Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-06-.01 - GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SERVICES AND FACILITIES

(1) The governing body must ensure that the facility complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.

(2) The governing body must ensure that the facility is administered and operated in accordance with written policies and procedures.

(3) The governing body must exercise general direction over the facility and establish policies governing the operation of the facility and the welfare of the individuals served.

(4) The governing body must designate an individual responsible for the operation of the facility.

(5) The governing body must ensure that the licensed facility serves only persons whose placement will not cause the facility to violate its licensed status and capacity based on the facility's distinct licensure category, the facility's life safety occupancy classification, and the required staffing ratios, if any.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-06-.01

Original rules filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Amendment filed May 28, 2010; to have been effective August 26, 2010. Stay of amendment filed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities on July 21, 2010; new effective date November 9, 2010. Withdrawal of amendment filed August 2, 2010. Amendment filed August 30, 2010; to have been effective January 29, 2011. Stay of amendment filed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities on January 29, 2011; new effective date March 7, 2011. Withdrawal of amendment filed by the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities on February 25, 2011. Repeal and new rules filed November 30, 2016; effective 2/28/2017.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-304, 33-2-405, 33-2-407, and 33-2-504.