If the total value of the assets that are turned over to an employee for a ward does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of the burial fund, the court shall not require a bond.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-4-203, under Employees as Guardians and Conservators in State Facilities.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-4-203
If the total value of the assets that are turned over to an employee for a ward does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of the burial fund, the court shall not require a bond.