Section 0465-02-18-.07 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES(1) The governing body must ensure that the following support services are provided for each person supported:(a) Transportation or assistance with transportation for non-routine events, special appointments, or long distance travel;(b) Liaison for making appointments and obtaining consultation with professional services;(c) Maintenance of a current list of names and telephone numbers for emergency services and the direct support staff within each dwelling;(d) Assistance to each person supported in the utilization of professional, social, and community services, and assistance in the referral process and in making appointments for such services;(e) Assistance to ensure that a nutritionally adequate diet is available to the person supported;(f) Counseling, training, and other assistance in procuring and taking prescription and non-prescription drugs;(g) Assistance in the use and protection of money of the person supported; and(h) Assistance in applying for financial benefits for which the person supported may be eligible.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-18-.07
New rules filed July 6, 2016; effective 10/4/2016.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 33-1-201, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-407.