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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 263

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 882

                                                             By Reeves

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 1141

                                                    By Boyd, Hale, Eldridge

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to the health facilities commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-11-203(b)(1)(F)(iii), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:

                    (iii) One (1) representative of the assisted-care living facility industry who may be
          appointed from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested groups, including the
          Tennessee Center for Assisted Living, LeadingAge Tennessee, and Argentum; and

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-11-210, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:

                    (g)(1) No later than January 1, 2027, the commission shall ensure the date of the most
                    recent inspection for each nursing home licensed under this part is no more than fifteen
                    (15) months prior to December 31, 2026.

                              (2) No later than June 1, 2025, the commission shall submit a report to the chief
                    clerk of each house of the general assembly on how the commission will comply with
                    the timeliness of the inspections as required by subdivision (g)(1 ).

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    (a) The commission shall negotiate with the federal centers for medicare and medicaid
          services to secure the procedural flexibility the commission deems necessary to effectively and
          efficiently regulate the commission, including securing a block grant waiver amendment
          pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1395aa.

                    (b) On or before January 31, 2026, the commission shall submit a report on the
          progress of the negotiations described i,n subsection (a) to the speaker of the senate, the
          speaker of the house of representatives, the chair of the senate health and welfare committee,
          and the chair of the committee in the house of repre~entatives with subject matter jurisdiction
          over health-related matters.

          SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 882

PASSED:  April 10, 2025

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