Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-11-283

(1) “Affiliate” means an entity that is controlled by or under common control with an acute care hospital;

(2) “Control” means the ability through ownership, voting authority, or contract to make final decisions regarding management and operation;

(3) “Hospital-based ambulatory surgical treatment center” means a licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center that is controlled by an acute care hospital or an affiliate of an acute care hospital;  and

(4) “Non-hospital ambulatory surgical treatment center” means a licensed ambulatory surgical treatment center that is not a hospital-based ambulatory surgical treatment center.

(1) Participate in the TennCare medical assistance program and provide an amount of care to patients who are TennCare enrollees that is comparable to similarly situated hospital-based ambulatory surgical treatment centers, taking into account the types of outpatient surgeries, procedures, and treatments being performed in the facility;  and

(2) Provide an amount of charity care that is comparable to similarly situated hospital-based ambulatory surgical treatment centers, taking into account the types of outpatient surgeries, procedures, and treatments being performed in the facility.