(a) It is an offense for a caregiver to knowingly neglect an elderly or vulnerable adult, so as to adversely affect the person's health or welfare.(b) The offense of neglect of an elderly adult is a Class E felony.(c) The offense of neglect of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony.(d) If the neglect is a result of abandonment or confinement and no injury occurred, then the neglect by abandonment or confinement of an elderly or vulnerable adult is a Class A misdemeanor.Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 7, eff. 1/1/2020.Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1050,s 5, eff. 1/1/2019.
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