§ 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. […]
§ 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.
§ 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, § […]
§ 71-5-1505. Maintenance of Coverage Trust Fund
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 will be determined by the bureau’s estimate of assessment collections and the resulting available program […]
§ 71-5-1506. Policy Measures to Ensure Enforcement and Compliance — Penalties — Quarterly Transport Count Data
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 […]
§ 71-5-1507. Annual Cost and Utilization Report
For the purposes of this part, all ambulance providers shall file an annual cost and utilization report reflecting the most recently completed calendar year. The submitted cost and utilization report must include: Specified data on any vehicle owned or operated by the ambulance provider that is used for the purposes of patient transport; Total number […]
§ 71-5-1508. Audit
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 shall continue without interruptions and shall be operated in accordance with this section. Unless otherwise specified in this part, revenue generated from the […]
§ 71-5-1509. Implementation of Part — Termination of Ground Ambulance Provider Assessment
The assessment in this part shall not be implemented until after the bureau receives notice from the centers for medicare and medicaid services that approval for the assessment is granted. The bureau shall implement this part to the extent that it is not inconsistent with the TennCare II federal waiver or any successor federal waiver. […]
§ 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.
§ 71-5-2001. Short Title. [Effective Until July 1, 2021.]
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2020.”