SB2602 - Tennessee: Welfare

Companion Bill HB2468. Welfare - Requires agencies to update their information with 211 biannually, establishes Good Samaritan law for 211 call centers, and requires state departments to consult with 211 before creating a new hotline. - Amends TCA Title 71. Fiscal Summary for SB2602 / *HB2468Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2602 / *HB2468 Under this bill, any person who in good faith provides social services information received from a 2-1-1 call center will not be civilly liable to a person receiving social services care for any act or omission in providing the information or for failing to act on the part of the caller. This immunity would not apply in cases involving the gross negligence of an employee or volunteer providing the information. Similarly, a social [...]

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