Links

State Government Web Sites

Bureau of TennCare
www.state.tn.us/tenncare
The Bureau of TennCare administers the state’s managed care programs that provide health and mental health benefits to both Medicaid and non-Medicaid eligible individuals. This site allows the user to obtain enrollee information, including eligibility information and covered benefits. The web site also lists a number of contacts at the Bureau.

State of Tennessee
www.state.tn.us
The official site of the state of Tennessee, this page provides general information on the state and also contains links to the governor’s home page and all departments of state government.

Tennessee Code
www.michie.com
Lexis Law Publishing maintains this site that provides access to Tennessee statutes.

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
www.state.tn.us/commerce
This official site of the department contains a staff directory, consumer insurance information and also the capability to search for insurance license information.

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
www.state.tn.us/finance
This site is dedicated to informing users about the financial and administrative services of state government. This web site has information on the Department’s staff, information on the state budget and a link to the Bureau of TennCare.

Tennessee Department of Health
www.state.tn.us/health/
TDH’s web site enables the Internet user to verify professional licenses and access the abuse registry. This site also offers links to HCFA’s Nursing Home Compare site, which includes survey information on individual facilities. The user can also view the division of Health Care Facilities page that includes rules and regulations, lists of health care facilities and information on the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities.

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
www.state.tn.us/mental
The official site of MRDD provides access to the department’s publications, policies and Tennessee’s mental health laws.

Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs
www.state.tn.us/veteran
This site lists the Veterans Benefits’ offices, an explanation of available benefits and a listing of related links.

Tennessee General Assembly
www.legislature.state.tn.us
The official site of the General Assembly provides access to the status of legislation, as well as a list of committee members and schedules. The site also allows users to e-mail their senators and representatives.

Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA)
www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/tosha.html
TOSHA’s official web site allows the Internet user to view information on work-related accident reporting, statistics on compliance surveys and includes a listing of the standards and regulations.

Tennessee Secretary of State
www.state.tn.us/sos
This is a very helpful web site that includes all the state’s rules and regulations, the Administrative Register and the Tennessee Blue Book Online, which is a complete guide to Tennessee state government. This site also links to the Registry of Election Finance and other government agencies.

Federal Government Web Sites

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
ARHQ is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts research on the various aspects of health care, including long-term care. This official site is primarily dedicated to disseminating the results of ARHQ’s research.

U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov
This site provides statistics on population characteristics, information on the Bureau’s staff and publications printed by the Census Bureau.

Federal Register Online
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr
This web site provides public access to the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register. The online service is kept current and also provides access to historical editions. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) online allows a user to search for information in a number of ways, including CFR sections by citation, CFR titles, and by keywords.

The General Accounting Office (GAO)
www.gao.gov
The General Accounting Office acts as the investigative agency for Congress and provides daily updates of recently released reports and other publications printed by the GAO.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
www.cms.gov
The official page of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a vast site designed to assist the health care professional and consumer. From this site, a web user can obtain a copy of the nursing home rules and regulations, the most current MDS 2.0 information and several CMS publications. CMS' nursing home database is also available on this page. Nursing Home Compare contains information on every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
www.osha.gov
OSHA’s web site allows the user to obtain the Administration’s rules and regulations, its strategic plan and a listing of contacts at the regional offices.

United States House of Representatives
www.house.gov
The official site of the U.S. House is an easy way to obtain your representative’s address, phone number and e-mail. It also includes the House schedule and an official voting record.

United States Senate
www.senate.gov
Similar to the House of Representatives site, but the Senate includes a short history of the upper chamber and an art gallery.

Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site enables the user to search for information about the U.S. Congress and the legislative process. This web page contains bill summaries, the Congressional record and committee information.