Title 68, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

(a) The commissioner of health shall encourage public health organizations, the medical community, the department of education, the department of labor and workforce development, the department of general services, and other relevant stakeholders to examine the asthma prevention …

To the extent permitted by federal law, in calculating income for the purpose of determining eligibility for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children, the department of health shall not include as income the basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) for …

(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Caregiver” means a person who is:(A) Directly and personally involved in providing care for a minor child or incompetent adult; and(B) The parent, foster parent, family member, friend, or legal guardian of such minor child or incompetent adul…

(a) If approved by the department of health, a county or district health department pursuant to subsection (i) or any nongovernmental organization, including an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other hig…

(a) (a) As used in this section:(1) “Family planning centers” means health clinics that receive funding under the Title X program overseen by the United States department of health and human services (Pub. L. No. 91-572), as well as other health clinics that the commissioner of h…

(a) A healthcare facility or provider licensed under this title, with respect to alcohol and drug services, as defined in § 33-2-402, shall not knowingly:(1) Offer or pay a commission, benefit, rebate, kickback, or bribe, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, or engage in a…

(a) As used in this section, “minor” means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. (b) The department of health may seek a federal grant from the federal department of health and human services' health resources and services administration, or any other applic…

The department of health shall include data related to complications of induced abortions, including the number of complications and the types of complications, in its annual report of selected induced termination of pregnancy data. The department shall not release any data pursu…

There is established within the department of health the “Tennessee resource mothers program.”

(a) It is the intention of the general assembly that the program:(1) Be designed with the main emphasis of the program aimed at reducing the infant mortality and low birth weight rates in the state;(2) Facilitate good health practices and the utilization of health care services t…

(1) The program shall contain the following elements:(1) Lay women from the community shall be recruited and provided with intensive training to serve as “resource mothers” for pregnant and parenting teens;(2) (A) The resource mother's role is to become a support person for the t…

The resource mothers shall initially be trained in prenatal care and related health topics, infant development and parenting, community resources, and communication skills. Ongoing supervision and in-service training of the resource mother shall continue as long as the resource m…

In order to avoid duplication of services, the resource mothers program shall, to the greatest extent possible, coordinate the delivery of services with a model teenage pregnancy program that was created pursuant to [former] § 37-3-111 [repealed], if any, in operation in the area…

(1) The department of health shall evaluate the resource mothers program through site visits and prepare written quarterly reports on the program site objectives. The report shall include a review of the following statistics:(1) The number of pregnant teens entering the program;(…

The department of health is authorized to accept gifts or donations of money, goods or services from private individuals or organizations to accomplish the purposes of this part, under such reasonable terms and conditions as the commissioner may establish.

The Tennessee resource mothers program shall be implemented initially as a model program in one (1) urban and one (1) rural area. The targeted sites for the model program shall be based on a high incidence of morbidity and mortality related to teenage mothers and infants.

(a) By January 1, 2022, the department of health, in collaboration with the bureau of TennCare, shall, as a part of its existing public health programs and services, educate healthcare professionals and public health practitioners on:(1) The importance of risk reduction, early de…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Junior high school” means a school in which any combination of grades corresponding to grade seven through grade ten (7-10) are taught; however, the school must include grade nine (9);(2) “Middle school” means a school designed to serve grades fiv…

(a) As used in this section, “healthcare staffing crisis” means:(1) There is a shortage of qualified staff for healthcare facilities in this state as a result of an infectious disease or a catastrophic event; and(2) The shortage described in subdivision (a)(1) has the potential t…

(a) As allowed via federal department of agriculture waiver of the physical presence requirement in 42 U.S.C. § 1786(d)(3)(C), the department of health may utilize remote use of the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children at a substantially similar leve…

(a) The department of health shall investigate reports of the amount of diagnoses of cancer and Parkinson's disease based on data currently available to the department of health. (b) Subsection (a) applies in counties having a population of not less than forty-four thousand one h…

The department of health shall not permit a corporation, as defined in § 48-11-201, to receive in-kind contributions paid for by federal grant funds through § 317 or § 318 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 247b or § 247c).

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;(2) “Council” means the state palliative care and quality of life council created by this section;(3) “Department” means the department of health; and(4) “Palliative care” means specialized care focus…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Alzheimer's disease” means a progressive degenerative disease of the brain that leads to dementia, and is characterized by the finding of unusual helical protein filaments in nerve cells of the brain;(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of he…

(a) As used in this section, “firearm injury” means serious bodily injury or death inflicted upon an individual as a result of the discharge of a firearm by the individual or by another person. (b) By August 1, 2025, and by each August 1 thereafter, the department of health shall…

(a) The department of health in consultation with the department of commerce and insurance shall produce informational material on living organ donation to educate the public on the:(1) Benefits and risks of living organ donation; and(2) Impact of living organ donation on the acc…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Act.”

(a) The general assembly finds the following:(1) Osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease, is a major public health problem that poses a threat to the health and quality of life to as many as twenty-five million (25,000,000) Americans;(2) The one million five hundred thousand (1,500…

(a) The commissioner of health may:(1) Assure adequate staffing for implementation of the osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program;(2) Assure appropriate training for osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program staff;(3) Identify the appropriate entitie…

(a) The commissioner may accept grants, services and property from the federal government, foundations, organizations, medical schools and other entities as may be available for the purposes of fulfilling the obligations of this program. (b) The commissioner shall seek any federa…

(a) When legislation is enacted by the general assembly that requires a board administratively attached to the department to promulgate rules in a prescribed period of time, the board retains the exclusive authority to promulgate the rules until sixty (60) days before the effecti…

The department of health shall make available and require educational materials on blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman who receives vouchers for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children. The department of health shall also provide the woman…

The general assembly declares that the activities and program specified in this part have been proven effective in Tennessee and the nation as means to recruit individuals from rural and urban underserved communities to enter primary health care professions and to choose to pract…

The general assembly further finds and declares the state financial support for AHEC activities within Tennessee is an essential criterion of the federal government in determining the eligibility for continued federal financial support. The intent of the federal government is tha…

There is established the AHEC programs of Tennessee. For administration purposes only, the AHEC programs shall be attached to the department of health. The mission of the AHEC programs shall be to use educational interventions through community academic partnerships. The AHEC pro…

(1) The mission of the AHEC programs of Tennessee shall be accomplished by:(1) Enhancement of programs to recruit primary, secondary and postsecondary students into primary health care professions;(2) Enhancement of programs designed to recruit health professions students and pri…

(a) In order to effectuate §§ 68-1-1603 and 68-1-1604, Meharry Medical College, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, shall be charged to initiate or further develop programs designed in this part through individual AHEC programs inclusive of …

(a) In order to effectuate § 68-1-1604(1), the AHEC programs of Meharry Medical College, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, with funding from this part, shall collaboratively develop a health careers manual targeted at the youth of Tennesse…

(a) In order to effectuate § 68-1-1604(2), the AHEC programs of Meharry Medical College, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, may maintain and enhance existing programs and develop new community-based education and training programs for healt…

(a) In order to effectuate § 68-1-1604(3), the AHEC programs of Meharry Medical College, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, shall develop and present professional development programs that address the local needs of primary health care prof…

To promote wellness and reduce health care costs in Tennessee's rural and urban underserved communities, the AHEC programs at Meharry Medical College, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, shall develop consumer health promotion programs. The …

The AHEC programs of Meharry Medical College, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, Memphis, shall individually report to the department of health on an annual basis.

The activities and programs authorized by this part shall not duplicate other services, programs, or activities provided by any department, board, commission, or other governmental authority or entity of government.

Any income generated as a result of programs or activities authorized by this part shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year, but shall be maintained by the individual AHEC programs at Meharry Medical College, East Tennessee State University, and the Univ…

(a) The appropriation provided for the AHEC program in any fiscal year shall be as set in the general appropriations act. (b) For fiscal years beginning on and after July 1, 1998, funds appropriated for the individual AHEC programs shall be allocated as follows:(1) Sixteen and si…

The commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.