Tennessee § 4-6-110 - Dentists — Appointment and removal.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-6-110 — Dentists — Appointment and removal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-6-110. Dentists — Appointment and removal.
The commissioner of the department having control of the state prisons shall appoint a dentist, or may appoint dentists, whose duty it is to do the necessary dental work for the inmates of such of these institutions as may be under the commissioner's administration. Such dentist or dentists may at any time be removed by the commissioner for just cause. Only dentists who are licensed to practice dentistry in this state shall be eligible for appointment. Such appointment may be by employment in the department or by contract for services. Acts 1919, ch. 173, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1919, ch. 17, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1921, ch. 4, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 2, 3, 5, 42; Shan. Supp., § 2642a54; mod. Code 1932, § 4567; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 17, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 220, § 1; modified; impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 90, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 131, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-620; Acts 2003, ch. 355, § 21; 2012, ch. 1026, § 3. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 355, § 66 provided that no expenditure of public funds pursuant to the act shall be made in violation of the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 2000 d. Cross-References. Supervision of dentists and dental equipment by commissioner of health, § 68-1-303 .
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Section 4-6-110 ("Dentists — Appointment and removal.") 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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