Tennessee § 37-2-306 - Licensed home requirements — Approval by health and fire prevention departments.
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§ 37-2-306. Licensed home requirements — Approval by health and fire prevention departments.
No such license shall be issued unless the premises are in a fit sanitary condition, and the home is equipped and staffed to provide properly for the physical, social, moral, mental, educational and religious needs of all children kept therein. The application for such license shall have been approved by the department of health and the fire prevention division of the department of commerce and insurance. Acts 1949, ch. 222, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 4746.7 (Williams, § 4765.125); impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 137, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 37-606.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-2-306 ("Licensed home requirements — Approval by health and fire prevention departments.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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