Tennessee Code Title 71. Welfare § 71-2-412

(a) The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

(b) All rules and regulations promulgated to effectuate the purposes of this part shall also be reviewed by the health and welfare committee of the senate and the health committee of the house of representatives.

(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner shall have the authority to amend the rules for licensure of adult day care by entities contracted to provide medicaid-reimbursed home- and community-based services pursuant to chapter 5, part 14 of this title, as needed to be consistent with the home- and community-based settings final rule, published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 2947 (January 16, 2014), including the authority to differentiate licensure requirements for any entity contracted to provide medicaid-reimbursed home- and community-based services pursuant to chapter 5, part 14 of this title, in order to allow the facility or entity to comply with the federal rule and continue to receive medicaid reimbursement for home- and community-based services. Rules adopted by the department under this subsection (c) shall be developed with input from stakeholders and promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act; provided, however, that the department shall not promulgate emergency rules under this subsection (c) as defined in § 4-5-208. Licensure survey and enforcement shall be conducted in a manner consistent with any rule issued under this subsection (c).