§ 71-2-410. Governing Boards
The department shall require each adult day care center operated by a municipality or county or by a nonprofit corporation and caring for ten (10) or more persons to have a governing board. The governing board of an adult day care center, having final authority and responsibility for conduct of the center, shall be comprised […]
§ 71-2-411. Compliance
Each adult day care center that files an affidavit with the department as of January 1, 1997, certifying that such facility is in existence and in operation shall have two (2) years to fully comply with this part.
§ 71-2-412. Rules and Regulations
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. All rules and regulations promulgated to effectuate the purposes of this part shall also be reviewed by […]
§ 71-2-413. Advisory Committee
There is hereby established an advisory committee consisting of not less than seven (7) members appointed by the commissioner. The advisory committee shall assist the commissioner in implementing this part. The advisory committee shall reflect the diversity of this state with respect to urban and rural areas, the three (3) grand divisions and the various […]
§ 71-2-414. Implementation
It is the intent of the general assembly that this part, with the exception of the employment of one (1) employee to assist in the implementation of this part, be implemented within the existing resources of the department.
§ 71-2-415. Construction
This part is declared to be remedial in nature and this part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
§ 71-2-416. Adult Day Care and Senior Centers as Model Programs
The department of finance and administration shall designate up to five (5) publicly or privately supported adult day care centers or senior centers within the state as model programs worthy of emulation with respect to one (1) or more of the following activities: Comprehensive health education programs; Nutrition assessment and screening; Nutrition counseling; or Health […]
§ 71-2-501. Legislative Intent — Enrollment in Prescription Drug Discount Card Program and Transitional Assistance Program Benefits — Automatic Enrollment
It is the intent of the legislature that the state of Tennessee, through the bureau of TennCare, be designated as the authorized representative for elderly and disabled enrollees, who are eligible medicare beneficiaries, but have lost or may lose eligibility for TennCare benefits due to changes in the TennCare program, for the purpose of facilitating […]
§ 71-2-502. Facilitation of Automatic Enrollment
In facilitating automatic enrollment, TennCare may do one (1) or all of the following: Enter into a contract that has been competitively procured, pursuant to title 12, with one (1) or more program sponsors, to facilitate automatic enrollment, which contracts shall be subject to comment by the fiscal review committee, pursuant to the procedures found […]
§ 71-2-503. Entitlement Not Created by Program
The program established in this part is not, nor does it in any way create, an entitlement.