73 chapters · 2,010 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-832 Tennessee Eden Alternative Grant Assistance Program Act of 1999
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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Eden Alternative Grant Assistance Program Act of 1999.” (b) (1) The general assembly recognizes the need to improve and enhance the quality of life of the elderly who reside in health care facilities statewide, an…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-901 Enumeration of minimum rights
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(1) Every nursing home resident/patient has the following minimum rights:(1) To privacy during treatment and personal care. Residents/patients shall be assured of at least visual privacy in multi-bed rooms and in the bathtub, shower and toilet rooms;(2) If married, to visit in pr…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-902 Nursing home residents and patients — Abridging, restricting, limiting or amending minimum rights
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(a) The rights set forth in § 68-11-901 may be abridged, restricted, limited or amended only as follows:(1) When medically contraindicated; or(2) When necessary to protect and preserve the rights and safety of the other residents in the facility. (1) When medically contraindicate…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-903 Retaliation or discrimination against complainants
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(1) No nursing home or home for the aged may retaliate or discriminate in any manner against any person who:(1) In good faith complains or provides information to, or otherwise cooperates with, any agency of government or any person or entity operating under contract with an agen…