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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 35 - Fiduciaries and Trust Estates
Chapter 11 - Fundraising for Catastrophic Illnesses
§ 35-11-101. Funds Placed in Trust — Trustee
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TN Code § 35-11-101 (2020)
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- All funds raised to meet the medical or related expenses of a named individual suffering from a catastrophic illness shall be placed in trust with a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state or territory of the United States, including the District of Columbia, and authorized to do business in this state. The trustee of this trust shall be either an individual, or a bank or trust company. The funds placed with a bank or trust company shall be considered to be held in trust, and the bank or trust company considered a trustee, as those terms are used in this chapter, if the bank or trust company maintains the funds in its name as custodian for the benefit of the injured individual, and limits disbursements to those for which the funds are raised or that are permitted by §§ 35-11-103 and 35-11-105.
- As used in this chapter, “catastrophic illness” includes organ transplants.
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