Immunity of physician providing statement that person should be exempted from mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy

Tenn. Code Ann. § 14-4-105, under Healthcare Standards of Practice.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 14-4-105

(1) A physician licensed under title 63, chapter 6 or 9, who provides a person with a signed statement that the person should be exempted from a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, specifies the recognized clinical reason for the exemption, and does so in the context of a physician-patient relationship as determined and governed by the rules of the relevant health-related board is:(1) Acting within the physician's authorized scope of practice;(2) Immune from civil liability for such action; and(3) Immune from disciplinary action by a health-related board for such action.

(1) Acting within the physician's authorized scope of practice;

(2) Immune from civil liability for such action; and

(3) Immune from disciplinary action by a health-related board for such action.