{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-11-908","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-908","heading":"Refusal of access to nursing home.","body":"(a) The administrator of a nursing home may refuse access to the facility to any person whose presence would be injurious to the health and safety of a resident or the staff, or would threaten the security or the property of the residents, staff or facility.\n(b) (1) Any person refused access to a nursing home shall be notified at the time of the refusal of the person's right to file a complaint with the department, which may require the facility to answer as to its reasons.\n(2) Counseling residents regarding their legal rights shall not constitute an activity justifying denial of access.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.68.odt","current_through":"2021-05-21","vintage":"Tennessee Code Release 76 (2021-05), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:57:36Z","sha256":"02d2536ba4ece2bcc6e1962de2bd7dcbbd38ad5315ded98245a47672b591c2f2","source_id":"us-tn","stale":true,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-11-907","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-11-909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}