§ 71-5-1001 Part definitions
§ 71-5-1002 Legislative intent – Creation of nursing home assessment trust fund
§ 71-5-1003 Payment of assessments – Determination of rate – Time for payment
§ 71-5-1004 Quality-based component of reimbursement methodology for nursing facility services
§ 71-5-1005 Bureau to seek federal approvals if necessary – Bureau authorized to adopt rules and regulations to implement part
§ 71-5-1006 Penalties for late payment – Payment plan – Proceedings before board – Waiver of penalties – Fees in abeyance
§ 71-5-1007 Requirements for nursing homes participating in medicaid program – Penalties for noncompliance – Waiver of penalties
§ 71-5-1008 Oversight authority of fiscal review committee
§ 71-5-1009 Enactment of part does not excuse payment of assessment fee
§ 71-5-1010 Termination of fee – Suspension of assessment

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 71 > Chapter 5 > Part 10 - Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund

  • Account: means the nursing home assessment trust fund created under this part. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bureau: means the bureau of TennCare. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • Continuing care retirement community: means an entity or organization that offers on a single campus setting a continuum of services and facilities for each resident including single and congregate dwellings, assisted living units, and nursing facility services, pursuant to a contract between a resident and a provider by which the resident pays a fee for the right to occupy a space in a designated facility and to receive continuing care for life. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fund: as used in this part shall mean the nursing home assessment trust fund created under this part. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Net patient service revenue: means gross inpatient revenues from services provided to nursing home patients less reductions from gross inpatient revenue resulting from an inability to collect payment of charges. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • Nursing facility: means any entity defined as a nursing home under §. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Resident day: means a calendar day of care provided to a nursing home resident, including the day of admission and excluding the day of discharge. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Upper payment limit: means the limitation established pursuant to 42 C. See Tennessee Code 71-5-1001
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105