Can I collect health information from participants in Tennessee? What are the requirements?

Yes, you can collect health information from participants in Tennessee, but you must comply with the state’s regulations on health information collection.

According to TNRR Section 0940-05-33-.04, the program must ensure that several assessments are completed prior to the development of the Plan of Care, including an assessment of current functioning, basic medical history and information, determination of the necessity for a medical evaluation, a six-month history of prescribed medications, frequently used over-the-counter medications, and alcohol and/or other drug use, history of prior mental health and alcohol and drug treatment episodes, and a psychiatric evaluation.

In addition, to collect health information from participants in Tennessee, you must comply with the regulations of the Health Access Program and the Health Access Incentive Grant Program, as stated in TNRR Section 1200-20-3-.03 and TNRR Section 1200-20-3-.04, respectively. The Health Access Program aims to enhance health access by identifying appropriate practitioners of health care to provide services or locate practices and to provide health or dental care services. The Health Access Incentive Grant Program provides grants to providers who are willing to locate a practice in one of the 30 most underserved Health Resource Shortage Areas (HRSA’s) of the state and meet several eligibility criteria.

Therefore, to collect health information from participants in Tennessee, you must comply with the regulations of the Health Access Program, the Health Access Incentive Grant Program, and the requirements for individual assessments as stated in TNRR Section 0940-05-33-.04.

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Source(s):

• [2.1] INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
• [3.1] HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM
• [3.2] HEALTH ACCESS INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM

Jurisdiction

Tennessee

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