Title 68, Health, Safety and Environmental Protection

This chapter does not prohibit or restrict psychological practice regulated pursuant to title 63, chapter 11; the practice of professional counseling regulated pursuant to title 63, chapter 22; or the practice of social work regulated pursuant to title 63, chapter 23.

(a) A person shall not intentionally recruit, harbor, or transport an unemancipated minor within this state for the purpose of receiving a prohibited medical procedure under this chapter, regardless of where the medical procedure is to be procured. (b) This section does not apply…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Family Planning Act of 1971.”

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;(2) “Contraceptive procedures” means any medically accepted procedure designed to prevent conception;(3) “Contraceptive supplies” means those medically approved …

(1) It is the legislative declaration of the general assembly that:(1) Continuing population growth either causes or aggravates many social, economic and environmental problems, both in this state and in the nation;(2) Contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information, and info…

(1) It is the policy and authority of this state that:(1) All medically acceptable contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information shall be readily and practicably available to each and every person desirous of the same regardless of sex, race, age, income, number of children…

(a) The department is authorized to receive and disburse such funds as may be available to it for family planning programs in accordance with this section. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, any funds that become available to the department for family planning programs, in ex…

The commissioner is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to enable the department to implement this chapter.

Contraceptive supplies and information may be furnished by physicians to any minor who is pregnant, a parent, or married, or who has the consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian, or who has been referred for such service by another physician, a clergy member, a family plan…

It is lawful for any physician or surgeon licensed in this state, when so requested by any person eighteen (18) years of age or over, or less than eighteen (18) years of age if legally married, to perform upon such person a surgical interruption of the vas deferens or fallopian t…

Subject to the rules of law applicable generally to negligence, no physician or surgeon licensed by this state shall be liable civilly or criminally by reason of having performed surgical interruption of vas deferens or fallopian tubes, as the case may be, authorized by this chap…

The general assembly finds, determines and declares that this chapter is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

It is a Class C misdemeanor to threaten, coerce, intimidate or require any person to submit to any surgical procedure authorized by this chapter.

(a) The department of health shall establish a program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from chronic renal disease. (b) This program shall assist persons suffering from chronic renal diseases who require lifesaving care and treatment for such renal disease, but who…

(1) The department shall:(1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this program;(2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases, including dialysis and other m…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designated representative;(2) “Department” means the department of health; and(3) “Hemophilia” means a bleeding tendency resulting from a g…

The department shall establish a program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia. The program shall assist persons who require continuing treatment with blood and blood derivatives to avoid crippling, extensive hospitalization and other effects associated …

(1) The department shall:(1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this program;(2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia, including self-administration, prevention …

The department of health may establish a program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from epilepsy and other seizure disorders. This program shall assist persons suffering from such conditions who require care and treatment for the disease, but who are unable to pay f…

(a) The department of health has the following duties, among others, in order to care for persons suffering from epilepsy and other seizure disorders:(1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this program, with the advice of the [former] epile…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Advisory council” means the traumatic brain injury advisory council established pursuant to this chapter;(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;(3) “Department” means the department of health;(4)…

(a) (1) There is created the traumatic brain injury advisory council established for the purpose of providing recommendations to the department on program and policy issues and concerns regarding health and human services for survivors of TBI.(2) The advisory council shall be com…

(a) In carrying out the purposes of this chapter the advisory council shall advise the TBI coordinator in developing program policies and procedures, make recommendations, and perform such other duties as necessary for implementation of a state-wide plan to assist TBI persons and…

The commissioner shall create a full-time position within the department and designate a person as the TBI coordinator to supervise and coordinate the development, implementation and enhancement of a registry and services system for persons with TBIs and provide sufficient staff …

(a) The TBI coordinator shall:(1) Aggressively seek and obtain funding, on an ongoing basis, from all available sources, including, but not limited to, medicaid waivers and for expansion of the medicaid program, private and federal funds needed to implement new state plans and se…

(a) The commissioner shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who sustain TBI. The purpose of the registry is to:(1) Collect information to facilitate the development of injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs; and(2) Ensure the provision to per…

(a) The commissioner shall design and establish a reporting system which shall require the treating hospital to report to the department within a reasonable period of time after the identification by the treating hospital of a person with TBI. The consent of the injured person sh…

The advisory council shall submit an annual report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate, including, but not limited to, the incidence and status of TBIs in Tennessee, the administration of the office of the TBI…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in addition to any other fines imposed by title 55, chapter 8, for driving a motor vehicle in excess of ten (10) miles over the posted speed limit, there is imposed an additional fine of five dollars ($5.00) for each such violation t…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in addition to any other fines imposed by § 55-10-205, for reckless driving of a motor vehicle, there is imposed an additional fine of thirty dollars ($30.00) for each such violation to be earmarked for and paid into the general fund…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in addition to any other fines imposed by title 55, chapter 50, parts 5 and 6, for driving a motor vehicle while the driver license is cancelled, suspended or revoked, there is imposed an additional fine of fifteen dollars ($15.00) f…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in addition to any other fines imposed by § 55-10-403, for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, marijuana, narcotic drug, or drug producing stimulating effects on the central nervous system prohibited under § 55-10-401, ther…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in addition to any other fines imposed by § 55-10-101, there is imposed an additional fine of fifteen dollars ($ 15.00) for each violation to be earmarked for and paid into the general fund reserve account created by § 68-55-401 for …

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in addition to any other fines imposed by title 55, chapter 10, part 5, for drag racing, there is imposed an additional fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each violation to be earmarked for and paid into the general fund reserv…

There is established a general fund reserve to be allocated by the general appropriations act, which shall be known as the “traumatic brain injury fund,” hereafter referred to as the “fund.” Moneys from the fund may be expended to fund the registry, the TBI coordinator position a…

From the revenues deposited in the traumatic brain injury fund, the department is authorized to provide grants to county and municipal governments and/or not-for-profit organizations for home and community based programs to serve the needs of TBI persons and their families. The d…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Community-based youth athletic activity” or “youth athletic activity” means an athletic activity organized by a city, county, business or nonprofit organization where the majority of the participants are under e…

(a) This section applies to school youth athletic activity. (b) (1) The governing authority of each public and nonpublic elementary school, middle school, junior high school and high school, working through guidance approved by the department of health and communicated through th…

(a) This section applies to community-based youth athletic activity. (b) (1) Any city, county, business or nonprofit organization that organizes a community-based youth athletic activity for which an activity fee is charged, working through guidance from the department of health,…

(a) An individual employed as a surgical technologist must meet one (1) or more of the following requirements:(1) Successfully completed a nationally accredited surgical technology program, and holds and maintains certification as a surgical technologist from a national certifyin…

(a) In addition to individuals identified in § 68-57-101, a person may be employed upon providing sufficient evidence that, prior to May 21, 2007, the person was at any time employed as a surgical technologist for not less than eighteen (18) months in the three (3) years precedin…

The license of a hospital, ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other such entity that violates any provision of this chapter may be subject to penalties imposed by the board for licensing healthcare facilities pursuant to § 68-11-207.

A hospital, ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other such entity may petition the director of health care facilities of the department for a waiver from this chapter if such entity is unable to employ a sufficient number of surgical technologists who meet the requirements o…

(1) For the purposes of this chapter, “surgical technologist” means one who works under supervision to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures. This individual is usually employed by a hospital, medical office, or surgical center and supervised d…

Nothing in this chapter shall limit or prevent health care providers licensed pursuant to title 63 from performing duties in a surgical setting.

A mother has a right to breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be present.