§ 71-6-122. Toll-Free Number for Reporting Elder Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
The division of adult protective services of the department of human services shall establish a toll-free telephone service to enable citizens within the state to call the division free of charge to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation and to seek relevant assistance from the division in such matters.
§ 71-6-123. Reporting False Accusations — Penalties — Investigation
It is an offense for a person to report to the department an accusation of abuse, sexual abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult if, at the time of the report, the person knows or should know the accusation is false. It is an offense for a person to knowingly cause another to report to […]
§ 71-6-124. Order of Protection for Adult Who Has Been Subjected to Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation
Any relative, conservator, or agent of the Tennessee commission on aging and disability; designated agency or assign of the relative, conservator, or commission; or attorney ad litem having personal knowledge that an adult has been the subject of a violation of § 39-15-502, § 39-15-507, § 39-15-508, § 39-15-510, § 39-15-511, or § 39-15-512, or […]
§ 71-6-125. Vulnerable Adult Protective Investigative Team
By January 1, 2017, the district attorney general of each judicial district shall establish, or cause to be established, a vulnerable adult protective investigative team (VAPIT) for the purpose of: Coordinating the investigation of suspected instances of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult; and Receiving and reviewing information generated by the multi-disciplinary adult protective […]
§ 71-6-126. Elder Abuse Task Force
There is created the elder abuse task force. The task force is to consist of the following members: The executive director of the Tennessee commission on aging and disability or the executive director’s designee; The commissioner of human services, or the commissioner’s designee with knowledge of the responsibilities of the adult protective service program; The […]
§ 71-6-111. Authority and Responsibility of Department
It is the legislative intent that the protective services set out in this part be provided and that the department have present authority to provide or to arrange for the provision of the same. However, the provision of the services is subject to budgetary limitations and the availability of funds appropriated for the general provision […]
§ 71-6-112. Funding
The cost of the administration of this part and the provision of the services hereby authorized shall be limited to the amount of funds specifically appropriated for such purposes by the general assembly.
§ 71-6-113. Cooperation by Other Departments — Specialized Care
It is the legislative intent that the departments of mental health and substance abuse services, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and health, or their successor agencies, shall assist the department of human services with providing the services required under this part. When the department of human services is unable to find a resource for any person […]
§ 71-6-114. Jurisdiction and Venue
The circuit, general sessions, and chancery courts have jurisdiction of proceedings arising under this part. Probate courts in counties having a population of not less than seven hundred seventy-five thousand (775,000) according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and chancery courts. A proceeding under […]
§ 71-6-115. Cooperation by Law Enforcement Officials
It is the legislative intent that law enforcement officials shall cooperate with the department of human services in providing protective services under this part. Further, when the department is unable to return an adult to physical custody who voluntarily leaves such custody, law enforcement officials shall assist in returning the adult to such physical custody […]