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Central Office New Provider Orientation for Board Chairs

The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) Provider Manual (Chapter 6.7) states that all board chairs must attend New Provider Orientation or view a DIDD orientation videotape presentation within ninety calendar days of assuming office. The video presentation will no longer be distributed and any copies of the presentation that have been received should no longer be used.

Agency board chairs who are not able to attend the New Provider Orientation Class provided at the DIDD Central Office in Nashville, TN may still meet the board chair orientation requirements by reviewing the web-based New Provider Orientation materials prepared by DIDD. These materials include PowerPoint Presentations, handouts, etc. Any questions about specific subject matter can be addressed by the contact person listed next to the topic of interest.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you choose to review the web-based New Provider Orientation materials prepared by DIDD in lieu of attending the Central Office New Provider Orientation Class, please review the information carefully. Upon completion of your review, sign, date and retain a copy of the New Provider Orientation Acknowledgment Form, as it must be available for review by Quality Assurance staff during future surveys.

New Provider Orientation Acknowledgment Form

A systems orientation program for new independent support coordination, residential, day and personal assistance providers is presented by DIDD Central Office staff. In addition, a regional provider orientation program is presented by staff in each Regional Office. It is required that the provider executive director, chief executive officer or other administrator responsible for executing contracts and board chair (as applicable) attend both the regional and systems orientation programs. Existing providers who wish to attend are also welcome.

For more information, contact Linda Maurice , Provider Enrollment Coordinator at (615) 532-6568 or Linda.Maurice@tn.gov

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Contact

Richard Shelton
Director of Provider & Staff Development
Richard.Shelton@tn.gov

Linda Maurice
Provider Enrollment Coordinator
Linda.Maurice@tn.gov

 
Brenda Clark
Director Office of Civil Rights
Brenda.Clark@tn.gov
 
 
 
Courtney Kelly
Director of Person Centered Practice
Courtney.Kelly@tn.gov
 
Barbara DeBerry
State Director of Residential Services
Barbara.DeBerry@tn.gov
 
Jon Hamrick
State Appeals Director
Jon.Hamrick@tn.gov
 
Simone Cuarino
Federal Lawsuit & HIPAA Compliance Director
Simone.Cuarino@tn.gov
 
Stephanie Butler
Incident Manager Director
Stephanie.Butler@tn.gov
 
Tom O'Brien
Director of Complaints
Thomas.O'Brien@tn.gov
 
Joe Kirkpatrick
Deputy Director of Quality Assurance
Joe.Kirkpatrick@tn.gov
 
Lee Vestal
Director of Risk Management and Licensure
Lee.Vestal@tn.gov
 
Pat Nichols
Assistant Commissioner for Quality Management
Pat. Nichols@tn.gov
 
Janie Warren
Business Services Director
Janie.Warren@tn.gov
   
Joyce Munda
Deputy Director of Staff Development
Joyce.Munda@tn.gov
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