Tennessee Code Title 71. Welfare § 71-5-1408

(1) Documentation prior to approval of nursing facility admission that an individual and the individual’s family or other caregivers have been advised of home and community-based alternatives and that the alternatives are not appropriate, cost-effective or desired; and

(2) A requirement for care coordinators to work with hospital discharge planners and to provide face-to-face visits in nursing facilities within a minimum number of days following admission to develop a plan, as appropriate, for transition back to a home or community-based setting.