Training for Provider Staff and Administrators

In an effort to assist providers achieve the best standard of care and performance possible, the Division has begun conducting educational trainings across Tennessee to supply provider staff with information, including but not limited to: upcoming training schedule dates; education on how the Division conducts state licensing and/or federal certification surveys, inspections, and investigations; Questions and Answers from the seminars; updates on new statute and rule changes; and other such information pertinent to providers. Click on the links that follow to view these trainings.





Nursing Home and Hospital MDS 3.0 Trainings

September 2016

September 2015

June 2015

May 2015

April 2012

  • MDS Item Set Changes & Other Key MDS Information

September 2010 State Training Videos and CMS Information

  • Introduction
  • Chapters 1 and 2
  • Chapter 3, Sections A - Z
    • (No Sections R-U, W, or Y)
    • Section A
    • Section B
    • Section C
    • Section D
    • Section E
    • Section F
    • Section G
    • Section H
    • Section I
    • Section J
    • Section K
    • Section L
    • Section M
    • Section N
    • Section O
    • Section P
    • Section Q
    • Section V
    • Section X
    • Section Z
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5 (Automation)
  • Chapter 6 (Refer to your RAI Manual or contact your FI/MAC)
  • Video on Interviewing Vulnerable Elders (VIVE)
    • The VIVE video was produced by The UCLA/Jewish Home Borun Center for Gerontological Research with funding from The Picker Institute.
  • CMS MDS 3.0 Training Materials