Section 0940-03-13-.03 - DETERMINATION OF BED CAPACITY(1) The Commissioner or designee shall at least annually establish the bed capacity for each RMHI no later than 30 days after the beginning of the fiscal year.(2) The Commissioner or designee may consider bed utilization trends and the geographic distribution of admissions to determine bed capacity.(3) The Commissioner or designee may, at his or her discretion, change the bed capacity at any RMHI based on the following considerations:(a) The need to provide an appropriate level of care, treatment and physical security;(b) The need to reduce admission delays;(c) The ability of facilities to meet the needs of special populations;(d) The ability of facilities to respond to unusual events or disasters;(e) Contractual relationships with health plans; and/ or(f) The need to respond to other factors that may arise.(4) The Department shall maintain information concerning the bed capacity of each RMHI that shall be available to the public.(5) The number of children and youth beds within an RMHI shall be calculated separately from the adult beds at the RMHI.(6) The number of beds at the Forensic Services Program at Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute shall be calculated separately from other beds at the RMHI.(7) Forensic beds may be designated separately from the other adult beds at the RMHI.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-03-13-.03
Original rule filed March 31, 2010; effective June 29, 2010.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301 and 33-6-108.