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TN Code § 33-2-703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 7 - Community Mental Health Center Cooperation Act|§ 33-2-703. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Community mental health center” includes any parent or corporate affiliate of a community mental health center as defined in § 33-1-101;   “Cooperative agreement” means an agreement among two (2) or more community mental health centers for the offering, provision, operation, coordination, planning, funding, pricing, contracting, utilization review, or management of mental health and related services under programs funded or administered by departments or agencies of state government, including, but not limited to, the TennCare program, or the sharing, allocation, or referral of service recipients, personnel, instructional programs, support services, ancillary services, and facilities, or other services traditionally offered by community mental health centers for the programs; and   “Intervenor” means any hospital, physician, allied health professional, health care provider or other person furnishing goods or services to, or in competition with, community mental health center, insurer, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, hospital and medical services corporation, preferred provider organization, health maintenance organization, behavioral health organization, or any employer or association that directly or indirectly provides health care benefits to its employees or members.
TN Code § 33-2-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 7 - Community Mental Health Center Cooperation Act|§ 33-2-705. Judicial Review of Department Decision

 Any applicant or intervenor aggrieved by a decision of the department, or the other department or agency of state government to which the department has referred the application under § 33-2-704(d), in granting or denying an application, refusing to act on an application, or terminating a certificate, is entitled to judicial review of the decision in accordance with Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 33-2-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 7 - Community Mental Health Center Cooperation Act|§ 33-2-706. Effect of Grant or Denial of Certificate of Public Advantage

  Notwithstanding title 47, chapter 25, or any other law to the contrary, a cooperative agreement for which a certificate of public advantage has been issued is a lawful agreement. Notwithstanding title 47, chapter 25, or any other law to the contrary, if the parties to a cooperative agreement file an application for a certificate of public advantage governing the agreement with the department, the conduct of the parties in negotiating and entering into a cooperative agreement is lawful conduct. Nothing in this subsection (a) immunizes any person for conduct in negotiating and entering into a cooperative agreement for which an application for a certificate of public advantage is not filed.   If the department, or the other department or agency of state government to which the department has referred the application under § 33-2-704(d), determines that the likely benefits resulting from a cooperative agreement do not outweigh any disadvantages attributable to any potential reduction in competition resulting from the agreement, the agreement is invalid and has no further force or effect.   Any dispute among the parties to a cooperative agreement concerning its meaning or terms is governed by principles of contract law.
TN Code § 33-2-707 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 7 - Community Mental Health Center Cooperation Act|§ 33-2-707. Application Fees

 The department has the authority to establish reasonable application fees to cover the actual costs of administering this part by rules adopted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. The department is authorized to adopt necessary rules to implement this part in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
TN Code § 33-2-708 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 7 - Community Mental Health Center Cooperation Act|§ 33-2-708. Center Not Authorized to Act as Insurer

 Unless otherwise permitted by law, nothing in this part shall be deemed to grant any community mental health center or group of community mental health centers pursuant to a cooperative agreement, the authority to operate as a health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or insurer without obtaining an appropriate license from the department of commerce and insurance.
TN Code § 33-2-709 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 7 - Community Mental Health Center Cooperation Act|§ 33-2-709. Part Not Deemed to Authorize Referral to Provider-Owned Facility in Violation of Law

 Nothing in this part shall be deemed to permit any referral to a provider-owned facility otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.
TN Code § 33-2-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 8 - State Facilities|§ 33-2-801. Chief Officers of Hospitals and Developmental Centers — Appointment — Authority

  The commissioner shall appoint a chief officer for each facility to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.   The commissioner shall appoint chief officers of facilities without regard to residence on the basis of merit as measured by administrative abilities and a demonstrated quality of leadership. The chief officer shall hold a recognized degree as a psychiatrist, doctor of medicine, behavioral scientist, social scientist, public administrator, hospital administrator, or other profession involved with human development, human welfare, or health administration.   Chief officers have all of the authority conferred upon them by this title and such other authority as is delegated to them by the commissioner. Chief officers have the authority to administer oaths.
TN Code § 33-2-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 8 - State Facilities|§ 33-2-802. Bond of Chief Officer

 Each chief officer shall give an official bond, in a sum to be fixed by the commissioner of finance and administration, the comptroller of the treasury and the state treasurer, to be executed, conditioned and filed in accordance with title 8, chapter 19. The cost of the bond shall be paid from funds available to the facility.
TN Code § 33-2-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 8 - State Facilities|§ 33-2-803. Powers and Duties of Chief Officers

  The chief officer shall be under the direction of the commissioner and has the following powers and duties to:  Exercise general superintendence over all matters relating to the facility;   Perform the duties of a treasurer of the facility without any additional compensation, depositing all moneys coming into the chief officer's hands in some one of the banks designated as state depositories, for safekeeping, until drawn out from time to time for the benefit of the facility; and   Make reports as the commissioner may require.     The chief officer shall be authorized to make written application to the governor for issuance of requisition papers for the purpose of returning any person to the state who has left a facility without authorization and fled from the state when the person with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability had been committed to the facility or the custody of the commissioner. The application shall be in the same form as required for the return of a fugitive from justice.   Chapter 4, part 2 of this title, to the extent that its application would be contrary to other statutes or to federal law, shall not apply to money or funds that are paid to the chief officer of a facility by the veterans' administration.
TN Code § 33-2-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 8 - State Facilities|§ 33-2-804. Officials Prohibited From Trafficking in Supplies

 Officials connected with management of any of the department's facilities are prohibited from contracting to furnish any supplies or equipment for use in the operation or support of the facility, and any official who violates this section shall forfeit the right to serve as the official.
TN Code § 33-2-805 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 8 - State Facilities|§ 33-2-805. Police Powers of Security Guards

 The security guards at all department facilities and other personnel the commissioner may designate are vested with the powers and authority of peace officers and shall exercise the powers and authority on the grounds of facilities under the supervision of the department.
TN Code § 33-2-806 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 8 - State Facilities|§ 33-2-806. Trespassing on Hospital or Developmental Center Grounds — Penalty

 The enclosed premises and the adjoining land belonging to or used by and for any of the state facilities, are private grounds. If a person goes on the premises without authority or permission, the person commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 33-2-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 9 - Boards of Trustees for State Facilities|§ 33-2-901. Creation of Boards — Members — Appointment — Expenses — Meetings — Term of Office

  In order to coordinate the activities of the department's facilities, to advise the chief officer at each facility, and to better acquaint the public with the needs and activities of the facility, there shall be boards of trustees for each facility to be composed of fifteen (15) members each.    The commissioner, the appropriate assistant commissioner, and the chief officer at each facility shall be ex officio members of each board of trustees.   The fifteen (15) members shall be appointed by the commissioner, and all shall reside in the area served by the facility.   State officials are eligible for appointment by the commissioner, but not more than three (3) state officials shall be appointed members of the board at the same time.     The chair and the vice chair of each board shall be designated by the commissioner.   The members of each board shall receive no compensation but shall receive their actual traveling expenses for attendance upon meetings of the boards. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in conformity with the comprehensive travel rules.   The chief officer of each facility shall serve as secretary for the respective boards.   The board shall meet at least annually at a place to be designated by the chair and may meet more often upon call of the chair, or a majority of the members.   The term of board members shall be three (3) years. Terms shall be staggered so that five (5) terms expire each year. The terms of members begin on July 1 next following the appointments. Subsequent appointments shall be made for a period of three (3) years, except that vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the commissioner for the unexpired term only. A member may serve no more than two (2) consecutive full terms.   Members may be removed upon their failure to attend at least one half (½) of the scheduled meetings in any one-year period, or for good cause.
TN Code § 33-2-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 9 - Boards of Trustees for State Facilities|§ 33-2-902. Duties of Boards

  It is the duty of each board of trustees to advise the chief officer of each facility concerning the formulation of general policies to be followed in the operation of the facility under the chief officer's jurisdiction, to recommend to the department appropriate legislation for resources and other concerns for the facility, and to publicize generally the condition of the facility and its needs.   Each board of trustees in conjunction with its chief officer shall report annually to the commissioner.
TN Code § 33-2-1001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 10 - Costs in Private Nonprofit Facilities|§ 33-2-1001. Nonprofit Service Providers — Purchasing Arrangements

 Any corporation that is exempted from taxation under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), and that contracts with the department to provide services or supports to the public shall be authorized to purchase or contract to purchase goods or services at the same terms and conditions as that contracted for by the state under state purchasing contracts. Purchases by and for the corporation shall not be required to be made through the purchasing division of the department of general services.
TN Code § 33-2-1101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1101. Calculation of Charges for Service

  The commissioner, with the approval of the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration, shall establish by rule a method for determination at least annually of charges for services and supports provided to service recipients in programs operated by the department, including the charges for all institutional or professional services.   Charges shall be calculated using generally accepted accounting principles.
TN Code § 33-2-1102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1102. Determination of Indigency — Periodic Payments

  The commissioner, with the approval of the comptroller and the commissioner of finance and administration, shall establish rules for determining indigence and payments to be made periodically by nonindigent recipients of service or their responsible relatives.   Periodic payments by the recipient of service or the responsible relative shall be based on ability to pay as determined by factors the commissioner considers relevant.
TN Code § 33-2-1103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1103. Persons Liable for Charges

 If a person is a service recipient in a program operated by the department or is the parent of an unemancipated child who is a service recipient in a program operated by the department, then the person is liable for the charges for the services and supports provided.
TN Code § 33-2-1104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1104. Nonindigent Recipients

 If a service recipient who is not indigent receives service from a program operated by the department, then the department shall at least annually establish an amount to be paid periodically by the service recipient and each responsible relative.
TN Code § 33-2-1105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1105. Information From Liable Parties — Effect of Failure to Provide Information

  The service recipient who receives services and supports, the service recipient's conservator or guardian, and persons who are legally liable for charges for services and supports shall furnish all information that the department deems necessary to determine the person's financial liability.   If a person willfully refuses to provide the information or knowingly provides false information that results in an underassessment of liability, the person is liable for the total charges for services and supports provided and for the amount of the state's expenses incurred in recovering the amounts, including attorney salaries or fees.
TN Code § 33-2-1106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1106. Person Receiving Services Under Court Order

 If a service recipient obtains services and supports under a court order from a program operated by the department, the department may demand any of the service recipient's money that is in the custody of the court and credit it to the service recipient's account.
TN Code § 33-2-1107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1107. Claims Against Recipients

 The state has a continuing claim against the recipient of service from a program operated by the department and the recipient's estate and against responsible relatives for any unpaid difference between what the department determines the person owes and what was paid for the service provided. If the recipient of service dies, or a responsible relative of the recipient of service dies, and the commissioner presents a claim for a sum unpaid and owing to the state on account of the recipient of service, then the claim shall be paid from the estate of the deceased person.
TN Code § 33-2-1108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1108. Voluntary Contribution of Funds

 If a person who is not legally responsible to pay for a service recipient's care contributes funds voluntarily for the service recipient's care, the department may accept the funds.
TN Code § 33-2-1109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1109. Prohibition on Maintenance at State's Expense

  No service recipient may receive care at the expense of the state in a program operated by the department except:  One who is indigent;   A person subject to evaluation, diagnosis or treatment under chapter 5, part 5 of this title, or chapter 7, part 3 of this title and charged with a felony, or chapter 7, part 4 of this title;   A person whose service is paid for, in part, by state or federal government and the payment is conditioned on the department's acceptance of it as full satisfaction of the person's liability; or   A person whose service is paid for by the service recipient or another person or a third party and the department determines, under standards approved by the commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury, that the state's interests are best served by accepting payment offered as full satisfaction of the service recipient's liability.     Subdivision (a)(4) does not apply to any claim for payment for which the state has a suit pending to recover payment.
TN Code § 33-2-1110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 11 - Costs in State Facilities|§ 33-2-1110. Discrimination for Inability to Pay Prohibited

 There shall be no discrimination in provision of services or supports based on inability to pay.
TN Code § 33-2-1201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 12 - Personnel and Volunteers|§ 33-2-1201. Department Employees, Volunteers and Applicants to Submit to Background Check and Fingerprinting

  To help the department determine the suitability of a person for volunteer services or employment and verify the accuracy of information submitted in support of an application to work for the department, any person who applies to work for the department as an employee, or any volunteer, whose function would include direct contact with or direct responsibility for persons with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disabilities shall:  Agree to the release of all investigative records about the person from any source, including federal, state and local governments; and   Supply a fingerprint sample for the conduct of a criminal background investigation by the Tennessee bureau of investigation. If no disqualifying record is identified, the bureau shall send the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check.     The department shall pay the costs for conducting any investigation under this section.
TN Code § 33-2-1203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 12 - Personnel and Volunteers|§ 33-2-1203. Contracting for Temporary Staffing to Maintain Suitable Available Accommodations

 If, in the commissioner's judgment, the occupancy level at a state-owned or operated hospital or treatment resource requires additional staffing for a temporary period in order to maintain suitable available accommodations, the commissioner is authorized to contract for and utilize temporary staffing at the affected location.
TN Code § 33-2-1204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 33 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities|Chapter 2 - Services and Facilities|Part 12 - Personnel and Volunteers|§ 33-2-1204. Phasing in of Reductions in Bed Capacity at State-Owned or Operated Facilities

 Reductions in bed capacity at state-owned or operated hospitals or treatment resources pursuant to the fiscal year 2009-2010 budget shall be phased in as determined by the department.