(a) All nursing homes are required to post the following in the main public entrance to the facility:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-11-254
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Facility: means any institution, place or building providing health care services that is required to be licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Nursing home: means any institution, place, building or agency represented and held out to the general public for the express or implied purpose of providing care for one (1) or more nonrelated persons who are not acutely ill, but who do require skilled nursing care and related medical services. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
Patient: includes , but is not limited to, any person who is suffering from an acute or chronic illness or injury or who is crippled, convalescent or infirm, or who is in need of obstetrical, surgical, medical, nursing or supervisory care. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The name of the administrator of the facility, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of any entity or company under contract to manage the facility, the state survey and certification agency, the state licensure office, the state ombudsman for the region where the facility is located, the protection and advocacy network, the statewide toll-free number of the division of adult protective services, and the state Medicaid fraud control unit;(2) A statement that the resident may file a complaint concerning abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of resident property in the facility, and noncompliance with the advance directives requirements with the state survey and certification agency; and that a resident may also seek assistance or file a complaint with the division of adult protective services;(3)(A) A statement that the facility does not have:
(i) A fire suppression sprinkler system throughout the facility;(ii) A smoke detector or alarm in each patient room; or(iii) Neither a fire suppression sprinkler system throughout the facility nor a smoke detector or alarm in each patient room;(B) Such signs shall be printed in not less than twenty-four-point type and, in addition to being displayed at the main public entrance, shall be prominently displayed at all entrances to the facility;(C) The requirements of this subdivision (a)(3) shall not apply to any nursing home that is fully sprinklered as of April 17, 2004; and(4) A statement indicating whether the facility has liability insurance and the identity of the primary insurance carrier. If the facility is self-insured, the statement shall reflect that fact and indicate the corporate entity responsible for payment of any claims.(b) The information listed in subsection (a) shall be posted on a sign no smaller than eleven inches (11″) in width and seventeen inches (17″) in height.
