Tennessee § 68-35-103 - Powers and duties of department.
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§ 68-35-103. Powers and duties of department.
The department shall: Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this program; Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases, including dialysis and other medical procedures and techniques that will have a lifesaving effect in the care and treatment of persons suffering from these diseases; Assist in the development of programs for the prevention of chronic renal diseases; Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from chronic renal diseases in obtaining the medical, nursing, pharmaceutical, and technical services necessary in caring for such diseases, including the renting of home dialysis equipment; Assist in equipping dialysis centers; and Institute and carry on an educational program among physicians, hospitals, public health departments, and the public concerning chronic renal diseases, including the dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs concerning the prevention of chronic renal diseases and the methods for the care and treatment of persons suffering from these diseases. Acts 1971, ch. 80, § 3; T.C.A., § 53-4703; Acts 2015, ch. 99, § 3. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. Amendments. The 2015 amendment deleted “With the advice of the renal disease advisory committee,” at the beginning of (1). Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 99, § 5. April 10, 2015.
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