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TN Code § 68-3-511 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 5 - Deaths|§ 68-3-511. Death Determination and Pronouncement by Registered Nurse

 A registered nurse may make the actual determination and pronouncement of death under the following circumstances:    The deceased was suffering from a terminal illness;   Death was anticipated, and the attending physician or the hospice medical director has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The agreement by the attending physician or hospice medical director must be present and with the deceased at the place of death;   Prior to death, the deceased had been receiving the services of a Medicare certified hospice program licensed by the state;   The nurse is licensed by the state; and   The nurse is employed by the attending hospice program;      The deceased was a resident of a nursing home;   Death was anticipated, and the attending physician or nursing home medical director has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The agreement by the attending physician or nursing home medical director must be present and with the deceased at the place of death;   The nurse is licensed by the state; and   The nurse is employed by the nursing home in which the deceased resided;      The deceased was receiving the services of a licensed home care organization;   Death was anticipated, and the attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of death;   The nurse is licensed by the state; and   The nurse is employed by the home care organization providing services to the deceased;      The deceased was a patient at a hospital as defined by § 68-11-201;   Death was anticipated, and the attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of death;   The nurse is licensed by the state; and   The nurse is employed by the hospital providing services to the deceased;      The deceased was receiving the services of a program for all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) that is a permanent medicare provider as approved by the centers for medicare and medicaid services;   Death was anticipated, and the attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of death;   The nurse is licensed by the state; and   The nurse is employed by a program described in subdivision (5)(A); and      The deceased was a resident of an assisted-care living facility;   Death was anticipated, and the attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The agreement by the attending physician must be present and with the deceased at the place of death;   The nurse is licensed by the state; and   The nurse is employed by the assisted-care living facility in which the deceased resided.
TN Code § 68-3-512 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 5 - Deaths|§ 68-3-512. Death Determination and Pronouncement by Physician Assistant

 The determination and pronouncement of death may be made by a physician assistant licensed under title 63, chapter 19, part 1, so long as this task is expressly included in the written protocol developed jointly by the physician assistant and the collaborating physician setting forth the range of services that may be performed by that physician assistant.
TN Code § 68-3-513 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 5 - Deaths|§ 68-3-513. Immunity From Civil Suit

 Any physician who in good faith complies with § 68-3-502(c)-(g) shall be immune from civil suit for damages.
TN Code § 68-3-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-601. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016.”
TN Code § 68-3-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-602. Findings — Definitions

  The general assembly finds that:  Maternal deaths are a serious public health concern and have a tremendous family and societal impact;   Maternal deaths are significantly underestimated and inadequately documented, preventing efforts to identify and reduce or eliminate the causes of death;   No processes exist in this state for the confidential identification, investigation, or dissemination of findings regarding maternal deaths;   The centers for disease control and prevention has determined that maternal deaths should be investigated through state-based maternal mortality reviews in order to institute the systemic changes needed to decrease maternal mortality; and   There is a need to establish a program to review maternal deaths and to develop strategies for the prevention of maternal deaths in this state.     As used in this part:  “Department” means the department of health;   “Maternal death” or “maternal mortality” means a:  Pregnancy-associated death;   Pregnancy-related death; or   Pregnancy-associated but not a pregnancy-related death;     “Pregnancy-associated death” means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one (1) year of the end of her pregnancy, irrespective of the cause of death and regardless of the duration or site of the pregnancy;   “Pregnancy-associated, but not pregnancy-related death” means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one (1) year following the end of pregnancy, due to a cause unrelated to the pregnancy; and   “Pregnancy-related death” means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one (1) year of the end of her pregnancy, regardless of the duration or site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes.
TN Code § 68-3-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-603. Maternal Mortality Review Program

 The commissioner of health is authorized to create the Tennessee maternal mortality review program. The intent of the Tennessee maternal mortality review program is to identify and address the factors contributing to poor pregnancy outcomes for women and facilitate state systems changes to improve the health of women before, during and after pregnancy.
TN Code § 68-3-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-604. Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Team

 There is created the Tennessee maternal mortality review and prevention team, otherwise known as the state team. For administrative purposes only, the state team shall be attached to the department of health.
TN Code § 68-3-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-605. Composition of State Team

 The composition of the state team shall include:   The commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;   The state maternal and child health director or the director's designee;   A physician licensed or certified under title 63, chapter 6 or 9, with training in obstetrics;   A physician licensed or certified under title 63, chapter 6 or 9, with training in neonatology;   A hospital-based nurse with experience in obstetrics, labor and delivery, postpartum, or maternity care;   The chief medical examiner or the examiner's designee;   The chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate, or the chair's designee;   The chair of the health committee of the house of representatives, or the chair's designee; and   Additional members as determined by the department, including representatives from multiple disciplines and relevant community-based organizations as necessary to fulfill the intent of this part.
TN Code § 68-3-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-606. Voting Members — Vacancies

 All members of the state team shall be voting members. All vacancies shall be filled by the appointing or designating authority in accordance with the rules promulgated under § 68-3-612.
TN Code § 68-3-607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-607. Duties of State Team

 The state team shall:   Review maternal deaths according to rules established under this part;   Make determinations regarding the preventability of maternal deaths;   Report at least annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning the state team's activities and its recommendations for changes to any law, rule, or policy that would promote the safety and well-being of women and prevention of maternal deaths; and   Undertake annual statistical studies of the incidents and causes of maternal mortality in this state and disseminate findings and recommendations to policy makers, healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and the general public.
TN Code § 68-3-609 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-609. Staff or Consultants

 To the extent of funds available, the state team may hire staff or consultants to assist the state team in completing their duties.
TN Code § 68-3-610 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-610. Immunity

 A person or facility acting in good faith in compliance with this part shall be immune from civil and criminal liability arising from such action.
TN Code § 68-3-611 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-611. Maternal Death Investigations and Reviews

 Nothing in this part shall preclude any maternal death investigations or reviews to the extent authorized by any other law.
TN Code § 68-3-612 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 6 - Maternal Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2016|§ 68-3-612. Promulgation of Rules

 The commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate such rules, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, as are necessary to carry out the intent of this part. The rules authorized pursuant to this section may address, but not be limited to, the following:   The procedures by which healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and other parties identify and report maternal deaths to the department or as directed by the department;   The protocols, procedures, methods, manner, and extent of all investigations and reviews; and   The manner in and extent to which information shall be disseminated in accordance with the intent of this part.
TN Code § 68-3-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 7 - Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]|§ 68-3-701. Short Title. [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Suicide Prevention Act of 2018.”
TN Code § 68-3-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 7 - Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]|§ 68-3-702. Part Definitions. [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]

 As used in this part:   “Department” means the department of health;   “Suicide” means a death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with any intent to die because of the result of the behavior; and   “Suicide mortality” means the number of deaths within this state and the proportion of those deaths to the number of total deaths over the course of a year.
TN Code § 68-3-703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977|Part 7 - Suicide Prevention Act of 2018 [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]|§ 68-3-703. Suicide Prevention Program. [Effective Until June 30, 2021.]

  The commissioner of health is authorized to create the Tennessee suicide prevention program.   The department shall establish a team that shall:  Compile existing data on suicide deaths;   Review existing resources and programs related to suicide prevention;   Identify evidence-based or promising practices related to the prevention of suicide;   Convene relevant stakeholders to review existing data and existing programs and resources and identify opportunities to improve data collection and analysis and programming; and   Submit a report to the general assembly no later than June 30, 2020, recommending any necessary programs or policies to prevent suicide deaths in this state.
TN Code § 68-5-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-101. Notice to Be Given of Communicable Diseases in a Household

 Whenever any case of communicable disease exists, except it shall not embrace any venereal disease, such as gonorrhea or syphilis, or is even suspected to exist in any household, it is the duty of the head of the household, or any other person in the household possessing knowledge of the facts, immediately to notify the municipal or county health authorities of the town or county in which the disease or diseases exist or may be supposed to exist.
TN Code § 68-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-102. Required Notifications Regarding Diagnosed Communicable and Other Disease and Related Deaths

 Whenever any physician, surgeon or practitioner of medicine knows or suspects that any person whom the physician, surgeon or practitioner of medicine has been called to visit, or who has been brought to the physician, surgeon or practitioner of medicine for examination, or any other suspicious information received relative thereto, is infected, or even so suspected, with any communicable disease, except venereal disease, such physician, surgeon or practitioner of medicine shall immediately notify the health authorities of the town or county in which the diseased person or persons are found. In the event of the death of such person, the physician, surgeon or practitioner of medicine shall also notify, or cause to be notified, at the time of delivery, the person to whom the body is delivered of the known or suspected communicable, contagious or infectious disease, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), so that the necessary and proper precautions can be taken in the handling, preparation for disposition or disposition of the body.
TN Code § 68-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-103. City or County Health Authorities to Carry Out Rules and Regulations of Department

 It is the duty of all municipal or county health authorities, without delay, upon receiving the notice pursuant to § 68-5-102 immediately to proceed to carry out such rules and regulations as the department of health may prescribe, having for their object the prevention and restrictions of such disease or diseases.
TN Code § 68-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-104. Quarantine — Penalty for Escape

   It is the duty of the local health authorities, on receipt of a report of a case, or suspected case, of disease declared to be communicable, contagious, or one which has been declared by the commissioner of health to be subject to isolation or quarantine, to confirm or establish the diagnosis, to determine the source or cause of the disease and to take such steps as may be necessary to isolate or quarantine the case or premise upon which the case, cause or source may be found, as may be required by the rules and regulations of the state department of health.   The commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate and publish such rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent the spread of contagious or communicable diseases in order to protect the public health and welfare.     Any person isolated or quarantined in accordance with any statute or rule or regulation promulgated and published in accordance with statutes relating to isolation or quarantine, who willfully escapes from such isolation or quarantine, commits a Class B misdemeanor.   Whenever any one of the local health authorities, either municipal or county as the case may be, isolates, quarantines or placards any person or house for communicable diseases, it is the duty of the health official to deliver or cause to be delivered to the head of the household a copy of this law or such portion of this law as may pertain to the particular case under consideration.
TN Code § 68-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-105. Establishment of Clinics for Vaccinations

  It is the duty of each county board of health to establish one (1) or more clinics in each county for the purpose of providing vaccinations or inoculations, or both, to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases in the county. Each county board of health shall follow the recommendations of the state department of health as to the procedures necessary to provide immunity for each disease for which an immunizing agent is available and supplied by the department. No restriction shall be applied as to the eligibility of any person to receive an immunizing agent supplied by the department, except the restrictions that may be included in the recommendations of the department.   If any county board of health fails or refuses to carry out this section, the department is authorized to make provision for these services, and the cost of these services shall be paid from the joint budget of the local full time public health service cooperating with the department. In the event no local full-time public health service exists, the cost of these vaccination or inoculation services shall be paid from any grant-in-aid funds available to the county under § 68-2-901.   It is the legislative intent of this section to establish through the department, on a statewide basis, a uniform minimum vaccination and immunization program. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting county boards of health established and operating in accordance with chapter 2 of this title, or their counterparts in office established under private acts, from adopting and enforcing such regulations as may be reasonable and necessary to prevent the introduction of, or to arrest the progress of, communicable diseases within their jurisdictions.   Any vaccination or inoculation required for international travel that is provided by a public clinic shall be available to a person residing outside the county but within the state in which the clinic is located at the same cost as charged to individuals residing within the county where the clinic is located, when the vaccination or inoculation is unavailable at a public clinic in the person's home county. This subsection (d) shall not apply in any county having a population of not less than two hundred eighty-five thousand (285,000) nor more than two hundred eighty-six thousand (286,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
TN Code § 68-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-106. Refusal of Vaccination — Physician Giving Fraudulent Certificate — Penalty

  Every person who refuses to be vaccinated or prevents a person under such person's care and control from being vaccinated on application being made by the health officer or board of health or by a physician employed by the health officer or board of health for that purpose, unless in the written opinion of another physician it would not be prudent on account of sickness, commits a Class C misdemeanor.   Any physician fraudulently giving a certificate of sickness or of vaccination to prevent vaccination commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 68-5-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-107. Reports of City and County Boards to Department

 It is the duty of each city or county board of health to make such reports, including special reports within their jurisdiction, as the state department of health may require, in such manner, form and times as may be set out in the rules and regulations of the department.
TN Code § 68-5-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-108. Violations — Penalties

  Any person mentioned in this part, unless the penalty is prescribed in this part, who willfully neglects or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this part, commits a Class C misdemeanor. Upon complaint from any health authority, it is the duty of the district attorney general to prosecute the violation of this part.   Any person having reason at the time to believe that such person is afflicted with any contagious disease who voluntarily goes upon any public highway or street, or to any place at which people are accustomed to collect or assemble, or who enters or goes on board any steamboat, railroad car or other public conveyance, or any person who knowingly aids or assists anyone thus to offend, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 68-5-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 68-5-109. Failure of Local Board to Carry Out Provisions

 Whenever a local board or department of health, either municipal or county, willfully neglects or refuses to comply with this part, and it is apparent that an epidemic of a communicable disease is threatened to invade other municipalities or counties, it then becomes the duty of the state department of health to carry out this part in such municipality or county, as the case may be, and the necessary expense incurred by the department of health in carrying out these provisions shall be paid by the respective municipality or county, as the case may be, to the commissioner of finance and administration, and the commissioner shall place the payment to the credit of the department.