TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 1, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee signed new legislation this week aimed at protecting the elderly population in the state, Action News 5 reports. Backed by the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, HB630/SB439 creates a searchable registry of unlicensed facilities and increases the penalty for operating a facility without a license. “This law will provide transparency for Tennessee families as they look to find care for a loved one and deter habitual unlicensed operators who seek to take advantage of our most vulnerable,” said commission director James Dunn. The state’s Elder Abuse Task Force reported in 2022 that elderly and vulnerable adults residing in unlicensed facilities are especially susceptible to neglect, abuse and financial exploitation.