Tennessee § 68-11-905 - Personal property — Storage space — Security — Theft.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-11-905 — Personal property — Storage space — Security — Theft., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 68-11-905. Personal property — Storage space — Security — Theft.
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. Acts 1987, ch. 312, § 8.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 68-11-905 ("Personal property — Storage space — Security — Theft.") 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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