Data aiding enforcement of quality of care standards

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-909, under Rights of Nursing Home Residents and Patients, and Members of the Public Regarding Nursing Homes.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-909

(a) The executive director of the health facilities commission shall determine what, if any, nursing home resident morbidity and mortality data would materially aid enforcement of quality of care standards and would be feasible for nursing homes to report.

(b) Data meeting this criteria shall be collected and reported to the health facilities commission as prescribed by regulation, but shall be confidential and not subject to public inspection under § 10-7-503.