2 thoughts on “Tennessee Executive Order 83 Authorizes Concentration Camps & National/ State Guards (Gov Bill Lee)”
1. Out-of- state health care providers may practice in Tennessee
2. Retired medical professionals can easily reenter the health care workforce
3. Practical nursing graduates may practice under supervision without examination.
4. Medical professional staffing flexibility is permitted pursuant to an approved plan
to relieve tb capacity strain on certain staffing functions.
5. Behavioral health inpatient psychiatric, residential, and crisis care staffing
flexibility is permitted pursuant to an approved plan to relieve the capacity strain
6. Health care student staffing flexibility is permitted in inpatient acute care and
rehabilitation and emergency settings pursuant to an approved plan to relieve the
capacity strain on certain staffing functions
7.Health care student staffing flexibility is permitted in inpatient psychiatric and
behavioral health settings pursuant to an approved plan lo relieve the capacity strain
on certain staffing functions.
8. Discretion to utilize National Guard and State Guard members in connection with
certain health care and emergency services operations.
9. Regulatory flexibility for ambulance transport services.
10. Regulatory flexibility for ambulance driver qualifications.
11. Designation and Payment for certain Nursing Facilities as “COVlD-19 Skilled
Nursing Facilities/ Units.”
12. Medicaid Payments to “COVID-19 Skilled Nursing Facilities/Units.”
13. Increased number of hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients.
14. *****Telephone assessments for involuntary commitment cases are permitted.*****
15. Testing for COVID-19 can occur at more medical laboratory facilities.
16. Medical laboratory directors can monitor facilities remotely.
17. Medical laboratory personnel can work remotely.
18. *****Temporary quarantine and isolation facilities may be constructed.*****
19. *****Inspection of mental health and substance abuse facilities and services are
suspended.*****
20. Health care Licensing inspections and investigations are suspended to increase
resources available to fight COVID- 19 and to protect public health.
21. *****Inspections of health care facilities are suspended*****
This Order takes effect at 11 :59 p.m., Central Time, on August 6, 2021, and shall remain
in effect until 11 :59 p.m., Central Time, on October 5, 2021. This Order supersedes Executive
Order No. 82, dated July 30, 2021, which is hereby repealed.
1. Out-of- state health care providers may practice in Tennessee
2. Retired medical professionals can easily reenter the health care workforce
3. Practical nursing graduates may practice under supervision without examination.
4. Medical professional staffing flexibility is permitted pursuant to an approved plan
to relieve tb capacity strain on certain staffing functions.
5. Behavioral health inpatient psychiatric, residential, and crisis care staffing
flexibility is permitted pursuant to an approved plan to relieve the capacity strain
6. Health care student staffing flexibility is permitted in inpatient acute care and
rehabilitation and emergency settings pursuant to an approved plan to relieve the
capacity strain on certain staffing functions
7.Health care student staffing flexibility is permitted in inpatient psychiatric and
behavioral health settings pursuant to an approved plan lo relieve the capacity strain
on certain staffing functions.
8. Discretion to utilize National Guard and State Guard members in connection with
certain health care and emergency services operations.
9. Regulatory flexibility for ambulance transport services.
10. Regulatory flexibility for ambulance driver qualifications.
11. Designation and Payment for certain Nursing Facilities as “COVlD-19 Skilled
Nursing Facilities/ Units.”
12. Medicaid Payments to “COVID-19 Skilled Nursing Facilities/Units.”
13. Increased number of hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients.
14. *****Telephone assessments for involuntary commitment cases are permitted.*****
15. Testing for COVID-19 can occur at more medical laboratory facilities.
16. Medical laboratory directors can monitor facilities remotely.
17. Medical laboratory personnel can work remotely.
18. *****Temporary quarantine and isolation facilities may be constructed.*****
19. *****Inspection of mental health and substance abuse facilities and services are
suspended.*****
20. Health care Licensing inspections and investigations are suspended to increase
resources available to fight COVID- 19 and to protect public health.
21. *****Inspections of health care facilities are suspended*****
This Order takes effect at 11 :59 p.m., Central Time, on August 6, 2021, and shall remain
in effect until 11 :59 p.m., Central Time, on October 5, 2021. This Order supersedes Executive
Order No. 82, dated July 30, 2021, which is hereby repealed.