committee on the impacts of the nursing home bed tax. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 57; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires the commissioner of finance and administration to report to certain legislative committees concerning effects of the nursing home transition initiative and authorizes the select oversight committee on long-term care to review outreach efforts relating to the Options program for community-based long-term care. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, makes concealing that one has received a controlled substance in an effort to obtain more of that substance a Class A misdemeanor and requires certain health care professionals to report suspicion of such to local law enforcement without civil liability. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.
As introduced, requires that the methodology of the division of mental retardation services for determining payments to service providers phase in salaries and benefits for direct care staff over a three-year period that are commensurate with staff in developmental centers. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse crossover claims for full benefit dual eligibles at 100 percent of the Medicare allowable charge for pharmacy services. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As enacted, increases the amount of personal needs allowance from $40.00 to $50.00 for long-term nursing home residents. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As enacted, enacts the "Critical Adult Care Home Act of 2009." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 56, Chapter 32.
As enacted, authorizes bureau of TennCare to bring administrative proceedings to recover TennCare funds under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-183.
As enacted, extends termination date for select oversight committee on TennCare to June 30, 2014. - Amends TCA Section 3-15-509.
As enacted, authorizes TennCare pharmacy advisory committee to recommend new proposed deletions or additions to drugs currently on the TennCare bureau's auto-exemption list; requires the committee to establish a special review subcommittee comprised of practicing medical specialists and medical faculty members of institutions of higher learning with expertise in the usage and prescribing of the medications under review to provide expert advice on the proposed changes. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide certain post-adoption services. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.
As enacted, adds providing advice to the commissioner of finance and administration concerning the state health plan developed by the state health planning division of the department of finance and administration to the duties of the health equity commission. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 15, Part 4.
As enacted, places certain requirements on Davidson and Shelby county health departments in regard to grants for funding of family planning programs; removes the specific reference to consultation and coordination with planned parenthood affiliates in the development of family planning programs that are administered by the department. - Amends TCA Section 68-34-105.
As enacted, urges the health equity commission to study the disproportionate impact of HIV and AIDS on the African-American community.
As enacted, renames the "division of mental retardation services" as the "division of intellectual disabilities services"; removes antiquated terminology that is used to describe persons who lack the mental capacity to enter into contracts. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33 and Title 71.
As enacted, authorizes home health nurses and aides to accompany a recipient outside the home during the course of prior approved home health services, if certain criteria met.
As enacted, provides for prescreening agents, physicians, and psychologists to be considered state employees when assessing persons for admission and transportation to involuntary inpatient treatment; authorizes transport of people with a mental illness who do not present a danger to themselves or are not in need of physical restraint or vehicular security by a friend, neighbor, relative, clergy, or other mental health professional familiar with the person; revises other provisions regarding transport of persons with mental illness.
As enacted, specifies that the evaluation and treatment of persons who have had their lives significantly impacted by compulsive gambling disorder are within the scope of alcohol and other drug abuse counseling services that may be performed by licensed drug and alcohol counselors; requires that a counselor have at least 60 hours of specialized education in order to evaluate or treat a person significantly impacted by compulsive gambling disorder. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 68, Chapter 24.
As enacted, requires the division of mental retardation services to do everything possible to provide referrals for new ICF/MR beds; requires division to demonstrate a commitment in assisting providers in locating referrals by obtaining a written statement from the conservator of every eligible service recipient indicating that they have been fully informed of the ICF/MR facilities and the specialized services they provide.
As enacted, extends nursing home bed privilege tax for two years until June 30, 2011; revises provisions governing delinquent tax. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As enacted, extends prohibition on new nursing home bed certificates of need to June 30, 2011, except for 125 Medicare SNF beds. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 16.
As enacted, requires background checks on certain potential employees of the departments of human services and children's services; expands scope of certain background checks for certain persons in contact with children and elderly people; revises other various provisions regarding vulnerable persons. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 2, Part 4 and Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5.
As enacted, exempts housing for persons on a temporary or transitional basis from the provision whereby any residential facility that houses persons with developmental disabilities and is required by law to be licensed by the department of mental health and developmental disabilities will not receive a license if the facility houses more than four such service recipients and is not licensed on June 23, 2000, and the provision whereby the department will not license more than two such residential facilities within 500 yards in any direction from other such facilities housing service recipients. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 24, Part 1 and Title 33, Chapter 2, Part 4.
As enacted, subject to restrictions in federal law, prohibits the bureau of TennCare from disenrolling persons for fiscal or other reasons until the bureau has verified, at the time of application, the social security numbers of all enrollees and purged all persons ineligible due to issues of fraud or lack of lawful US residence. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As enacted, revises various provisions involving the practice of polysomnography. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 31, Part 1.
As enacted, requires the executive director of the select committee on children and youth to establish a non-funded, voluntary, post-custody services advisory council to identify the effectiveness and utilization of post-custody services and make recommendations for the continued operation of the system of post-custody services and supports; requires other action in regard to services and supports and persons in foster care. - Amends TCA Title 37.
As enacted, increases per diem for serving on board of podiatric medical examiners from $50.00 to $100; revises certain podiatric licensure requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 3.
As enacted, specifies that the sale of herbs or natural health information exchanges provided as a service are not considered to be naturopathy if certain requirements met.
As enacted, requires the department to coordinate with other state agencies and health care providers to promote access to services for persons in psychiatric emergencies, subject to funding; requires certain action if appropriations are inadequate to allow the department to maintain funding for the portion of the emergency psychiatric services continuum for uninsured persons at the annualized level provided as of January 1, 2009. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6.
As enacted, makes various changes to present law concerning inspections of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and aerial passenger tramways; increases certain inspection and permit fees. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires providers of medical transportation for TennCare enrollees to be reimbursed by the bureau of TennCare and its MCOs for eligible services at 80 percent of current Medicare reimbursement. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As enacted, changes the reporting date for the commission to legislative committees concerning resource mapping from February 15 to April 15. - Amends TCA Section 37-3-116.
As enacted, clarifies that the department and any state or local agency records that contain information that identifies the person who made a report of child abuse or neglect are confidential; specifies limited exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37.
As enacted, extends from "within one year of July 1, 2008" to "within one year of July 1, 2011" the time within which a facility that performs autopsies must receive accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7, Part 1.
As enacted, requires criminal background checks to be conducted for nursing direct care employees "prior to employment" instead of "prior to employment or within seven days of employment". - Amends TCA Section 68-11-256.
As introduced, prohibits convicted felons from being employed by mental health residential facilities; requires the department of mental health and developmental disabilities to maintain files on the employees of such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, adds an authorization for the department of health to designate patient safety organizations to the Health Data Reporting Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, raises the threshold for obtaining a certificate of need for acquisition of major medical equipment from exceeds $1.5 million to exceeds $2 million. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-1607(a)(6).
As introduced, revises regulation of billing for cytopathology services to refer instead to "anatomic pathology services." - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6.
As introduced, authorizes nurse practitioners and physician assistants to sign death certificates. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3.
As introduced, requires notification on the part of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to a patient and prescriber before interchanging immunosuppressive drugs for transplant patients. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.
As enacted, specifies that any condition placed on a certificate of need applies to any license relative to such certificate of need that is subsequently issued. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
As enacted, authorizes the board for licensing health care facilities to delegate to the department of health the authority to issue a new license to a successor owner of a health care facility when there has been a change of control if certain requirements met; increases the amount of major medical equipment, the acquisition of which requires a certificate of need from $1.5 million to $2 million.
As enacted, rewrites provisions governing health care facilities reporting incidents of abuse, neglect, and misappropriation. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-211.
As enacted, extends expiration date of the tax on the gross receipts of ICFMRs from July 15, 2009, to July 15, 2011. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-830.
As enacted, specifies that the Dairy Law of the State of Tennessee does not prohibit the independent or partial owner of any hoofed mammal from using the milk from such animal for the owner's personal consumption or other personal use. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 19 and Title 53.
As enacted, establishes procedures for reviewing actions of department of children's services when a foster parent believes that the department has failed to follow the foster parents bill of rights and such failure has harmed or could harm a child. - Amends TCA Section 37-2-415.
As enacted, authorizes nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify disability or deafness to the department of revenue for the purpose of obtaining disabled license tags, if such authority is expressly included in written protocol. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 55, Chapter 21.
As enacted, expands the facilities where infants can be voluntarily delivered to include law enforcement facilities that are staffed 24 hours a day, fire departments that are staffed 24 hours a day, and emergency medical services facilities. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-255.
As enacted, makes all schools, instead of just high schools, eligible for grants from the Tennessee center for diabetes prevention and health improvement; transfers, for administrative purposes, the Tennessee Center for diabetes prevention and health improvement from the department of finance and administration to the department of health. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 40, Part 4.
As enacted, revises requirements regarding health care providers making their medical records available for inspection and copying by the department. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-117.
As enacted, transfers responsibility for various functions related to drug and alcohol services from department of health to department of mental health and developmental disabilities; makes certain additional changes regarding such services. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 31.
As introduced, requires physicians to notify department of children's services when treating an infant addicted to alcohol or controlled substances; directs department to monitor such children. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires physicians to notify department of children's services when treating an infant addicted to alcohol or controlled substances; directs department to monitor such children. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires doctors and hospitals treating minor children to release the results of medical tests and procedures performed on the child to the child's parents upon request. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1; Title 63 and Title 68.
Expresses support for people with developmental disabilities having access to home- and community-based services provided through a single distinct entity in state government.
As introduced, seeks to enhance federal funding for TennCare and Coverkids through implementing certain options under 2009 federal Children's Health Insurance Plan legislation. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires the department to promulgate as a rule by means of cross-reference the manual relating to the child care certificate program and requires administrative hearings in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, revises standards under which the department of human services must seek authorization to provide protective services for disabled adults. - Amends TCA Title 34 and Title 71, Chapter 6.
As enacted, prohibits local governments from restricting the authorized practice of veterinary medicine; specifies that local governments may regulate time and place of business operations of veterinarians, if not in conflict with state law. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12.
As enacted, establishes legislative intent concerning priority of services to behavioral health safety net; establishes 19 years of age as the minimum age at which a person qualifies as an adult for purposes of determining which persons qualify as seriously and persistently mentally ill adults for purposes of this bill.
As enacted, requires the department to consistently apply policies, rules, and regulations across the state; adds an annual legislative review of department policies and attached protocol and procedures; and requires the department to submit new policies for legislative review. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 1.
As enacted, changes the minimum meetings of the committee for clinical perfusion from quarterly to annually. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 28, Part 1.
As introduced, increases the time a pharmacy that chooses to maintain a written register of purchasers of methamphetamine precursors, as opposed to an electronic register, from one year to two years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 63, Chapter 10.
As introduced, authorizes judicial commitment to mandatory outpatient treatment as an alternative to involuntary care and treatment in a hospital or treatment resource. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 5.
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Healthful Menu Act." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 14 and Title 53, Chapter 8.
As introduced, urges the department to undertake an analysis to assist the legislature in determining the future direction of licensing and oversight of methadone maintenance programs and to share any findings, if so undertaken, with the governor and the health and human resources committee of the house and the general welfare, health and human resources committee of the senate. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, exempts entities that provide job training and employment for developmentally disabled adults, which are licensed as adult day habilitation facilities and receive no direct state or federal funding, from requirements to have an individual program plan and and to provide or procure assistance for clients in locating qualified medical, dental, and pharmaceutical care. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 49.
As introduced, provides for revocation of licenses or certificates of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant if the licensee or registrant fails to pay license or registration fee within 90 days, instead of 60 days, after such fee becomes due. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, prohibits registration of a birth certificate for a child of an illegal immigrant mother unless the father is a US citizen and he provides a written agreement for financial support of child until age 18. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3.
As introduced, requires stillborn deaths to be placed in vital records; fetus must be 22 weeks or 500 grams; parent may choose whether to name stillborn child on such records. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 3.
As introduced, removes the requirement that a home medical equipment provider be accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-226.
As introduced, clarifies that certain private act metropolitan hospital authority is not exempted in the conduct of its powers from antitrust law, federal or state, otherwise applicable to private hospitals. - Amends TCA Section 7-57-501 and Section 7-57-502.
As introduced, requires medical laboratory board to elect officers once every two years instead of annually; requires the board to elect a secretary. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29.
As introduced, authorizes certain psychologists to prescribe medications and treatments for patients. - Amends TCA Title 17; Title 39; Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 1; Section 63-10-204; Title 63, Chapter 11, Part 2; Section 63-11-218; Section 63-31-101; Section 63-7-103; and Section 68-29-121.
As introduced, requires recipients of TennCare benefits to provide written notice to the state prior to an attempt to recover reimbursement costs from a third party. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, requires department to report to general assembly following each meeting on transportation service for persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and serious emotional disturbance. - Amends TCA Title 33.
As introduced, requires department to develop and maintain a Web page that allows inquiries and departmental responses relating to child care policies and procedures. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12 and Title 71.
As introduced, clarifies that the department of health, through the board for licensing health care facilities, has the authority to place nursing homes on probation for noncompliance; clarifies that documentation is required to show that community-based alternatives to long-term care are not desired by an individual or the individual's legal representative prior to nursing facility admission. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, exempts county medical examiners licensed on or before July 1, 2008, from continuing education requirements. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7, Part 1.
As introduced, requires the departments of health and human services to make certain reports to the general assembly concerning nursing homes and adult protective services. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, enacts the "Emergency Care for Rape Victims Act." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, exempts from licensure by the department of mental health and developmental disabilities and the department of human services facilities operated by nonprofit entities that provide educational services for persons over 18 with mental retardation and that do not receive any governmental funds for providing such services. - Amends TCA Section 33-2-403 and Title 71, Chapter 2, Part 4.
As introduced, extends licensure as a radiologist assistant to any person who is a radiology practitioner assistant on the effective date of this act. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, exempts the Greater Nashville Council of Governments and the Upper Cumberland Development District from being included in the fully integrated risk-based long-term Care system developed under the Long Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008 for HCBS Medicaid waiver services and case management services. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As enacted, clarifies that existing residents as well as new admissions who have qualified for hospice care prior to admission are eligible to receive hospice care in an assisted-care living facility; clarifies that hospice services are pursuant to a patient care plan. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As enacted, specifies circumstances under which an existing licensed and operating nursing home may relocate all or less than all of its licensed beds to up to two new locations. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 16.
As enacted, changes the required base years for the nursing home occupancy rate for a relocating nursing home from the previous two years of the joint annual report to the calendar years 2006 and 2007 in such report. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-1628.
As enacted, authorizes renal dialysis clinics to employ physicians in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204 and Section 68-11-205.
As introduced, mandates that a certificate of need granted to an applicant by the health services and development agency include the condition that such applicant provide a specified amount of health services to indigent patients. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, revises credentialing requirement for reimbursement at federally qualified health centers and encourages outreach efforts of eligible persons at community health centers under the Coverkids program. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires the commissioner of health to submit an annual report to the governor and the speakers of the general assembly by February 1 each year regarding nursing home inspection and enforcement activities and to make recommendations to improve the quality of care and quality of life in nursing homes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 29; Title 33; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, in addition to conducting criminal background checks, requires that nursing homes conduct random drug testing for all of its direct care staff at least one time every year. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, subject to certain provisions, requires the department of health to update physician profiles if information is received from either a physician or the medical malpractice insurance carrier of a physician. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 51, Part 1.
As enacted, adds the committee of a medical group practice to the definition of a medical review committee. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2.
As enacted, makes concealing that one has received a controlled substance in an effort to obtain more of that substance a Class A misdemeanor and requires certain health care professionals to report suspicion of such to local law enforcement without civil liability. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.
As introduced, makes the division of rehabilitation services of the department of human services responsible for providing interpreter services for hearing impaired students at no cost to the student at public higher education instutitions. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires that any program that seeks to use health information technology to create health information exchange networks be statewide in scope; specifically includes the eHealth program. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71.
As enacted, grants the director of the board of pharmacy the power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10.
As introduced, removes the requirement that the commissioner appoint a director of the division of health related boards from a list of three nominees submitted by a committee composed of the chairs of certain regulatory boards; revises powers and duties of the director of the division of health related boards. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, removes director of state public health council from board for licensing health care facilities; revises list of entities under the division of health related boards; revises provisions governing the calling of special meetings of the board for licensing health care facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, adds grandparents and grandchildren to list of relatives to whom a person's vital records must be issued upon application. - Amends TCA Section 68-3-205.
As introduced, enables the board of medical examiners to appoint on a case-by-case basis an independent oversight committee to review any adverse action taken by a medical peer review committee against a licensed physician; requires the department of health, through the board of medical examiners, to establish and maintain a statewide database containing information pertaining to any adverse action taken by a medical peer review committee against a physician licensed to practice in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, defines "third party logistics provider" and establishes licensing requirements for third party logistics providers. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 63, Chapter 10.
As introduced, extends the deadline for increasing the maximum number of beds in ICF/MR facilities from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1.
As introduced, revises accrediting agency for social worker programs to include colleges and universities approved by the board of social workers. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 23, Part 1.
As introduced, provides for the licensure of naturopathic physicians. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, removes the exemption that prevents private physicians' and dentists' offices in which abortions are performed from being classified as ambulatory surgical treatment centers; requires the department of health, through the board for licensing health care facilities, to promulgate rules and regulations that contain certain minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of ambulatory surgical treatment centers. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, relieves the sheriff or transportation agent in Hamilton County from further transportation duties after the person being transported to the hospital or treatment resource has been delivered to such facility; places further transportation duties on such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 4.
As introduced, sets the 2007-2008 fiscal year funding level as a floor beneath which total funds available for healthcare services to hospitals through the TennCare program may not fall. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, extends nursing home bed tax to 2011; removes certain provisions regarding delinquent payments of such tax. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
As introduced, requires the health services and development agency to report to the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee and the house health and human resources committee concerning trends in the certificate of need process for hospitals by February 1, 2010, and every four years thereafter. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-1608.
As introduced, requires TennCare enrollees and applicants to notify the bureau of TennCare within 15, instead of 30, days after a material change in information submitted to the bureau; requires commissioner of health to consult with bureau of TennCare, in addition to Tennessee Hospital Association, prior to requesting hospitals to submit the annual report of the statistical particulars relative to patients earlier than scheduled. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 68.
As introduced, requires all statutorily mandated smoke detectors installed after January 1, 2010, to be photo-electric devices or a combination of ionized and photo-electric. - Amends TCA Section 37-2-412; Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 1; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 68, Chapter 120, Part 1.
As introduced, requires department of finance to fully fund copay reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid dual eligible enrollees who utilize emergency medical services. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires the department of children's services to provide certain post-adoption services. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.
As introduced, requires that at least one of the two advanced practice nurse members of the board of nursing be a certified nurse anesthetist. - Amends TCA Section 63-7-202.
As introduced, clarifies that assisted-care living facilities may accept new admissions into care for hospice care. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, expands the types of clinics at which volunteer health care licensees may render service. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 7.
As introduced, corrects reference in regard to the entity responsible for the administration of the alcohol and drug addiction treatment fund from the "department of health" to the "department of mental health and developmental disabilities." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 33; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.
As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse crossover claims for full benefit dual eligibles at 100 percent of the Medicare allowable charge for participating providers. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, requires hospitals filing a joint annual report of the statistical particulars relative to their patients to include a report of community benefits provided by the hospitals. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-310.
As introduced, requires a facility, within seven days of notice of the unexpected loss of a nursing home administrator, to notify the members of the general assembly in whose district the nursing home is located. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 68.
As introduced, adds abuse of inhalants to DUI offense; provides for various forms of education, treatment, and investigation involving inhalant abuse. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 49; Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, revises conditions under which charitable clinics may accept donations of or dispense certain drugs. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires the commissioner of finance and administration to seek a new federal waiver or an amendment to the TennCare waiver in order to implement a personal health accounts program. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, specifies certain potential complications to elective cosmetic or plastic surgery that must be discussed with a patient prior to such surgery. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
As introduced, treats prescreening agents, physicians, and psychologists as state employees for liability purposes when assessing a mentally ill person's transportation needs when being transported to a psychiatric hospital; provides some civil damage immunity to relatives who do provide transportation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 9 and Title 33.
As introduced, extends prohibition on new nursing home bed certificates of need to June 30, 2011, except for 125 Medicare SNF beds. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, limits number of children that may be accepted at a drop-in center on a snow day to 100. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, directs the department to work with deaf and hard of hearing organizations to provide a suitable facility in Nashville for deaf and hard of hearing persons. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 11.
As introduced, authorizes nonprofit organizations to collect and distribute donated legend drugs to indigent persons. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 10.
As introduced, requires alcohol and drug testing of certain pregnant women, provides that pregnant women testing positive for alcohol or drugs be referred for substance abuse treatment; requires notification to department of children's services if treatment is not sought as required. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse crossover claims for full benefit dual eligibles at 100 percent of the Medicare allowable charge for ambulance services. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
As introduced, adds dental coverage for children as a benefit to Cover Kids and makes parents of participating children eligible for coverage so long as family income is less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
As introduced, prohibits a person from engaging in any activity similar to the practice of medicine, unless the person has received a license from the board of medical examiners. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2.
As introduced, requires swimming pools to maintain a chloramine level not to exceed 0.2 p.p.m. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 14, Part 4.
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Employer Assisted Housing Development Program and Fund Act"; requires the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, subject to appropriation, to contribute to employers who participate in the program; creates a credit from the franchise and excise tax for employers who participate. - Amends amend TCA Title 4; Title 13; Title 50 and Title 67.
As introduced, encourages the bureau of TennCare to take certain actions to improve health outcomes for premature infants. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
As introduced, requires in-line oxygen arresters be installed in certain health care facilities when the fire marshal determines such arresters would be useful and practical in promoting fire safety. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, subject to restrictions in federal law, authorizes the bureau of TennCare to immediately render an enrollee ineligible to receive TennCare benefits if said enrollee has engaged in any act to defraud the TennCare program. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, clarifies that the address of the state Web site has changed from "www.state.tn.us" to "www.tn.gov" for purposes of posting whether nursing homes, residential homes for the aged and assisted-care living facilities have a fire suppression sprinkler system throughout the facility or a smoke detector or alarm in each patient room. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
As introduced, clarifies that the department of health's comprehensive treatment prevention program for substance abusing youth in Tennessee is subject to the availability of appropriations and other funding sources. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes commissioner to appoint advisory consumer board to review complaints related to operations of health-related boards; membership and terms defined; expenses reimbursed. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, increases the penalties for practicing medicine without complying with statute from Class B to Class A misdemeanor and for using a forged diploma or false identification from Class E to Class D felony. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, changes reporting date for resource mapping report from the Tennessee commission on children and youth from February 15 to April 30, 2010. - Amends TCA Section 37-3-116.
As introduced, subject to necessary federal approvals, provides for an optional prenatal care benefit in TennCare with co-payments, free transportation, and a visit schedule. - Amends TCA Title 71.
As introduced, revises restrictions on the ability of hospitals to employ physicians and establishes non-liability of hospital for non-employee physicians. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes the general assembly to appropriate funding for the state school fund to provide for the inclusion of a school nurse in every public school. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
As introduced, requires the state registrar to reissue a death certificate upon an applicant submitting a certified letter and documentation from a medical examiner that the cause of death on the original certificate was incorrect or inaccurate. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3.
As introduced, adds misrepresentation involving financial statements to the grounds for suspension or revocation of a license issued by the board of veterinary medical examiners. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10 and Title 63.
As introduced, if the department of health fails to disburse grant funds for the nurse home visitor program by 12/31/2009, this bill requires the commissioner of health to testify accompanied by certain documents before certain legislative committees by March 1, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 68.
As introduced, requires dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants to register and pay registration fees within 90, instead of 60, days after the registration becomes due; provides that the proportional fee for a license issued under an alternative interval method will be rounded to the nearest 50 cents, instead of 25 cents. - Amends TCA Title 63.
As introduced, authorizes nonprofit organizations to collect and distribute donated legend drugs to indigent persons. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 1.
As introduced, enacts "Medical Marijuana Act of 2009."
As introduced, requires pharmacists and pharmacies to obtain identification prior to dispensing or delivering a prescription drug to any person. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63.