Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-11-285

(a) As used in this section, “acute care hospital” means a hospital with a primary focus on patients with an average length of stay of twenty-five (25) days or less.

(b) In addition to licensing standards and requirements applicable to all acute care hospitals, the commission is authorized to adopt by rule licensing standards as described in this subsection (b) for acute care hospitals licensed on or after July 1, 2030.  Such standards must include, at a minimum, requirements that an acute care hospital:

(c) In developing licensing standards pursuant to this section, the commission shall complete a report by January 1, 2031, that includes a compilation of payor mix information by geographical area and type of medical treatment or procedure.  The payor mix information must include percentages of patients who are TennCare enrollees, medicare patients, or charity care patients.  The report must be developed with participation from and input of various stakeholders, including existing acute care hospitals, physicians, nonprofit hospitals, rural hospitals, investor-owned hospitals, and others at the discretion of the commission.