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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 14 - LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITY CHOICES ACT OF 2008 (§§ 71-5-1401 — 71-5-1425) › Section 71-5-1424 - Hearing on appeal of TennCare's initial determination of ineligibility for nursing facility services - Motion to intervene by facility

If an individual appeals TennCare's initial determination that they are not eligible for TennCare nursing facility services:
(1)
The hearing on any appeal of an initial determination that the individual is not financially eligible shall be conducted and a final order rendered within ninety (90) days from the date of the individual's appeal; provided, however, that if the individual files a petition for reconsideration of an initial order or appeals an order, other than a final order, pertaining to an initial determination made by TennCare under this section prior to the expiration of the ninety-day period, the running of the ninety-day period shall be tolled pending the outcome of such petition for reconsideration or appeal; and
(2)
The facility may be entitled to participate in any proceeding and hearing that appeals an initial determination that the individual is not financially or medically eligible through the filing of a motion to intervene in that proceeding under §
4-5-310
. The administrative judge or hearing officer shall grant a facility's motion to intervene in the appeal of a resident or former resident's eligibility, absent a showing by one (1) or more parties to the appeal that the facility's participation would cause that party to incur an undue burden or unnecessary expense.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 750, s 1, eff. 6/22/2020.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 911, s 1, eff. 5/13/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 14 - LONG-TERM CARE COMMUNITY CHOICES ACT OF 2008 (§§ 71-5-1401 — 71-5-1425) › Section 71-5-1425 - Guidance regarding whether temporary family healthcare structures are covered - Federal approval of waiver amendment to offer benefit - Applicability of waiver

(a)
As part of the plan to expand cost-effective community-based residential alternatives to institutional care as required pursuant to §
71-5-1411(a)
, the bureau of TennCare shall seek written guidance from the centers for medicare and medicaid services regarding whether a temporary family healthcare structure, as defined in §
13-7-501
, may be covered in whole or in part under the program established pursuant to this part, and, if so, shall, upon appropriation by the general assembly specifically to cover temporary family healthcare structures, seek federal approval of a waiver amendment to offer such benefit to eligible older adults and persons with disabilities who choose temporary family healthcare structures in lieu of care in other settings.
(b)
Any waiver approved pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply only to a person who:
(1)
Meets the CHOICES 2 activities of daily living criteria;
(2)
Meets financial eligibility requirements for medical assistance under this chapter; and
(3)
Is either:
(A)
A person with a developmental or intellectual disability, as defined in §
33-1-101
, who is related to the owner or occupier of the property; or
(B)
An older adult who is related to the owner or occupier of the property.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 992,s 1, eff. 4/27/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1501 - Short title

(a)
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Ground Ambulance Service Provider Assessment Act."
(b)
The intent of this part is to enhance EMS services and improve access to emergency medical pre-hospital care in this state.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874,s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1502 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"Ambulance provider" means a public or private ground-based ambulance service, other than an ambulance service based on federal property, that bills for transports and has a base of operations within this state;
(2)
"Assessment" means the medicaid ambulance provider assessment established by this part;
(3)
"Bureau" means the bureau of TennCare;
(4)
"Medicaid transport" means qualifying ground ambulance services approved by CMS, and consistent with services identified in
42 CFR 433.56
, and paid by medicaid, as recorded by the managed care organization under contract to the bureau;
(5)
"Net operating revenue" means all revenues, regardless of payer source, collected by ambulance providers for patient services excluding charity care or any other uncompensated patient services, in accordance with
42 CFR 433.68
;
(6)
"Office of emergency medical services" means the office of emergency medical services within the department of health; and
(7)
"Taxable transports" means the total ground ambulance transports reported during the base period by a provider to the office of emergency medical services that qualify as a permissible service to impose a healthcare-related provider assessment pursuant to
42 CFR 433.56
.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1052, s 1, eff. 5/25/2022.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1503 - Annual coverage assessment on covered hospitals

(a)
An ambulance provider shall pay an assessment to the bureau:
(1)
In accordance with this part;
(2)
In the amount designated in §
71-5-1504
;
(3)
Quarterly, on a day determined by the bureau; and
(4)
No more than thirty (30) business days after the day on which the bureau issues the ambulance provider notice of the assessment.
(b)
The bureau shall:
(1)
Determine the standards and procedures used to implement and enforce this part;
(2)
Collect the assessment described in subsection (a); and
(3)
Transfer assessment proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit into the ambulance service assessment revenue fund created in §
71-5-1508
.
(c)
An ambulance provider shall not increase charges or add a surcharge to ground transports based on, or as a result of, the assessment described in subsection (a).
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 643, s 5, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1505 - Maintenance of coverage trust fund

(a)
Upon approval by the centers for medicare and medicaid services of the assessment imposed by this part, the bureau shall reimburse each ambulance provider with qualifying ground ambulance service medicaid transports in an amount calculated by the bureau. This calculation must be determined by the bureau's estimate of assessment collections and the resulting available program funding, less an annual amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to offset medicaid administration expenses and an annual amount of eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to offset administrative expenses for the Tennessee Ambulance Services Association. If less than these amounts is needed to offset the administrative expenses, the bureau shall only deduct the amount needed. The bureau's estimate of assessment collections and the resulting program funding, netting out any amounts for offset administrative expenses, must be divided by the bureau's projected number of medicaid transports. The resulting amounts are the additional payment amount made for each medicaid transport reported by the MCOs on a quarterly basis. This amount may change from quarter to quarter.
(b)
The bureau shall disburse directed payments to ambulance providers based on qualified medicaid transports from the base period as determined by the bureau and as authorized by the centers for medicare and medicaid services.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1052, s 3, eff. 5/25/2022.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1506 - Policy measures to ensure enforcement and compliance - Penalties - Quarterly transport count data

(a)
The bureau has the authority to create policy measures that ensure the enforcement and compliance of this part. The bureau shall require an ambulance provider that fails to pay an assessment due under this part to pay the bureau, in addition to the assessment, a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) per calendar day for each day the assessment remains unpaid in full after the date due. The bureau may waive penalties for a delinquent provider if the provider has entered into a payment plan approved by the bureau. If the provider fails to comply with the terms of the payment plan, then the bureau may reinstate the waived penalties. Other enforcement measures determined by the bureau include, but are not limited to, recoupments, withholding of future payments, and loss of medicaid ID.
(b)
The bureau shall require ambulance providers to submit quarterly transport count data for all transports to the office of emergency services within thirty (30) days of the end of the quarter.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 188,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874,s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1507 - Annual cost and utilization report

(a)
For the purposes of this part, all ambulance providers shall file an annual cost and utilization report reflecting the most recently completed calendar year.
(b)
The submitted cost and utilization report must include:
(1)
Specified data on any vehicle owned or operated by the ambulance provider that is used for the purposes of patient transport;
(2)
Total number of manual ambulance stretchers;
(3)
Total number of hydraulic ambulance stretchers;
(4)
Information regarding twelve-lead cardiac capabilities;
(5)
Revenue data by payer type;
(6)
Total transport data by payer type; and
(7)
Any additional information that is required by the bureau.
(c)
The cost and utilization report must be filed with the bureau no later than May 31 of each calendar year and must contain data from the previous calendar year. The bureau shall assess a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day that an ambulance provider does not submit a cost and utilization report in compliance with this section. However, the bureau may waive, in whole or in part, any penalty upon a determination that there is good cause for the waiver. The penalty imposed by this section supersedes any penalty imposed under §
12-4-304
.
(d)
The comptroller of the treasury is granted audit authority to test the accuracy of any and all cost and utilization reports submitted to the bureau for the purposes of this assessment.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1052, Sec.s4, eff. 5/25/2022 and s 8 eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 643, s 4, eff. 4/1/2020.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1508 - Ambulance service assessment revenue fund

(a)
There is created a special agency account in the state general fund to be known as the "ambulance service assessment revenue fund," referred to in this part as the "fund." The fund must continue without interruptions and must be operated in accordance with this section.
(b)
Unless otherwise specified in this part, revenue generated from the following sources must be deposited in the fund:
(1)
Assessments collected by the bureau under this part;
(2)
Penalties collected by the bureau under this part;
(3)
Donations to the fund from private sources; and
(4)
Investment earnings credited to the fund.
(c)
Any fund balance remaining unexpended at the end of a fiscal year carries forward into the subsequent fiscal year and must not be diverted to the general fund or any other public fund.
(d)
Interest accruing on investments and deposits of the fund carries forward into the subsequent fiscal year and must not be diverted to the general fund or any other public fund.
(e)
The state treasurer shall invest the moneys in the fund in accordance with §
9-4-603
. The bureau shall administer the funds.
(f)
Moneys in the fund must not be diverted to the general fund or any other public fund or any other third party, and moneys in the fund may only be used to:
(1)
Create directed payments for qualified ground ambulance services as determined by the bureau and as authorized by the centers for medicare and medicaid services; and
(2)
Reimburse the amounts designated in §
71-5-1505
for the purpose of administrative expenses.
(g)
In the event that this part is rendered invalid and void:
(1)
To the extent federal matching is not reduced due to the impermissibility of the assessments, the bureau shall disburse pursuant to subsection (f) the moneys remaining in the fund that were derived from assessments imposed by this part and deposited before the occurrence of the invalidating event;
(2)
Following disbursement of moneys in the fund pursuant to subdivision (g)(1), the bureau shall refund any remaining moneys to each ambulance provider in proportion to the amount paid by the respective provider during the most recently completed quarterly payment period; and
(3)
The invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the provisions of this part are severable. It is the legislative intent that the directed payments referenced in this part must not be made if the state cannot generate the non-federal share of the payments through the ground ambulance provider assessment.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1052, s 5, eff. 5/25/2022.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1509 - Implementation of part - Termination of ground ambulance provider assessment

(a)
The bureau shall implement this part to the extent that it is not inconsistent with the TennCare III federal waiver or any successor federal waiver.
(b)
The ground ambulance provider assessment established by this part terminates on June 30, 2025.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 633,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 101, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1052, s 6, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 122, s 1, eff. 4/13/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 643, s 3, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 188, s 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 15 - GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER ASSESSMENT ACT (§§ 71-5-1501 — 71-5-1510) › Section 71-5-1510 - Promulgation of rules

The bureau is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this part. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874,s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 20 - ANNUAL COVERAGE ASSESSMENT ACT OF 2023 [For expiration, see Section 71-5-2006] (§§ 71-5-2001 — 71-5-2007) › Section 71-5-2001 - [Expires 7/1/2025] Short title

This part is known and may be cited as the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2024."
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 953,s 1, eff. 6/30/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 232, s 1, eff. 6/30/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 20 - ANNUAL COVERAGE ASSESSMENT ACT OF 2023 [For expiration, see Section 71-5-2006] (§§ 71-5-2001 — 71-5-2007) › Section 71-5-2006 - [Expires 7/1/2025] Expiration of part - Survival of certain rights and obligations

This part expires on July 1, 2025. However, the following rights and obligations survive the expiration:
(1)
The authority of the division to impose late payment penalties and to collect unpaid annual coverage assessments and required refunds;
(2)
The rights of a covered hospital or an association of covered hospitals to file a petition for a declaratory order to determine compliance with this part;
(3)
The existence of the maintenance of coverage trust fund and the obligation of the division to use and apply the assets of the maintenance of coverage trust fund;
(4)
The obligation of the bureau to implement and maintain the requirements of §
71-5-161
.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 953,s 1, eff. 6/30/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 232, s 1, eff. 6/30/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 20 - ANNUAL COVERAGE ASSESSMENT ACT OF 2023 [For expiration, see Section 71-5-2006] (§§ 71-5-2001 — 71-5-2007) › Section 71-5-2007 - [Expired]

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 953,s 1, eff. 6/30/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 232, s 1, eff. 6/30/2023.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 232, s 1, eff. 6/30/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2101 - Provision by county legislative body

There may be provided, at the expense of every county, an asylum for the poor of the county, consisting of a parcel of land of such size, and of buildings on the land of such dimensions and construction, as the county legislative body may consider necessary and proper, a majority of the members being present.
Code 1858, § 1594 (deriv. Acts 1826, Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2678; Code 1932, § 4792; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-801; Acts 1984, ch. 720, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 14-20-101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2102 - Site and construction

The site of the asylum shall be selected, and the buildings planned and constructed, solely with a view to promote the health and comfort of the inmates.
Code 1858, § 1595 (deriv. Acts 1826 Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2679; Code 1932, § 4793; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-802, 14-20-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2103 - Appointment of commissioners

The county legislative body shall appoint three (3) commissioners to select the site, and to contract for and superintend the necessary buildings, upon such plan and under such rules and regulations as the legislative body may prescribe.
Code 1858, § 1596 (deriv. Acts 1826 Private, ch. 56, § 2); Shan., § 2680; Code 1932, § 4794; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-803, 14-20-103.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2104 - Appropriation of county funds

The county legislative body may apply any county moneys in the treasury that it may deem proper to the use of the asylum.
Code 1858, § 1605; Shan., § 2689; Code 1932, § 4806; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-804, 14-20-104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2105 - Powers of commissioners

In the management of the asylum, the commissioners have the power to:
(1)
Prescribe rules and regulations for the management of the farm and for the treatment of the inmates of the asylum, and modify and change them at pleasure;
(2)
Prescribe the manner in which the inmates shall live, sleep, be clothed, and labor, if any of them are able to labor;
(3)
Appoint a suitable superintendent of the asylum;
(4)
Take from the superintendent a bond, with sufficient surety, in the penalty of five hundred dollars ($500), payable to the state, conditioned for the performance of such superintendent's duties;
(5)
Cause the superintendent to subscribe an oath, to be written on the back of the bond; and
(6)
Deliver the bond to the clerk of the county legislative body, to be preserved among the files of the clerk's office relating to the asylum.
Code 1858, § 1608 (deriv. Acts 1827 Private, ch. 112, § 6); Shan., § 2692; Code 1932, § 4809; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-805, 14-20-105.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2106 - Duty of superintendent

The superintendent shall overlook and manage the asylum and its inmates under such rules and regulations as the commissioners shall prescribe.
Code 1858, § 1609 (deriv. Acts 1827 Private, ch. 112, § 6); Shan., § 2693; Code 1932, § 4810; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-806, 14-20-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2107 - Replacement of superintendent

The commissioners may remove the superintendent whenever they think the good of the establishment requires it, and may fill the vacancy.
Code 1858, § 1610 (deriv. Acts 1827 Private, ch. 112, § 8); Shan., § 2694; Code 1932, § 4811; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-807, 14-20-107.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2108 - Residence of inmates

No person shall be admitted into the asylum who has not been an actual resident of the county for one (1) whole year preceding the person's application.
Code 1858, § 1607; Shan., § 2691; mod. Code 1932, § 4808; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-808, 14-20-108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2109 - Application for admission

The commissioners shall examine all applicants for admission into the asylum, and admit or reject any applicant as they may think right. Any applicant who is rejected may appeal to the county mayor, in which case the applicant shall be examined and admitted or excluded in the discretion of the county mayor.
Code 1858, § 1606; Shan., § 2690; Code 1932, § 4807; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 4807; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-809, 14-20-109; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2110 - Superintendent's annual report

The superintendent shall, once every year, in the month of December, submit to the commissioners a statement of the condition of the establishment, showing:
(1)
The number of its inmates, their names, ages, sex, diseases and maladies;
(2)
The expenses of the establishment;
(3)
The production of the farm; and
(4)
Whatever else the superintendent may be required to report by the commissioners, or may consider necessary to a full showing of the state of the establishment.
Code 1858, § 1611 (deriv. Acts 1827 Private, ch. 112, § 9); Shan., § 2695; mod. Code 1932, § 4812; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-810, 14-20-110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2111 - Joint institutions

(a)
County legislative bodies may unite in the establishment of joint homes, hospitals, almshouses or poor farms for the care of the indigent or the chronic sick of the respective counties.
(b)
The legislative body of a county, by majority vote at any regular session, may sell or otherwise dispose of the property owned by the county and used for such purposes, and may contract with one (1) or more other counties for the joint ownership, construction, control and operation of a common institution, or may contract with one (1) or more other counties for the care of its indigent or chronic sick persons in institutions owned, controlled and operated by the other county or counties.
Acts 1929, ch. 135, § 1; Code 1932, § 4795; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-811, 14-20-111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2112 - Government of joint institutions

Any institution established jointly by counties, as provided in §
71-5-2111
, shall in all respects serve as a county institution of each of the counties participating, subject to the rules and regulations agreed upon by the legislative bodies of the participating counties. Such contract shall be executed by the governing body of each county by its proper officer.
Acts 1929, ch. 135, § 2; mod. Code 1932, § 4796; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-812, 14-20-112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 21 - POOR ASYLUMS (§§ 71-5-2101 — 71-5-2113) › Section 71-5-2113 - Funds for joint institutions

For the purpose of enabling counties to contribute and participate in such joint enterprises, they are given full power to levy taxes and appropriate county funds.
Acts 1929, ch. 135, § 3; mod. Code 1932, § 4797; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-813, 14-20-113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2201 - Permanent body - Name - Appointment - Term of office

(a)
The commissioners of the poor shall be a permanent body, by the name of the "Commissioners of the Poor for ____________________ County."
(b)
In the selection, the county legislative body shall, at its October session, choose at the beginning one (1) commissioner to hold for the term of one (1) year, another for the term of two (2) years, and a third for a term of three (3) years, and annually thereafter for three (3) years each, and to hold until the successor of each is selected and qualified.
(c)
Should the court omit to make the appointment at that session, it may be done at any subsequent session.
Code 1858, § 1597; Acts 1879, ch. 102, § 1; 1889, ch. 150, § 1; Shan., § 2681; mod. Code 1932, § 4798; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-901, 14-20-201.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2202 - Oath of office

Each commissioner, before entering upon the discharge of such commissioner's duties, shall take an oath before the county clerk, in term or vacation, to well and truly discharge such commissioner's duties as prescribed by law.
Code 1858, § 1599 (deriv. Acts 1826 Private, ch. 56, § 4; 1831, ch. 89, § 3); Shan., § 2683; Code 1932, § 4800; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-902, 14-20-202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2203 - Chair - Minutes

The commissioners shall appoint one (1) of their number chair, and they shall keep minutes of their proceedings in a well-bound book.
Code 1858, § 1600; Shan., § 2684; Code 1932, § 4801; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-903, 14-20-203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2204 - Compensation

The county legislative body shall in all cases pay a reasonable compensation to the superintendent and the commissioners.
Code 1858, § 1614; Shan., § 2698; Code 1932, § 4815; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-904, 14-20-204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2205 - Removal - Vacancies

The county legislative body may remove the commissioners, or any one (1) of them, at pleasure, and proceed to fill the vacancy at any time; and should any one (1) or more of them die, resign, remove from the county, or fail or refuse to act, the county mayor may fill the vacancy, and such appointee shall continue to act as commissioner until an election by the legislative body.
Code 1858, § 1598 (deriv. Acts 1827 Private, ch. 112, § 7); Shan., § 2682; Code 1932, § 4799; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 4799; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-905, 14-20-205; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2206 - Order for expenditures - Warrants

When money is to be drawn from the county treasury for the purchase of the site of the asylum, the erection of the buildings, for improvements, repairs, or for the ordinary expenses of the maintenance of the poor, it shall be done upon an order of the commission, entered upon its minutes, specifying the purpose to which the money is to be applied; upon production of a copy of which, signed by the county mayor and attested by one (1) of the other commissioners, to the county legislative body, and appropriation shall on approval be made for the amount specified in the order, to be drawn on warrant of the county mayor, as in other cases.
Code 1858, § 1601; Shan., § 2685; mod. Code 1932, § 4802; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-906, 14-20-206; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2207 - Book of accounts - Items entered

The commissioners shall keep a book of accounts, in which they shall charge themselves with all moneys drawn by them from the treasury of the county, specifying the number and date of the warrant on which each sum was drawn, and credit themselves with their disbursements, giving the number and date of each voucher, and preserving the same.
Code 1858, § 1602; Shan., § 2686; Code 1932, § 4803; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-907, 14-20-207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2208 - Examination and preservation of accounts

(a)
The book of accounts shall be balanced every year, and, on or before December 31, shall be submitted to the county mayor for settlement, together with the vouchers.
(b)
If the county mayor finds the account correct, the county mayor shall write beneath the same the words, "examined and approved," and sign the county mayor's name to the book of accounts, and retain the vouchers, and cause them to be placed in the office of the county clerk, and carefully preserved in separate files.
Code 1858, § 1603; Shan., § 2687; Code 1932, § 4804; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-908, 14-20-208; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2209 - Liability for expenditures

The commissioners shall be jointly and severally liable for the application of any money drawn on their order from the county treasury for the use of the asylum.
Code 1858, § 1604; Shan., § 2688; Code 1932, § 4805; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-909, 14-20-209.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 22 - COMMISSIONERS OF THE POOR (§§ 71-5-2201 — 71-5-2210) › Section 71-5-2210 - Annual report

The commissioners shall report to the county legislative body, at its January session every year, the condition of the asylum, making the superintendent's report a part of their own.
Code 1858, § 1612; Shan., § 2696; Code 1932, § 4813; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-910, 14-20-210.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 71-5-2301 - Allowances by county legislative body

The county legislative body may, in its discretion, allow and pay to poor persons who may become chargeable as paupers, and who will probably be benefited thereby, such sums or such annual allowance, to be paid according to the direction of the legislative body, as will not exceed the charge of their maintenance in the ordinary mode.
Code 1858, § 1621; Shan., § 2705; Code 1932, § 4821; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1001, 14-20-301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 71-5-2302 - Exemption from road service

The county legislative body may exempt from working on public roads any person unable, by manual labor or physical exertion, to make a support, whenever it appears to be just and right.
Code 1858, § 1620 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 97); Shan., § 2704; Code 1932, § 4820; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; Acts 1979, ch. 23, § 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1002, 14-20-302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 71-5-2303 - Contract for support with use of farm

The county legislative body may also let out the support of the poor, with the use and occupancy of the poorhouse and farm, for a period not exceeding three (3) years.
Code 1858, § 1615; Shan., § 2699; Code 1932, § 4816; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1003, 14-20-303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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:
(1)
Examine and report upon the manner in which such poor are kept and treated;
(2)
Prescribe the manner in which they shall be maintained and provided for; and
(3)
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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
Acts 1911, ch. 54, § 1; Shan., § 2706a1; Code 1932, § 4823; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1008, 14-20-308.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
Acts 1911, ch. 54, § 2; Shan., § 2706a2; Code 1932, § 4824; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1009, 14-20-309; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
Acts 1911, ch. 54, § 3; Shan., § 2706a3; Code 1932, § 4825; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1010, 14-20-310; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 71-5-2311 - Payment for hospitalization

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1911, ch. 54, § 5; Shan., § 2706a5; Code 1932, § 4827; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1011, 14-20-311; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
Acts 1911, ch. 54, § 4; Shan., § 2706a4; Code 1932, § 4826; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1012, 14-20-312.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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.
Acts 1965, ch. 357, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 14-1013, 14-20-313.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 23 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 71-5-2301 — 71-5-2314) › Section 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
.
Acts 1999, ch. 276, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 71 - WELFARE (§§ 71-1-101 — 71-7-103) › Chapter 5 - PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR POOR PERSONS (§§ 71-5-NEW — 71-5-2604) › Part 24 - TENNESSEE TENNCARE PHARMACY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§§ 71-5-2401 — 71-5-2404) › Section 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:
(1)
Absence from two (2) consecutive meetings without contacting the chair or the vice chair with a satisfactory explanation;
(2)
Absence from three (3) meetings in a single year without contacting the chair or the vice chair with a satisfactory explanation;
(3)
Violation of §
71-5-2403(a) and (b)
; or
(4)
Violation of §
71-5-197(d)
.
Acts 2003, ch. 350, § 1.