(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement strategies to assist nursing facilities in diversifying their lines of business, including provision of home and community-based services and specialized nursing facility care to meet the targeted needs of chronic care populations.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-5-1410

(b) The strategies may include, but are not limited to, provision of training and technical assistance, streamlined provider enrollment processes for home and community-based services and development of special acuity-based rates to meet the more intensive caregiving demands of certain chronic care populations, subject to the availability of funding in each year‘s appropriations bill.