Health Facilities Commission seeks $1.8 million to clear nursing‑home inspection backlog; deadline extended The Senate Finance Committee heard SB 2431, a Health Facilities Commission cleanup bill that includes extending the deadline for required nursing‑home inspections to Dec. 31, 2028, and HFC representative Katie Thomas said the agency is requesting a one‑time $1.8 million budget item to hire contractors and reduce the backlog by an estimated 25–50%.

Tennessee's Health Facilities Commission is fighting a growing nursing-home inspection backlog with a $1.8 million request—will it be enough to ensure quality care?

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Health Facilities Commission outlines staffing gaps and CON phase-out as committee approves its budget The Health Facilities Commission asked the Senate committee for additional surveyors, licensure staff and a paralegal to address a recertification and complaint backlog; the commission reported progress but said eliminating the backlog by the statutory deadline was unlikely without federal flexibility. The panel’s budget was approved and sent to Finance.

The Health Facilities Commission reveals a looming staffing crisis and a daunting backlog in recertification that could jeopardize health services across Tennessee.

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Health Facilities Commission warns recertification backlog likely to outlast statutory deadline, seeks staff and funding Health Facilities Commission executive director Logan Grant told the House Finance committee the agency faces a surge to about 1,500 complaints a year, a shortage of surveyors and that current resources — including $6.6 million for contract surveyors and an uncertain CMS match — are unlikely to eliminate the recertification backlog by the statutory deadline of Dec. 31, 2026.

Tennessee's Health Facilities Commission is grappling with a staggering rise in complaints and a critical shortage of surveyors, leaving the future of recertification in jeopardy.

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