The commissioner of the department having control of the state prisons shall appoint a dentist, or may appoint dentists, whose duty it is to do the necessary dental work for the inmates of such of these institutions as may be under the commissioner's administration. Such dentist or dentists may at any time be removed by the commissioner for just cause. Only dentists who are licensed to practice dentistry in this state shall be eligible for appointment. Such appointment may be by employment in the department or by contract for services.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 6 - Department of Correction — Administration of Institutions
§ 4-6-101. Charitable Institutions Free From Charters
§ 4-6-102. Penitentiaries for Adults — Management by Department of Correction
§ 4-6-103. Wardens and Superintendents — Appointment
§ 4-6-106. Compensation Plan for Correctional Officers
§ 4-6-109. Hospitalization of Inmates
§ 4-6-110. Dentists — Appointment and Removal
§ 4-6-111. Dentists — Facilities
§ 4-6-113. Dentists — Compensation
§ 4-6-114. Architects and Construction Supervisors
§ 4-6-115. Detail of Construction Personnel Between Penitentiaries
§ 4-6-117. Monthly Reports of Receipts and Expenditures
§ 4-6-118. Estimates — Monthly Estimates Required
§ 4-6-119. Estimates — Review by Commissioner of Correction
§ 4-6-120. Estimates — Staple Articles
§ 4-6-121. Estimates — Contingent Funds
§ 4-6-122. Estimates — Approved Copies
§ 4-6-123. Estimates — Review by Commissioner of Finance and Administration — Warrants
§ 4-6-124. Vouchers — Form and Disposition
§ 4-6-125. Vouchers — Officer's Certification
§ 4-6-126. Vouchers — Form of Certificate — Temporary Employment Payrolls
§ 4-6-129. Appropriations — Requests
§ 4-6-130. Appropriations — Tabulation of Requests — Presentation to General Assembly
§ 4-6-131. Appropriations — Maintenance Allowance Included in Requests
§ 4-6-132. Appropriations — Special Needs Itemized in Requests
§ 4-6-133. Appropriations — Information on Requests
§ 4-6-134. Appropriations — Commissioner's Control
§ 4-6-137. Sale of Mining Products — Petros Mines
§ 4-6-138. Use of Inmates for Personal Gain
§ 4-6-139. Unlawful Use of Inmates — Class E Felony
§ 4-6-141. Investigations Ordered by Governor
§ 4-6-142. Interstate Traveling Expenses
§ 4-6-145. Information From Clerks, Superintendents, and Jailers
§ 4-6-148. Temporary Retention of Disabled Correctional Officer or Youth Service Worker