Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0030 - Commission on Aging and Disability
Subtitle 0030-01 - Rules and Regulations
Chapter 0030-01-11 - Unlicensed Facility Registry
Section 0030-01-11-.03 - DEFINITIONS

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) "Elderly person" means a person sixty (60) years of age or older.

(2) "Executive Director" means the executive director of the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.

(3) "Court" means any state or federal court.

(4) "Designee" means the designee of the Executive Director of the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.

(5) "Facility" means any facility licensed pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 68-11-213 or 33-2-405.

(6) "Finding" means a determination by a State Government Agency that a facility has been operating without a license in violation of T.C.A. §§ 68-11-213 and/or 33-2-405.

(7) "Owner or Operator" means any person who owns, leases, operates, controls, or supervises a facility.

(8) "Petitioner" means an individual seeking removal from the Registry.

(9) "Registry" means the Registry maintained by the Executive Director of the Commission on Aging and Disability pursuant to T.C.A., Title 71, Chapter 2, Part 1, containing the names of any persons who, after receiving notice and opportunity to be heard, have been determined by a State Government Agency to be in violation of T.C.A. §§ 68-11-213 or 33-2-405.

(10) "State Government Agency" means an agency of Tennessee state government and its successor agency, including, but not limited to:

(a) The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities;

(b) The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services;

(c) The Department of Human Services, including the division of Adult Protective Services;

(d) The Department of Commerce and Insurance, including the State Fire Marshal's Office;

(e) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation;

(f) The Bureau of TennCare;

(g) The Department of Health; and

(h) The Health Facilities Commission.

(11) "Vulnerable person," or "vulnerable individual," means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older who, by reason of advanced age or other physical or mental condition, is deemed by a State Government Agency to be vulnerable.

Authority: T.C.A. § 71-2-118 and 2022 Tenn. Pub. Ch. No. 1081.

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