Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-11-827

(a)(1) The executive director of the health facilities commission shall establish and maintain a nursing home resident protection trust fund, created by the deposit of all penalty moneys collected from nursing homes and individuals under this part.

(2) The fund created by this subsection (a) shall be maintained for the purpose of protecting the residents of a nursing home, whose noncompliance with the conditions of continued licensure, applicable state and federal statutes, rules, regulations and contractual standards threatens the residents' continuous care, the residents' property, the nursing home's continued operation, or the nursing home's continued participation in the medical assistance program of title 71, chapter 5.

(3) In addition to any other lawful use of the nursing home resident protection trust fund, the fund may also be used for making payments for temporary management as provided in § 68-11-831.

(4) In addition to any other lawful use of the nursing home resident protection trust fund, the fund may also be used to fund a pilot grant program to assist in the implementation of Eden Alternative enhanced quality of life projects in nursing homes, assisted-care living facilities and homes for the aged in Tennessee.