Violations — Civil liability
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Richard Faber v. Ciox Health, LLC (2019)
Most recently applied in Richard Faber v. Ciox Health, LLC (December 2019)
Acts 1974, ch. 588, § 11; T.C.A., § 53-1329; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(1) A willful violation of this part is a Class C misdemeanor.
(2) No hospital, its officers, employees, or medical and nursing personnel practicing in the hospital, shall be civilly liable for violation of this part, except to the extent of liability for actual damages in a civil action for willful or reckless or wanton acts or omissions constituting such violation. Such liability shall be subject, however, to any immunities or limitations of liability or damages provided by law.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.