1. (1) The renal dialysis clinic shall report each case of communicable disease to the local county health officer in the manner provided by existing regulations. Failure to report a communicable disease may result in disciplinary action, including revocation of the facility’s license.
2. (2) The renal dialysis clinic shall report all incidents of abuse, neglect, and misappropriation to the Department of Health in accordance with T.C.A. § 68-11-211.

3. (3) The renal dialysis clinic shall report the following incidents to the Department of Health in accordance with T.C.A. § 68-11-211.

   1. (a) Strike by staff at the facility;
   2. (b) External disasters impacting the facility;
   3. (c) Disruption of any service vital to the continued safe operation of the ESRD or to the health and safety of its patients and personnel; and
   4. (d) Fires at the renal dialysis clinic that disrupt the provision of patient care services or cause harm to the patients or staff, or that are reported by the facility to any entity, including but not limited to a fire department charged with preventing fires.

4. (4) The renal dialysis clinic shall retain legible copies of the following records and reports for thirty-six months following their issuance. They shall be maintained in a single file and shall be made available for inspection during normal business hours to any person who requests to view them:

   1. (a) Local fire safety inspections;
   2. (b) Local building code inspections, if any;
   3. (c) Fire marshal reports;
   4. (d) Department licensure and fire safety inspections and surveys;
   5. (e) Federal Health Care Financing Administration surveys and inspections, if any;
   6. (f) Orders of the Commissioner or Board, if any;
   7. (g) Comptroller of the Treasury’s audit reports and findings, if any; and,
   8. (h) Maintenance records of all safety equipment.
5. (5) Copies of the records and reports listed above, with the exception of patient records, shall be maintained in a location convenient to the public and, during normal business hours. They shall be made available for inspection by any person who requests to view them. Each patient and/or person assuming any financial responsibility for a patient shall be fully informed, before or at the time of admission, of the availability of these reports.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 68-11-202, 68-11-204, 68-11-206, 68-11-209, 68-11-210, and 68- 11-211. Administrative History: Original rule filed April 22, 2003; effective July 6, 2003. Amendments filed January 3, 2012; effective April 2, 2012. Transferred from chapter 1200-08-32 pursuant to Public Chapter 1119 of 2022 effective July 1, 2022.