[Effective 7/1/2024]

(a) Traumatic brain injury residential homes shall be licensed by the commission and meet the standards prescribed in this part and in regulations promulgated by the commission pursuant to this part, unless the commission waives the same.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-11-273 v2

  • commission: means the health facilities commission created by §. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • 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
  • physician: includes a podiatrist licensed under title 63, chapter 3. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • Resident manager: means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older who lives in an adult care home and oversees the day-to-day operation of the adult care home on behalf of the adult care home provider and meets all education, training and experience requirements prescribed in this part and in regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • Substitute caregiver: means any person twenty-one (21) years of age or older who temporarily oversees care and services in an adult care home during the short-term absence of the adult care home provider or resident manager and meets all education, training and experience requirements prescribed in this part and in regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • Traumatic brain injury residential home: means a facility owned and operated by a community-based traumatic brain injury (TBI) adult care home provider in which residential care, including assistance with activities of daily living, is provided in a homelike environment to disabled adults suffering from the effects of a traumatic brain injury as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • Traumatic brain injury residential home provider: means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older who owns and operates a traumatic brain injury residential home. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
(b) As a condition for licensure, a traumatic brain injury residential home provider shall provide community-based care for its residents in addition to residential care. During weekdays, the disabled adults residing in a traumatic brain injury residential home shall be provided day services through a separate facility licensed by the state. On weekends, the disabled adults shall participate in community activities, including, but not limited to, church attendance, visits to local parks, and other recreational activities of their choice or the choice of their family or legal representatives.
(c) Traumatic brain injury residential home providers shall not be required to live in or employ a resident manager or substitute caregiver to live in a traumatic brain injury residential home. However, a traumatic brain injury residential home provider shall employ staff members to supervise the residents at all times within the residence, including overnights and during weekends. The staff members providing overnight care and/or supervision shall hold a national certification by the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists as a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS), or hold a current professional license as a physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, licensed rehabilitation professional, or licensed mental health professional who is trained and experienced in the care and rehabilitation of residents with traumatic brain injury.
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