Chapter definitions

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-33-102, under Prohibited Medical Procedures for Minors.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-33-102

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Congenital defect” means a physical or chemical abnormality present in a minor that is inconsistent with the normal development of a human being of the minor's sex, including abnormalities caused by a medically verifiable disorder of sex development, but does not include gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder, gender incongruence, or any mental condition, disorder, disability, or abnormality;(2) “Healthcare provider” means a healthcare professional, establishment, or facility licensed, registered, certified, or permitted pursuant to this title or title 63 and under the regulatory authority of:(A) The department of health;(B) An agency, board, council, or committee attached to the department of health; or(C) The health facilities commission;(3) “Hormone” means an androgen or estrogen;(4) “Knowing” and “knowingly” have the same meaning as the term “knowing” is defined in § 39-11-302;(5) “Medical procedure” means:(A) Surgically removing, modifying, altering, or entering into tissues, cavities, or organs of a human being; or(B) Prescribing, administering, or dispensing any puberty blocker or hormone to a human being;(6) “Minor” means an individual under eighteen (18) years of age;(7) “Parent” means any biological, legal, or adoptive parent or parents of the minor or any legal guardian of the minor;(8) “Puberty blocker” means a drug or device that suppresses the production of hormones in a minor's body to stop, delay, or suppress pubertal development; and(9) “Sex” means a person's immutable characteristics of the reproductive system that define the individual as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth.

(1) “Congenital defect” means a physical or chemical abnormality present in a minor that is inconsistent with the normal development of a human being of the minor's sex, including abnormalities caused by a medically verifiable disorder of sex development, but does not include gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder, gender incongruence, or any mental condition, disorder, disability, or abnormality;

(2) “Healthcare provider” means a healthcare professional, establishment, or facility licensed, registered, certified, or permitted pursuant to this title or title 63 and under the regulatory authority of:(A) The department of health;(B) An agency, board, council, or committee attached to the department of health; or(C) The health facilities commission;

(A) The department of health;

(B) An agency, board, council, or committee attached to the department of health; or

(C) The health facilities commission;

(3) “Hormone” means an androgen or estrogen;

(4) “Knowing” and “knowingly” have the same meaning as the term “knowing” is defined in § 39-11-302;

(5) “Medical procedure” means:(A) Surgically removing, modifying, altering, or entering into tissues, cavities, or organs of a human being; or(B) Prescribing, administering, or dispensing any puberty blocker or hormone to a human being;

(A) Surgically removing, modifying, altering, or entering into tissues, cavities, or organs of a human being; or

(B) Prescribing, administering, or dispensing any puberty blocker or hormone to a human being;

(6) “Minor” means an individual under eighteen (18) years of age;

(7) “Parent” means any biological, legal, or adoptive parent or parents of the minor or any legal guardian of the minor;

(8) “Puberty blocker” means a drug or device that suppresses the production of hormones in a minor's body to stop, delay, or suppress pubertal development; and

(9) “Sex” means a person's immutable characteristics of the reproductive system that define the individual as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth.