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 71-5-1408 - Strategies to encourage utilization of cost - effective home and community-based services - Requirements related to nursing facility diversion

• (a) The commissioner shall develop and implement strategies to encourage the utilization of cost-effective home and community-based services in lieu of institutional placement.

• (b) The commissioner shall specify in contractor risk agreements with integrated long-term care contractors requirements related to nursing facility diversion. The requirements may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • (1) Documentation prior to approval of nursing facility admission that an individual and the individual's family or other caregivers have been advised of home and community-based alternatives and that the alternatives are not appropriate, cost-effective or desired; and
  • (2) A requirement for care coordinators to work with hospital discharge planners and to provide face-to-face visits in nursing facilities within a minimum number of days following admission to develop a plan, as appropriate, for transition back to a home or community-based setting.

Acts 2008 , ch. 1190, § 9.