Exceptions. [Effective October 1, 2026.]

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-1004, under Restrictions on Healthcare Provider Questioning of Minors [Effective October 1, 2026].

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-1004

(a) Notwithstanding § 63-1-1003:(1) If a minor volunteers information related to a question listed in § 63-1-1003(a), then a healthcare provider may ask the minor one (1) or more questions listed in § 63-1-1003(a); and(2) If a healthcare provider, using reasonable medical judgment, based upon the facts known to the healthcare provider at the time, reasonably believes a minor is a trafficked person or a victim of brutality, abuse, or neglect, and the healthcare provider needs to perform a screening of the minor in order to determine whether the healthcare provider must make a report pursuant to § 37-1-403 or § 37-1-605, then the healthcare provider may privately ask a minor one (1) or more questions listed in § 63-1-1003(a).

(1) If a minor volunteers information related to a question listed in § 63-1-1003(a), then a healthcare provider may ask the minor one (1) or more questions listed in § 63-1-1003(a); and

(2) If a healthcare provider, using reasonable medical judgment, based upon the facts known to the healthcare provider at the time, reasonably believes a minor is a trafficked person or a victim of brutality, abuse, or neglect, and the healthcare provider needs to perform a screening of the minor in order to determine whether the healthcare provider must make a report pursuant to § 37-1-403 or § 37-1-605, then the healthcare provider may privately ask a minor one (1) or more questions listed in § 63-1-1003(a).

(b) This part does not apply to a minor who is receiving medical treatment without parental consent pursuant to a law of this state.