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TN Code § 71-5-2304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2304. Contracts for Support of Poor

 The county legislative body may also contract with any person for the support of any or all the poor of the county, upon such terms as may be deemed reasonable, for a period not exceeding one (1) year.   Code 1858, § 1616; Shan., § 2700; Code 1932, § 4817; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1004, 14-20-304.
TN Code § 71-5-2305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2305. Employment of Poor by Contracts

 Such contractors under §§ 71-5-2303 and 71-5-2304 may employ a poor person in any work for which such person's age, health, and strength are competent, but subject to the supervision of the commissioners of the poor, and, in the last resort, of the county legislative body.   Code 1858, § 1617; Shan., § 2701; Code 1932, § 4818; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1005, 14-20-305.
TN Code § 71-5-2306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2306. Supervision of Contractors

 The commissioners of the poor are required, if the poor of the county, or any of them, are bound or farmed out, as provided in §§ 71-5-2303 — 71-5-2305, to:   Examine and report upon the manner in which such poor are kept and treated;   Prescribe the manner in which they shall be maintained and provided for; and   Report the result of the examination in the premises, and their conduct;  to the county legislative body.     Code 1858, § 1613; Shan., § 2697; Code 1932, § 4814; modified; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1006, 14-20-306.
TN Code § 71-5-2307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2307. Setting Aside Contract

 The county legislative body has the power, upon good cause shown, to set aside any contract letting out the support of the poor as above, making proper allowances for the time it has been in operation.   Code 1858, § 1618; Shan., § 2702; Code 1932, § 4819; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1007, 14-20-307.
TN Code § 71-5-2308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2308. Contracts for Hospital Care

 For the purpose of caring for indigent sick or injured persons, the county legislative bodies are empowered to enter into contract with any reputable hospital for the care and treatment of indigent sick or injured persons, and may make annual contracts with such hospitals for a right, on the part of the county, to the use of one (1) or more beds in the hospital in which the county shall have the right to place patients for hospital treatment to be rendered by the hospital.
TN Code § 71-5-2309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2309. Order to Receive County Patient

 Whenever any county legislative body has so contracted, and it has been made satisfactorily to appear to the county mayor of any county that a sick or injured person is unable on account of poverty to procure proper care and medical attention, the county mayor shall issue an order to the hospital to receive the person for treatment as a county patient.
TN Code § 71-5-2310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2310. Hospitalization Attained by County Mayor

 In the event any county legislative body fails to make such an annual contract, or in case all the beds contracted for shall at any time be filled, and is made satisfactorily to appear to the county mayor that a sick or injured person is unable on account of poverty to procure necessary care and medical attention, the county mayor may contract with such hospital to take charge of and render to such person the care and medical attention necessary during the illness.
TN Code § 71-5-2311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2311. Payment for Hospitalization

  Whenever any hospital has entered into either or both of such contracts with any county, the hospital shall render monthly statements to the county mayor of the county showing the name and address of each patient so received and treated at the expense of the county, and the length of time treated, and an account for the keep of the patient, and whether the patient was treated under the annual contract plan or by special contract with the county mayor as provided in this part.   Upon the presentation of the account, the county mayor shall inspect the account, and if found correct, shall issue a county warrant for same, which shall be paid as other county expenses.
TN Code § 71-5-2312 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2312. Attendance of Patients by County Physicians

 Whenever any county patient, coming from the county wherein such hospital is located, is without the services of a regular physician, it shall become the duty of the county physician of the county wherein the hospital is situated to attend the patient and to administer medical treatment during the patient's retention in the hospital.
TN Code § 71-5-2313 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2313. Welfare Recipients May Choose Optometrist or Physician — Exception — Fee Schedule

 Whenever under any program for aid to the indigent, the aged, the blind or any other group, which program is supported in whole or in part by funds of the state or of any metropolitan, municipal or county government in this state and which includes services within the lawful scope of practice of a duly licensed optometrist as defined in § 63-8-102, the recipient of such aid or the recipient's parent, guardian or conservator shall be entitled to choose whether such services are to be performed by a duly licensed physician or a duly licensed optometrist, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any other statute, except that in the case of federally supported programs, federal statutes and rules and regulations shall be followed where mandatory, and shall be paid for on a parity in accordance with a fee schedule established for such services by the department or agency, or both, administering the program.
TN Code § 71-5-2314 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 71-5-2314. Payment of Claims Under Tenncare Partners Program

 This section is intended to ensure the prompt and accurate payment of all claims incurred by providers delivering services to enrollees of the TennCare partners program, and to formalize the resolution of all claims disputes arising under the partners program. Accordingly, the standards and requirements set forth at § 56-32-126(b), shall be applicable to the TennCare partners program. Specifically, all entities contracting with the state in the partners program shall have the same rights and obligations as defined for TennCare health maintenance organizations at § 56-32-126(b). The commissioner of commerce and insurance has the authority to conduct periodic examinations of these entities to verify compliance with this section. Any entity found to be in noncompliance with this section shall be subject to the imposition by the commissioner of the same penalties and other remedies set forth at § 56-32-120.
TN Code § 71-5-2402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 24 - Tennessee Tenncare Pharmacy Advisory Committee|§ 71-5-2402. Removal of Member

 A state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee member shall be removed by the commissioner of finance and administration from the committee for any of the following causes:   Absence from two (2) consecutive meetings without contacting the chair or the vice chair with a satisfactory explanation;   Absence from three (3) meetings in a single year without contacting the chair or the vice chair with a satisfactory explanation;   Violation of § 71-5-2403(a) and (b); or   Violation of § 71-5-197(d).
TN Code § 71-5-2403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 24 - Tennessee Tenncare Pharmacy Advisory Committee|§ 71-5-2403. Conflicts of Interest — Compensation

  Members of the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee shall not enter any financial relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers or their affiliates during their tenure on the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee. A member shall not entertain individual lobbying or marketing, or participate in any other activity or discussions with pharmaceutical manufacturers or their representatives for the purpose of influencing the preferred drug list (PDL) that would call into question the member's impartiality in determining drugs to recommend for inclusion on a state PDL. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall prohibit a member from engaging in common business practices or prohibit communications to or from the member that occur in the ordinary course of the member's business or professional activities.   A conflict of interest exists when the member has a significant personal, professional, or monetary interest in a matter under consideration by the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee. Persons being considered for membership on the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee shall disclose if they have a real or apparent conflict of interest. Conflicts of interest may include, but shall not be limited to, being the recipient of a grant, hired as a consultant, being part of a speakers bureau, a major stock holder, or the recipient of other financial support from an organization likely to benefit financially from the outcome of the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee's work.   Members shall dispose of matters before the committee in an unbiased and professional manner. In the event that a matter being considered by the committee presents a real or apparent conflict of interest, such members shall disclose the conflict to the chair and recuse themselves from any official action on the matter.   Members shall receive no compensation for their service on the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee but may be reimbursed for those expenses allowed by the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 71-5-2501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2501. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as “The TennCare Fraud and Abuse Reform Act of 2004”.
TN Code § 71-5-2502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2502. Office of Inspector General

 There is created a division of state government which shall be known and designated as the office of inspector general. This division shall be located within the department of finance and administration and shall report directly to the commissioner of finance and administration. The office of inspector general shall be headed by an inspector general. The office of inspector general shall be separate and distinct from the TennCare bureau and the medicaid fraud control unit (MFCU).
TN Code § 71-5-2504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2504. Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, including emergency rules pursuant to § 4-5-208, to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 71-5-2505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2505. Authority

 The office of inspector general shall have the authority to:   Investigate civil and criminal fraud and abuse of the TennCare program, or any other violations of state criminal law related to the operation of TennCare;   Cooperate with the MFCU, and where a preliminary investigation of fraud and abuse by a provider establishes a sufficient basis to warrant a full investigation, refer such matters to the MFCU;   Refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authority for criminal prosecution;   Refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authorities for civil proceedings, and assist in the recovery of funds which have been inappropriately paid by the TennCare program, including, but not limited to, referral to the attorney general and reporter for civil recovery;   Cooperate with the appropriate federal departments in any reasonable manner as may be necessary to qualify for federal aid in connection with TennCare;   Cooperate with the federal government and other state governments to investigate TennCare and medicaid fraud and abuse;   Cooperate with other state agencies to investigate TennCare and medicaid fraud and abuse;   Within sixty (60) days after the close of each fiscal year, prepare and print a summary report, which shall be submitted to the governor, members of the general assembly, the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over TennCare, the TennCare advisory commission, and the commissioner. This report shall include a summary of all activities of the office of inspector general during that fiscal year;   Furnish information to acquaint the public with the fraud and abuse laws pertaining to TennCare;   Contract with necessary entities to carry out the required duties of this part. All such contracts shall be procured in accordance with the requirements of title 12, chapter 4, part 1; and   Exercise any additional powers necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this part.
TN Code § 71-5-2506 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2506. Fraud and Abuse Cases

  The office of inspector general shall have the authority to provide legal assistance to the attorney general and reporter and the state district attorneys general for the purpose of initiating and handling proceedings in appropriate TennCare fraud and abuse cases. Such assistance may include but not be limited to, the authority to fund assistant attorney general or assistant district attorney general positions in those respective offices, subject to the appropriations made to the office of inspector general and the agreement of the offices concerned. The office of inspector general shall also have the authority to fund public defender positions, subject to the appropriations made to the office of inspector general and the agreement of the officers concerned. The office of inspector general may, with reasonable notice, terminate the funding of any attorney positions which the inspector general has funded in either of these offices.   Venue for civil actions involving fraud and abuse shall be in the county where the offense was committed or in Davidson County. Venue for criminal actions involving fraud and abuse shall be to the full extent permitted by the constitution of the state.
TN Code § 71-5-2507 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2507. Enforcement by Law Enforcement Officers

  The staff of the office of inspector general may include law enforcement officers, as defined in § 39-11-106(a) and qualified as defined in § 38-8-106, who have successfully completed a training course approved by the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission, including surveillance training.   Any duly authorized law enforcement officer who has been specifically designated by the inspector general to enforce this part is authorized and empowered to go armed while on active duty engaged in enforcing this part; and is authorized to make arrests for offenses involving criminal fraud and abuse of the TennCare program and any other violations of state criminal law related to the operation of TennCare. Any such person is also authorized and empowered to execute search warrants and do all acts incident thereto in the same manner as search warrants may be executed by sheriffs and other peace officers.
TN Code § 71-5-2508 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2508. Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

 There is established a medicaid fraud control unit, which is separate and distinct from the state medicaid agency, within the criminal investigation division of the Tennessee bureau of investigation or within another appropriate agency at the discretion of the governor. As regulated by federal law, the unit is authorized to investigate and refer for prosecution violations of all applicable laws pertaining to provider or vendor fraud and abuse in the administration of the medicaid program, the provision of goods or services or the activities of providers of goods or services under the state medicaid plan; medicare fraud; and abuse or neglect in healthcare facilities receiving payments under the state medicaid plan, such as board and care facilities as allowed by federal law. A summary of the unit's work shall be included in a report which shall be submitted annually to the governor, judiciary committee of the senate, and committee of the house of representatives having oversight over TennCare.
TN Code § 71-5-2510 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2510. Investigations of Fraud or Abuse Involving Managed Care Organizations

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or of title 38, the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the office of inspector general are authorized to investigate allegations of fraud or abuse involving TennCare managed care organizations.
TN Code § 71-5-2511 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2511. Annual Reports

  The inspector general shall annually report by October 1 of each year for the prior fiscal year to the governor and the general assembly on the activities of the inspector general's office. The report shall include actual numbers of complaints, investigation, charges, prosecutions, convictions and appeals.   The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation shall annually report to the governor and the general assembly on the activities of the medicaid fraud control unit within the criminal investigation division. The report shall include actual numbers of complaints, investigation, charges, prosecutions, convictions and appeals.
TN Code § 71-5-2512 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2512. Cash Reward Program for Reporting Criminal Fraud by Recipients of the Tenncare Program

  The office of inspector general shall establish an incentive program to provide a cash reward to citizens who notify the office of inspector general of criminal fraud by recipients of the TennCare program. The cash reward shall be paid if the information provided by the citizen results in a criminal conviction. Such cash awards shall be set at a meaningful amount through a schedule to be established by the office of inspector general.   The office of inspector general shall furnish information to acquaint the public with the existence of the program and the means by which citizens may participate.   The commissioner of finance and administration shall use the commissioner's rule-making authority under this chapter to promulgate rules establishing the program mandated by subsection (a).   The office of inspector general shall file with the commerce and labor committee of the senate, and the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over TennCare, by February 15 of each year, an annual report of all moneys paid to citizens pursuant to the program established by this section.
TN Code § 71-5-2513 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2513. Legislative Intent

 The general assembly recognizes that data mining is an important tool that should be used for the detection of fraud and abuse in the TennCare program; therefore, it is the intention of the general assembly that:   The office of inspector general shall engage in data mining relating to the receipt of medical assistance and any assistance paid for by TennCare on behalf of recipients, for the purpose of detecting fraud or abuse by recipients;   The inspector general shall have prompt, continuing, and effective access to all such data in a manner that will permit effective data mining for these purposes without imposing unduly burdensome or oppressive requirements on persons or entities that provide medical assistance or any assistance paid for by TennCare; and   Data mining by the office of the inspector general is not intended to alter the requirements under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.), including, but not limited to, the requirements that the single state agency designated to administer the medicaid program must have methods and criteria for identifying suspected fraud cases, must have a method for verifying whether services billed were received, and must cooperate with the state's medicaid fraud control unit.
TN Code § 71-5-2514 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 71 - Welfare|Chapter 5 - Programs and Services for Poor Persons|Part 25 - Tenncare Fraud and Abuse|§ 71-5-2514. Definitions

 As used in §§ 71-5-2513 — 71-5-2521, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Access” means the ability to extract intelligible information through automated means, and to store, retrieve, use, and otherwise manipulate that information in a way that may lead to meaningful analysis with the aid of commonly available computer software and hardware;   “Data” means representations of information, knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions that are being prepared or have been prepared in a formalized manner, and are intended to be stored or processed, or are being stored or processed, or have been stored or processed in a computer, computer system, computer network or other electronic medium;   “Data mining” means the automated extraction of predictive information from data for the purpose of finding patterns of behavior and trends or anomalies that may otherwise escape detection, the advanced statistical analysis and modeling of the data to find useful patterns and relationships, and the use of computational techniques involving statistics, machine learning and pattern recognition to analyze the data;   “Single state agency” means the agency of the state of Tennessee that is designated, pursuant to 42 CFR 431.10(b), to administer or supervise the administration of the medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.); and   “TennCare related data” means all data that relates to medical assistance or any assistance to TennCare recipients, applicants, or enrollees as defined in this part. The data includes data evidencing identity and eligibility of recipients and the receipt by recipients of medical assistance or any assistance paid for by TennCare.