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§ 68-59-102. Chapter definitions.

TN Code § 68-59-102 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) “Advisory council” means the Tennessee trauma care advisory council, formerly known as the trauma task force;

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;

(3) “Comprehensive regional pediatric center” means any pediatric inpatient hospital licensed by the department pursuant to chapter 11, part 2 of this title, and Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 1200-8-30-.01(4);

(4) “Coordinator” means the person designated by the commissioner pursuant to § 68-59-104;

(5) “Department” means the department of health;

(6) “Trauma center” means any Level I, Level II, Level III or Level IV institution licensed by the department pursuant to chapter 11, part 2 of this title;

(7) “Trauma patient” means a patient who is on the state trauma registry or the National Trauma Registry of the American College of Surgeons;

(8) “Trauma service codes” means a subset of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, or the most relevant versions of the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) required by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, for coding hospital discharges designated as trauma service codes by the American College of Surgeons committee on trauma;

(9) “Trauma system” means:

(A) All designated Level I, II, III, IV trauma centers;

(B) All designated comprehensive regional pediatric centers; and

(C) All other acute care hospitals that provide levels of treatment for trauma patients that are at least as great as the lowest level provided by a designated trauma center; and

(10) “Uncompensated care” means either:

(A) Care provided by a facility defined as part of the trauma system to a trauma patient who:

(i) Has no medical insurance, including Medicare Part B coverage;

(ii) Has no medical coverage for trauma through workers' compensation, automobile insurance, or any third party, including any settlement or judgment resulting from such coverage; and

(iii) Has not paid for the trauma care provided by the trauma provider after documented attempts by the provider to collect payment; or

(B) The uncompensated cost to the provider for care provided by a facility defined as part of the trauma system to a trauma patient who is covered by TennCare in the event that TennCare payment to the trauma provider does not fully compensate the provider for the actual cost of trauma services rendered.

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§ 68-59-102. Chapter definitions.