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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-416 - Department to investigate reports of abuse, dereliction or deficiency in operation of facility - Private cause of action - Departmental remedies

(a)
The department shall investigate reports of serious abuse, dereliction or deficiency in the operation of a licensed service or facility.
(b)
(1)
A person making any report or investigation pursuant to this part, including representatives of the department in the reasonable performance of their duties and within the scope of their authority, shall be presumed to be acting in good faith and shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
(2)
Any such person shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report or investigation.
(3)
Any person making a report under this part shall have a civil cause of action for appropriate compensatory and punitive damages against any person who causes a detrimental change in the employment status of the reporting party by reason of the report.
(c)
(1)
The commissioner shall suspend or revoke the license of any service or facility if serious abuse, dereliction or deficiency is found and not corrected in a reasonable time.
(2)
The commissioner, in the commissioner's discretion, may suspend enrollment in a service or facility pending resolution of the investigation or of proceedings to suspend, revoke, or deny the license, or until the service or facility corrects any serious abuse, dereliction, or deficiency found in the course of the investigation. The commissioner may suspend enrollment in a licensed service or facility based on probable cause to believe that serious abuse, dereliction, or deficiency in the operation of the licensed service or facility has occurred or would occur without suspension of enrollment. Suspension of enrollment shall not exceed a period of one hundred twenty (120) days except that, in the discretion of the commissioner, the period may be extended for an additional period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days. Nothing in this part takes away from the right of the department to issue an order of summary suspension of the license pursuant to §
4-5-320(c) and (d)
.
Acts 1978, ch. 853, § 13; 1983, ch. 323, § 31; T.C.A., § 33-1812; Acts 1987, ch. 248, § 2; 1994, ch. 760, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-2-512; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; T.C.A. §
33-2-415
; Acts 2001, ch. 299, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-418 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 47, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1989, ch. 504, § 1; T.C.A., §
33-5-105
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6; T.C.A. §
33-2-417
; Acts 2002, ch. 730, § 4; 2009 , ch. 426, § 1; 2012 , ch. 1010, §§ 12 - 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-419 - Standardized training and continuing education required - Classifications

(a)
Any individual employed by a personal support services agency to provide personal support services must complete standardized training and continuing education under department rules.
(b)
The department may create classifications for personal support services agencies specializing in a type of service or care and may require additional training and continuing education for those classifications.
Acts 2001, ch. 282, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-420 - Dual licensing not required

If an agency is licensed as a personal support services agency under this title, it does not have to be licensed under title 68, chapter 11, part 2, as a home care organization to provide personal support services. If an agency is licensed under title 68, chapter 11, part 2, as a home care organization, it does not have to be licensed under this title to provide personal support services.
Acts 2001, ch. 282, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-422 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Differentiation between licensed physicians based on maintenance of certification

(a)
For purposes of this section:
(1)
"Maintenance of certification" means any process requiring periodic recertification examinations or other activities to maintain specialty medical board certification; and
(2)
"Organized medical staff" means an organized body composed of individuals appointed by a facility's governing board that operates under bylaws approved by the governing body and is responsible for the quality of medical care provided to patients by the facility.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided by this section, facilities licensed under this title may only differentiate between licensed physicians based on a physician's maintenance of certification in medical staff privileging and credentialing when authorized through the following process:
(1)
The voting members of the facility's organized medical staff vote to adopt the differentiation; and
(2)
The facility's governing body reviews and approves the action of the medical staff.
(c)
An authorization described by subsection (b) may:
(1)
Establish terms applicable to the facility's differentiation, including:
(A)
Appropriate grandfathering provisions; and
(B)
Limiting the differentiation to certain medical specialties; and
(2)
Be rescinded at any time when:
(A)
The voting members of the facility's organized medical staff vote to rescind the differentiating action; and
(B)
The facility's governing body reviews and approves the rescinding action of the organized medical staff.
(d)
Nothing in this section restricts a facility's ability to differentiate between physicians in medical staff privileging and credentialing based on a physician's maintenance of certification when:
(1)
The facility's designation under law or certification or accreditation by a national certifying or accrediting organization is contingent on the facility requiring a specific maintenance of certification by physicians seeking staff privileges or credentialing at the facility; and
(2)
The differentiation is limited to those physicians whose maintenance of certification is required for the facility's designation, certification, or accreditation as described by subdivision (d)(1).
(e)
Nothing in this section requires a facility's organized medical staff or governing body to reconsider or vote to reconsider maintenance of certification differentiation or requirements made prior to July 1, 2018.
Acts 2018 , ch. 694, § 1.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-423 - Prohibited marketing practices

(a)
The general assembly recognizes that consumers of substance abuse treatment have disabling conditions and that consumers and their families are vulnerable and at risk of being easily victimized by fraudulent marketing practices that adversely impact the delivery of health care. To protect the health, safety, and welfare of this vulnerable population, a service provider of alcohol and drug services or an operator of an alcohol and drug treatment facility (ADTF) shall not engage in any of the following marketing practices:
(1)
Making a materially false or misleading statement or providing materially false or misleading information about the provider's or operator's identity, products, goods, services, or geographical locations in its marketing, advertising materials, or media or on its website;
(2)
Including on its website false information or electronic links, coding, or activation that provides false information or that surreptitiously directs the reader to another website;
(3)
Soliciting, receiving, or making an attempt to solicit or receive a commission, benefit, rebate, kickback, or bribe, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, or engaging or making an attempt to engage in a split-fee arrangement in return for a referral or an acceptance or acknowledgement of treatment from a service provider of alcohol and drug services or ADTF; or
(4)
Entering into a contract with a marketing provider who agrees to generate referrals or leads for the placement of patients with a service provider of alcohol and drug services or in an ADTF through a call center or a web-based presence. This subdivision (a)(4) shall not apply if the service provider of alcohol and drug services or the operator of the ADTF discloses to the prospective patient, so that the patient can make an informed healthcare decision, in clear and concise language and instructions that allow the prospective patient to easily determine whether the marketing provider represents specific service providers or recovery residences that pay a fee to the marketing provider, and the identity of such service providers of alcohol and drug services or ADTF.
(b)
In addition to any other punishment authorized by law, a person or entity that knowingly violates this section is subject to suspension or revocation of the person's or entity's license pursuant to §
33-2-407
and the imposition of civil penalties under §
33-2-409
.
Acts 2018, ch. 855, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-424 - Prohibited practices generally

(a)
A treatment facility shall not:
(1)
Refer drug tests to an out-of-network laboratory if an in-network laboratory is reasonably available to meet the patient's drug testing needs;
(2)
Order or perform confirmatory testing in the absence of a documented medical or legal need for the testing;
(3)
Enter into any contract or agreement with a third-party payor that includes any inducement or incentive to reduce or limit services to a level or duration below what is in the best clinical interest of the patient; or
(4)
Request, receive, or retain payment for substance use disorder treatment services provided to a patient as a result of conduct described in subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3).
(b)
In addition to any other punishment authorized by law, an entity that knowingly violates this section is subject to suspension or revocation of the entity's license pursuant to §
33-2-407
and the imposition of civil penalties under §
33-2-409
.
(c)
As used in this section, "treatment facility" means a developmental center, treatment resource, group residence, boarding home, sheltered workshop, activity center, rehabilitation center, hospital, community mental health center, counseling center, clinic, group home, halfway house, or any other entity that provides a mental health, intellectual, or developmental disability service or an alcohol and drug abuse prevention and/or treatment facility.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 309, s 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 4 - MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (§§ 33-2-401 — 33-2-425) › Section 33-2-425 - Licensing by other state departments or agencies

Mental health facilities and substance abuse facilities that are licensed under this part may additionally be licensed by other departments or agencies of this state.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 466, s 75, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 5 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 33-2-501 — 33-2-502) › Section 33-2-501 - Transportation options

The department shall develop an array of options for transportation for all regions of the state that shall include, but not be limited to, willing family members, transportation agents that are available twenty-four (24) hours per day, ambulance or other medically appropriate vehicles, law enforcement, and public and private service providers.
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 5 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 33-2-501 — 33-2-502) › Section 33-2-502 - Meeting on transportation services

The department shall, at least annually, convene a meeting on transportation service for persons with mental illness and serious emotional disturbance. The purpose is to promote development of interagency agreements under §
33-1-308
that assure availability of generic and specialized transportation services to service recipients and their families, coordinate service options, coordinate and maximize utilization of funding mechanisms, and assure training of transportation personnel in best practices for transporting service recipients. Participants shall include affected state agencies, local government, public and private transportation service providers, mental health service providers, and service recipients and members of service recipient families. There shall be a sufficient number of service recipients and their family members to assure effective representation in the meeting.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 48, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 6 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION (§§ 33-2-601 — 33-2-603) › Section 33-2-601 - Rules for conflict resolution procedures

The department shall adopt rules for conflict resolution procedures to assure quick resolution, minimize disruption of service and support to service recipients, and minimize the cost of conflicts in providing services and supports.
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 6 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION (§§ 33-2-601 — 33-2-603) › Section 33-2-602 - Licensees to adopt conflict resolution procedures and appeal processes

Every licensee under this title shall have a clear conflict resolution procedure, including an appeal process, that complies with the department's rules and shall communicate the procedure to each service recipient and family involved in the service. Termination of service or support because a third party payer refuses to continue to fund the service or support is not subject to the conflict resolution procedure. The location where service or support is to be provided is not subject to the conflict resolution procedure unless the location is inaccessible to the service recipient and the service recipient's family, as appropriate. The procedure must include the means to resolve a conflict informally and expeditiously in conformity with the department's rules.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 49, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2002, ch. 730, § 5; 2004, ch. 565, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 6 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION (§§ 33-2-601 — 33-2-603) › Section 33-2-603 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 50, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 33-2-701 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Mental Health Center Cooperation Act of 1998."
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 1; T.C.A., §
33-2-901
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 33-2-702 - Statement of policy

It is the policy of this state to displace competition among community mental health centers with regulation to the extent set forth in this part and to actively supervise the regulation to the fullest extent required by law, in order to promote cooperation and coordination among community mental health centers in the provision of mental health services to citizens receiving the services under programs funded or administered by departments or agencies of state government, including, but not limited to, the TennCare program.
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 2; T.C.A., §
33-2-902
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2001, ch. 349, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 33-2-703 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Community mental health center" includes any parent or corporate affiliate of a community mental health center as defined in §
33-1-101
;
(2)
"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
(3)
"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.
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 3; T.C.A., § 33-2-903; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 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.
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 5; T.C.A., § 33-2-905; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 33-2-706 - Effect of grant or denial of certificate of public advantage

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
Any dispute among the parties to a cooperative agreement concerning its meaning or terms is governed by principles of contract law.
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 6; T.C.A., § 33-2-906; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2001, ch. 349, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 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.
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 7; T.C.A., § 33-2-907; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2003, ch. 149, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 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.
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 8; T.C.A., § 33-2-908; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 7 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COOPERATION ACT (§§ 33-2-701 — 33-2-709) › Section 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.
Acts 1998, ch. 1005, § 9; T.C.A., § 33-2-909; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 8 - STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-801 — 33-2-806) › Section 33-2-801 - Chief officers of hospitals and developmental centers - Appointment - Authority

(a)
The commissioner shall appoint a chief officer for each facility to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 10; 1971, ch. 411, § 2; 1974, ch. 802, § 9; 1978, ch. 617, § 3; T.C.A., § 33-203; Acts 1985, ch. 437, § 1; T.C.A., §
33-2-103
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 8 - STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-801 — 33-2-806) › Section 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.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 11; 1974, ch. 802, § 10; T.C.A., §§ 33-204, 33-2-104; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 8 - STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-801 — 33-2-806) › Section 33-2-803 - Powers and duties of chief officers

(a)
The chief officer shall be under the direction of the commissioner and has the following powers and duties to:
(1)
Exercise general superintendence over all matters relating to the facility;
(2)
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
(3)
Make reports as the commissioner may require.
(b)
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 or serious emotional disturbance 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.
(c)
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.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 51, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 12; 1969, ch. 107, § 1; 1973, ch. 127, § 2; 1974, ch. 802, § 11; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; 1981, ch. 224, § 1; 1983, ch. 323, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., § 33-205; Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 3; 1985, ch. 437, §§ 2-4; T.C.A., §
33-2-105
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 8 - STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-801 — 33-2-806) › Section 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.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 13; 1974, ch. 802, § 12; T.C.A., §§ 33-206, 33-2-106; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 8 - STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-801 — 33-2-806) › Section 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.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 14; 1974, ch. 802, § 13; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 33-207, 33-2-107; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 8 - STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-801 — 33-2-806) › Section 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.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 15; 1974, ch. 802, § 14; T.C.A., § 33-208; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A., § 33-2-108; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 9 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES FOR STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-901 — 33-2-902) › Section 33-2-901 - Creation of boards - Members - Appointment - Expenses - Meetings - Term of office

(a)
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.
(b)
(1)
The commissioner, the appropriate assistant commissioner, and the chief officer at each facility shall be ex officio members of each board of trustees.
(2)
The fifteen (15) members shall be appointed by the commissioner, and all shall reside in the area served by the facility.
(3)
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. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(3), "state official" means an individual elected to a state legislative, executive, or judicial office or an employee of the department.
(c)
The chair and the vice chair of each board shall be designated by the commissioner.
(d)
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.
(e)
The chief officer of each facility shall serve as secretary for the respective boards.
(f)
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.
(g)
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.
(h)
Members may be removed upon their failure to attend at least one-half (1/2) of the scheduled meetings in any one-year period, or for good cause.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 62, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 8; 1973, ch. 341, §§ 3, 4; 1974, ch. 802, § 8; 1975, ch. 248, §§ 1, 3; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(35); 1978, ch. 617, § 2; 1979, ch. 369, § 1; 1981, ch. 98, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 33-201, 33-2-201; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 9 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES FOR STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-901 — 33-2-902) › Section 33-2-902 - Duties of boards

(a)
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.
(b)
Each board of trustees in conjunction with its chief officer shall report annually to the commissioner.
Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 8; 1973, ch. 341, §§ 3, 4; 1974, ch. 802, § 8; 1975, ch. 248, §§ 1, 3; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(35); 1978, ch. 617, § 2; 1979, ch. 369, § 1; 1981, ch. 98, § 5; T.C.A., § 33-201; Acts 1989, ch. 253, § 3; 1989, ch. 254, § 3; 1989, ch. 255, § 2; 1989, ch. 256, § 2; 1989, ch. 257, § 3; 1989, ch. 259, § 3; 1989, ch. 260, § 3; 1989, ch. 261, § 3; 1989, ch. 271, § 3; 1989, ch. 272, § 3; T.C.A., §
33-2-202
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 10 - COSTS IN PRIVATE NONPROFIT FACILITIES (§ 33-2-1001) › Section 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.
Acts 1981, ch. 18, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 33-350, 33-2-401; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 33-2-1101 - Calculation of charges for service

(a)
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.
(b)
Charges shall be calculated using generally accepted accounting principles.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; 1996, ch. 795, § 1; T.C.A., §
33-4-101
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 33-2-1102 - Determination of indigency - Periodic payments

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; 1996, ch. 795, § 2; T.C.A., §
33-4-102
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), 33-4-104; Acts 1996, ch. 795, § 3; T.C.A., §
33-4-103
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §
33-4-106
; Acts 1996, ch. 795, § 4; T.C.A., §
33-4-105
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 33-2-1105 - Information from liable parties - Effect of failure to provide information

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; 1996, ch. 795, § 5; T.C.A., §
33-4-107
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; 1996, ch. 795, § 6; T.C.A., §
33-4-108
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), 33-4-110; Acts 1996, ch. 795, § 7; T.C.A., §
33-4-109
; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; 1996, ch. 795, § 8; T.C.A., § 33-4-111; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 33-2-1109 - Prohibition on maintenance at state's expense

(a)
No service recipient may receive care at the expense of the state in a program operated by the department except:
(1)
One who is indigent;
(2)
A person subject to evaluation, diagnosis or treatment under, or chapter 7, part 3 of this title and charged with a felony, or chapter 7, part 4 of this title;
(3)
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
(4)
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.
(b)
Subdivision (a)(4) does not apply to any claim for payment for which the state has a suit pending to recover payment.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 52, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; 1996, ch. 795, § 9; T.C.A., § 33-4-112; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2002, ch. 730, § 7; 2009 , ch. 531, § 33.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 11 - COSTS IN STATE FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-1101 — 33-2-1110) › Section 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.
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 32; 1996, ch. 795, § 10; T.C.A., § 33-4-113; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 12 - PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS (§§ 33-2-1201 — 33-2-1205) › Section 33-2-1201 - Department employees, volunteers and applicants to submit to background check and fingerprinting

(a)
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 or serious emotional disturbance shall:
(1)
Agree to the release of all investigative records about the person from any source, including federal, state and local governments; and
(2)
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.
(b)
The department shall pay the costs for conducting any investigation under this section.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 53, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1996, ch. 993, § 1; 1997 , ch. 305, § 1; 1999, ch. 466, § 1; T.C.A. § 33-1-209(a), (b); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2004, ch. 565, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 12 - PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS (§§ 33-2-1201 — 33-2-1205) › Section 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.
Acts 2009, ch. 531, § 34.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 33 - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (§§ 33-1-101 — 33-11-106) › Chapter 2 - SERVICES AND FACILITIES (§§ 33-2-101 — 33-2-1403) › Part 12 - PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS (§§ 33-2-1201 — 33-2-1205) › Section 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.
Acts 2009, ch. 531, § 58.