2014 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Health
Chapter 11 - Health Facilities and Resources
Part 17 - Disabled Nursing Home Volunteers
§ 68-11-1701 - Legislative intent.
(a) The general assembly finds that:
(1) A disabled volunteer may be able to provide assistance in improving the services provided by Tennessee's nursing homes; and
(2) The use of a disabled volunteer in a nursing home could greatly benefit the volunteer as well.
(b) It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this part to determine what roles and responsibilities a volunteer with a disability could effectively assume in a nursing home and to provide for the establishment of a demonstration project to confirm the value of a disabled volunteer in a long term care facility.
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