68-9-116 - East Tennessee Chest Disease Hospital not affected.

68-9-116. East Tennessee Chest Disease Hospital not affected.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the continued operation and function of the East Tennessee Chest Disease Hospital or to deny to patients in the area that it serves the opportunity to be admitted to and receive treatment in that hospital, as the availability of facilities and the patient load permit.

[Acts 1977, ch. 145, § 16; T.C.A., § 53-1048.]