Awarding Of Grants

(1) The Commissioner will select the ten (10) grantee facilities from the list of ranked proposals submitted by the Coalition to receive grants from the State Nursing Home Trust Account. (2) The Commissioner may make revisions to the rankings as necessary. TENNESSEE EDEN ALTERNATIVE™ GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CHAPTER 0720-32 (3) On or before May 31 of each year, the Commissioner will notify applicant facilities of those selected to receive an Eden Alternative™ grant for the upcoming State fiscal year beginning July 1. (4) Facilities awarded a grant will sign and adhere to a contract developed in accordance with Finance and Administration contracting procedures. (5) Facilities will be reimbursed for actual expenditures related to Eden Alternative™ activities, up to the maximum amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000). Such expenditures must be planned for and included in the facility's budget portion of the proposal. (6) Requests for minor revisions to the facility's Eden Alternative™ budget must be submitted in writing to the Department for approval. (7) A grantee may be terminated from participation in the Eden Alternative™ Grant Assistance Program, following an administrative hearing held in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, for any of the following reasons: (a) An order of the Commissioner or the Board imposes discipline upon the grantee; (b) The grantee loses its license to operate; (c) The facility/grantee fails to comply with any of the provisions of these rules; or, (d) The facility/grantee submits false or erroneous claims for reimbursement.