68-11-1701 - Legislative intent. - Tennessee Statutes

68-11-1701. Legislative intent.

(a)  The general assembly finds that:

     (1)  A disabled volunteer may be able to provide assistance in improving the services provided by Tennessee's nursing homes; and

     (2)  The use of a disabled volunteer in a nursing home could greatly benefit the volunteer as well.

(b)  It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this part to determine what roles and responsibilities a volunteer with a disability could effectively assume in a nursing home and to provide for the establishment of a demonstration project to confirm the value of a disabled volunteer in a long term care facility.

[Acts 2004, ch. 489, § 2.]