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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Chapter 11 - Health Facilities and Resources
Part 9 - Rights of Nursing Home Residents and Patients, and Members of the Public Regarding Nursing Homes
§ 68-11-905. Personal Property — Storage Space — Security — Theft
Universal Citation: TN Code § 68-11-905 (2020)
- Each nursing home shall provide a reasonable amount of storage space for the personal property of the residents.
- The nursing home shall provide a means of safeguarding small items of value for the resident in the resident's room, or in some other part of the facility if the resident can have daily access to the valuables.
- The facility shall develop procedures for investigating complaints of the theft of residents' property and shall document its investigation of all the complaints.
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