Open Doors Home Health Alert

Submitted by Todd Hash on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 10:03am.
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""The Open Doors Home Health Care Act will face a critical vote, perhaps next week, in the House Professional Occupations Subcommitee.

If you have a legislator on this committee, then please take a few minutes to contact them and ask for their support.  If they are a sponsor, then please thank them.  A list of committee members and their contact information is below.

What is the Open Doors Home Health Care Act?

In 2008 new TennCare rules went into effect that essentially closed the door to the community and world for many people with disabilities. The rules, in most cases, prevent certain home health care providers from accompanying people with disabilities to:  

  • Doctor appointments
  • School and other educational endeavors
  • Church
  • Employment, and other normal activities of daily living that most take for granted 

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    The Solution - Rescind the new TennCare rules that prevent private duty nurses/home health nurses (PDN) and home health aides (HHA) from accompanying service recipients outside the home as they have historically done.  This bill would simply allow them to accompany service recipients outside the home, thus ending what amounts to state mandated isolation for many persons with disabilities who have no where else to turn.

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    House of Representatives - Professional Occupations Subcommittee - HB 1114

     

    Mike Harrison - District 9 - Hancock and part of Hawkins Counties

    Phone: 615.741.7480 Email: rep.mike.harrison@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Joanne Favors - District 29 - Part of Hamilton County

    Phone: 615.741.2702, Email: rep.joanne.favors@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Joe Armstrong - District15 - Part of Knox County

    Phone: 615.741.0768, Email: rep.joe.armstrong@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Dennis Ferguson - District 32 - Roane and part of Loudon Counties

    Phone: 615.741.7658, Email: rep.dennis.ferguson@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Joey Hensley - District 70 - Lawrence, Lewis and part of Wayne Counties

    Phone: 615.741.7476, Email: rep.joey.hesley@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Sherry Jones (Bill Co-sponsor) - District 59 - Part of Davidson County

    Phone: 615.741.2035, Email: rep.sherry.jones@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Debra Maggart - District 45 - Part of Sumner County

    Phone: 615.741.3893, Email: rep.debra.maggart@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Jason Mumpower - District 3 - Johnson and part of Sullivan Counties

    Phone: 615.741.2050, Email: rep.jason.mumpower@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Gary Odom - District 55 - Part of Davidson County

    Phone: 615.741.4410, Email: rep.gary.odom@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Bob Ramsey - District 20 - Part of Blount County

    Phone: 615.741.3560, Email: rep.bob.ramsey@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Barrett Rich - District 94 - Fayette and parts of Hardeman and Tipton Counties

    Phone: 615.741.6890, Email: rep.barrett.rich@capitol.tn.gov

     

    David Shepard (Bill Sponsor) - District 69 - Dickson and part of Hickman Counties

    Phone: 615.741.3513, Email: rep.david.shepard@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Tony Shipley - District 2 - Part of Sullivan County

    Phone: 615.741.2886, Email: rep.tony.shipley@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Mike Turner - District 51 - Part of Davidson County

    Phone: 615-741-3229, Email: rep.mike.turner@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Senate General Welfare, Health & Human Resources Committee - SB 851

    Rusty Crowe - District 3 - Washington and Carter Counties

    Phone:  615.741.2468, Email: sen.rusty.crowe@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Bo Watson - District 11 - Part of Hamilton County

    Phone: 615.741.3227, Email: sen.bo.watson@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Beverly Marrero - District 30 - Part of Shelby County

    Phone: 615.741.9128, Email: sen.beverly.marrero@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Diane Black (Bill Sponsor) - District 18 - Robertson and part of Sumner Counties

    Phone: 615.741.1999, Email: sen.diane.black@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Ophelia Ford - District 29 - Part of Shelby County

    Phone: 615.741.1767, Email: sen.ophelia.ford@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Douglas Henry - District 21 - Part of Davidson County

    Phone:  615.741.3291, Email: sen.douglas.henry@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Roy Herron - District 24 - Benton, Decatur, Henry, Henderson, Lake, Obion, Perry, Stewart, and Weakley Phone: 615.741.4576, Email: sen.roy.herron@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Randy McNally - District 5 - Anderson, Loudon, Monroe, and part of Knox

    Phone:  615.741.6806, Email: sen.randy.mcnally@capitol.tn.gov

     

    Doug Overbey - District 8 - Blount and Sevier Counties

    Phone:  615.741.0981, Email: sen.doug.overbey@capitol.tn.gov