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TN Code § 68-1-2405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 1 - Department of Health|Part 24 - Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act|§ 68-1-2405. Health Care and Services Facility to Assist With Program

  The commissioner of health shall select the national service organization of the Nurse-Family Partnership program as the health care and services facility with the knowledge and experience necessary to assist the department in selecting entities from among the applications, if any, submitted pursuant to § 68-1-2406 and in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the program in communities throughout the state.   The health care and services facility shall monitor the administration of the program by the selected entities to ensure that the program is implemented according to the program training requirements, program protocols, program management information systems, and program evaluation requirements established by the department. The health care and services facility shall evaluate the overall implementation of the program and include the evaluation, along with any recommendations concerning the selected entities or changes in the program training requirements, program protocols, program management information systems, or program evaluation requirements, in the annual report submitted to the department pursuant to § 68-1-2408.   The department shall compensate the health care and services facility for the costs incurred in performing its duties under this part. The compensation shall be included in the actual costs incurred by the department in administering the program and paid out of the amount allocated to the department for administrative costs.
TN Code § 68-1-2406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 1 - Department of Health|Part 24 - Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act|§ 68-1-2406. Application to Administer Program

  Any entity that seeks to administer the program in a community pursuant to any competitive bidding process shall submit an application to the department. At a minimum, the application shall specify the basic elements and procedures that the entity shall use in administering the program. Basic program elements shall include, but are not limited to, the following:  The specific training to be received by each nurse employed by the entity to provide home nursing services through the program;   The protocols to be followed by the entity in administering the program;   The management information system to be used by the entity in administering the program;   The reporting and evaluation system to be used by the entity in measuring the effectiveness of the program in assisting low-income, first-time mothers; and   An annual report to both the health care and services facility and the community in which the entity administers the program that reports on the effectiveness within the community and is written in a manner that is understandable for both the health care and services facility and members of the community.     Any program application submitted pursuant to this section shall demonstrate strong, bipartisan public support for and a long-term commitment to operation of the program in the community.   The department shall initially review any applications received pursuant to this section and submit to the health care and services facility for review those applications that include the basic program elements. Following its review, the health care and services facility shall submit to the department the name of the entity or entities that the health care and services facility recommends to administer the program.
TN Code § 68-1-2407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 1 - Department of Health|Part 24 - Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act|§ 68-1-2407. Selection of Entities Recommended by the Health Care and Services Facility — Grants — Creation of Fund

  The department shall select the entities that will administer the program.    The entity or entities selected to operate the program shall receive grants in amounts specified by the department. The grants may include operating costs, including, but not limited to, development of the information management system, necessary to administer the program. The number of entities selected and the number of communities in which the program shall be implemented shall be determined by moneys available in the nurse home visitor program fund created in subdivision (b)(2).   Grants awarded pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) shall be payable from the nurse home visitor program fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The nurse home visitor program fund, referred to in this section as the fund, shall consist of moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly from general revenue and moneys received from the federal government. Any revenues or moneys deposited in the fund shall remain in the fund until expended for purposes consistent with this part and shall not revert to the general fund on any June 30. In addition, the state treasurer may credit to the fund any public or private gifts, grants, or donations received by the department for implementation of the program. The fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for grants to entities for operation of the program. Notwithstanding any other law, all interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
TN Code § 68-1-2408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 1 - Department of Health|Part 24 - Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act|§ 68-1-2408. Program Oversight — Reporting

 Entities receiving grants shall report to the health care and services facility as often as the department determines to be beneficial to program oversight. The health care and services facility shall report to the department as often as the department determines to be beneficial to program oversight, but at least annually. The department shall report in writing on an annual basis to the general assembly.
TN Code § 68-2-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-602. Violations of Rules and Regulations of County Board — Penalty

 Any person who violates a county board of health regulation commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 68-2-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-603. Establishment of County Health Department — County Health Director — County Health Officer

   Each county shall establish a county health department which shall be headed by, and under the immediate direction of, a county health director.   The county health director shall be appointed by the commissioner of health or by the commissioner's designee, act as the administrative officer of the county health department, take actions and make determinations necessary to properly execute the state department of health's programs, and adequately enforce the rules and regulations established by the commissioner and the county board of health.   The county health director shall be a health professional who possesses the necessary education and experience in public health administration as determined by the state department of health and approved by the department of human resources.   The county health director shall have compensation paid, all or in part, by the state department of health.   If the county health director is a qualified physician, such county health director may also serve as a county health officer.   If the commissioner appoints a county health director pursuant to this subsection (a), the appointment shall be made by the commissioner in concurrence with the county mayor of the county for which the appointment is made.     It is the county health director's duty to enforce the regulations of the county board of health and the state department of health in counties which fail to establish a board of health.   The commissioner may appoint a county health officer responsible for providing medical direction including medical enforcement actions. The county health officer shall be a graduate doctor of medicine or osteopathy, schooled and experienced in public health work and licensed to practice in the state of Tennessee. The county health officer shall have compensation paid, all or in part, by the state department of health.   Any person who undertakes to hold the position of county health officer without being qualified as provided in this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.   In the absence of a duly-appointed county health officer, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall appoint a physician who shall provide medical direction, including the authority outlined in § 68-2-609.   In the absence of an epidemic or immediate threat of an epidemic, any person who shall file with the county board of health a signed, written statement that a specific regulation pertaining to personal medical treatment conflicts with the person's religious tenets and practices, affirmed under penalty of perjury, shall be exempted from the regulation.
TN Code § 68-2-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-604. Office Facilities for County Department of Health — Appropriations

  The county legislative body is required to provide necessary office facilities, and to appropriate money necessary for the maintenance of the county health department.   The state department of health may participate with the county in the cost of construction and renovation of county health department facilities, subject to availability of state funds.
TN Code § 68-2-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-605. Municipal Maintenance of County Health Departments — Taxes

 Municipalities located in counties establishing county health departments are empowered to cooperate in the maintenance of county health departments, and to have the county health departments serve as departments for the municipalities, and are authorized to incur the expenses necessary for their proportionate part in the establishment and maintenance of the county health departments, and to levy and collect taxes upon all of the property within the jurisdiction of the municipalities, as may be necessary to meet and pay the expenses.
TN Code § 68-2-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-606. Private Acts Continue in Effect

 All private acts relative to county boards of health or county health departments, in effect on July 1, 1985, shall remain in effect.
TN Code § 68-2-607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-607. Contracts and Gifts

  County health departments may enter into agreements, contracts or arrangements with governmental entities or other persons as necessary or appropriate to assist the county health department in carrying out its duties and functions, unless otherwise prohibited by law, and in accordance with the law, rules and procedures of this state and the local governing entity.    County health departments may accept gifts, grants, bequests and other donations for use in performing the county health department's programs.   Funds or property accepted shall be used as directed by its donor and in accordance with the law, rules and procedures of this state and the local governing entity.
TN Code § 68-2-608 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-608. Administrative Orders and Judicial Remedies of County Health Director

   Whenever it appears to the county health director that a condition or activity exists or is threatened that may violate the laws, regulations, resolutions, ordinances, permits or licenses that are within the enforcement responsibility of the county health director, the county health director may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, issue an order for any of the following:  Cessation of the activity;   Correction of the condition or activity;   Removal of the condition in whole or in part;   Revocation, suspension or imposition of conditions on a license or permit; or   Abatement of a nuisance that involves a violation of the health laws of the state and that can be reasonably expected to adversely affect the health of the public.     Any person served with an order pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) shall immediately comply with the order at the person's own expense.     Whenever a condition or activity exists or is threatened that, in the opinion of the county health director, causes or threatens an imminent or immediate danger to the public health under circumstances in which an opportunity for prior hearing might further seriously endanger the health of the public, the county health director may issue an order requiring the actions listed in subdivision (a)(1). The person to whom the order is addressed shall immediately comply with the order. However, such person shall be provided an opportunity for a hearing as promptly as is reasonable under the circumstances.   The county health director may petition the appropriate chancery court for injunctive relief and any other remedy available at law or equity as necessary to enforce an order issued pursuant to this section, or to otherwise require compliance with the laws, regulations, resolutions, ordinances, permits or licenses that are within the enforcement responsibility of the county health director. It shall not be necessary that an order be issued prior to seeking relief in chancery court. The court shall have the power to assess the cost of corrective measures against any and all persons failing to comply with the order.
TN Code § 68-2-609 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-609. Orders of County Health Officer

 The county health officer is empowered to order:   The quarantine of any place or person, if the county health officer finds that quarantine is necessary to protect the public health from an epidemic;   The closure of any public establishment, facility or building if the county health officer finds unsanitary conditions of such a nature and extent to significantly threaten the public health; or   The closure of any public establishment, facility or building, if the county health officer is otherwise authorized by law to take that action.
TN Code § 68-2-610 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 6 - County Health Departments|§ 68-2-610. Fees for Vector Control

  In any county having a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, that has a health department operating an urban and rural sanitation program to prevent or reduce the transmission of vector borne disease, the county legislative body is authorized to establish a vector control fee, which may be assessed and collected from each rate payer in the county. This fee shall not exceed one dollar ($1.00) per rate payer per month and shall be used exclusively by the county for the operation of the program to prevent or reduce the transmission of vector borne disease. In any such county with multiple utilities, the fee shall be assessed by only one (1) utility as determined by the county legislative body.   The county providing the service is authorized to enter into a contract for the collection of the vector control fees, or to bill and collect vector control fees as a designated item on its utility bill, with:  Any public or private corporation or municipal utilities board or commission operating a water, gas or electric system, other than an electric cooperative incorporated under the Rural Electric and Community Services Cooperative Act, compiled in title 65, chapter 25, part 2 in the area in which vector control services are provided; or   Any other city, town or utility district.
TN Code § 68-2-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 7 - District Health Departments|§ 68-2-701. Joint District Health Departments — Powers and Duties — Municipal Support

  Two (2) or more contiguous counties may, by resolution duly approved by a majority vote of each respective county legislative body, combine and contract, each with the other, for the purpose of forming a district health department, having all the powers, responsibilities and duties conferred upon county health departments by the provisions and statutes prescribing these powers, duties and responsibilities, where the combination can be economically administered as determined by the commissioner of health.   Municipalities in any component county of the health district are authorized to cooperate in the support of the district health department through the county government of the component county, and to enter into an agreement with the county by which the district health department shall also serve as the health department for the municipality.
TN Code § 68-2-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 7 - District Health Departments|§ 68-2-702. Joint District Board of Health Created — Members

  There may be created for the health district so formed, a joint district board of health consisting of the county mayor, the county director of schools, and one (1) physician, licensed to practice in Tennessee from each county of the district. The physician member from each county shall be nominated by the medical society and elected by the county legislative body of the county in which the physician member resides. In counties operating under a county council or commission form of government, the chair of the county council or commission shall serve as a member of the district board of health.   A district board of health shall be considered duly constituted and empowered as soon as the several physician members from the respective counties have been elected by the respective county legislative bodies.
TN Code § 68-2-703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 7 - District Health Departments|§ 68-2-703. District Health Director — District Health Officer

  District health departments shall be headed by, and under the immediate direction of, a district health director, who shall be appointed by the commissioner of health.   The district health director shall act as the administrative officer of the district health department and shall take actions and make determinations necessary to properly execute the state department of health's programs and adequately enforce the rules and regulations established by the commissioner and the district board of health.   The commissioner may also appoint a district health officer responsible for providing medical direction including medical enforcement actions.
TN Code § 68-2-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 7 - District Health Departments|§ 68-2-704. Qualifications of District Health Director and District Health Officer — Powers and Duties

  The district health director shall be a health professional who possesses the necessary education and experience in public health administration as determined by the state department of health and approved by the department of human resources. If the district health director is a qualified physician, the district health director may also serve as district health officer. The district health director shall have compensation paid, all or in part, by the state department of health.   The district health officer shall be a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, schooled and experienced in public health work and licensed to practice in the state of Tennessee. The district health officer shall have compensation paid, all or in part, by the state department of health.   Any person who undertakes to hold the position of district health officer, without being qualified as provided in this section, commits a Class C misdemeanor.   The district health director and district health officer shall have the same responsibilities and powers as the county health director and the county health officer, respectively, as provided in §§ 68-2-603, 68-2-608 and 68-2-609.
TN Code § 68-2-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 7 - District Health Departments|§ 68-2-705. Maintenance of District Health Department — Appropriations by Counties

  The county legislative bodies of counties establishing a district health department are authorized and empowered to appropriate funds necessary for the maintenance of the district health departments and to levy and collect taxes to meet and pay the same.   Each county shall contribute to the maintenance of such district health department, the percentage of contribution by each to be as described in the allocation plans for local health resources, compiled in part 9 of this chapter.
TN Code § 68-2-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 8 - Health Advisory Committee|§ 68-2-801. Health Advisory Committees — Establishment — Members — Powers and Duties

  Health advisory committees may be established to represent counties, districts or regions; however, each county must have at least one (1) representative.   Each health advisory committee established in accordance with § 68-2-601(e) shall function in an advisory capacity. The members of the health advisory committee shall consist of citizen and provider representatives who are residents of the county or district served by the health advisory committee. A citizen representative shall not, at the time of the citizen representative's election, previous to the citizen representative's election, nor during the term of the citizen representative's office, be a health provider or the spouse of a health provider. Citizen members represent major purchasers of health care, as well as social, economic, racial and geographic subpopulations. Provider members represent health professionals, health care institutions, health care insurers, health professional schools and allied health professionals. Members of the health advisory committee serve staggered terms.   Where health advisory committees are established, their role is strictly advisory, and the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee retains enforcement authority.
TN Code § 68-2-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 2 - Local Health Services|Part 8 - Health Advisory Committee|§ 68-2-802. Functions of Health Advisory Committees

 The functions of the health advisory committee shall be to:   Be informed concerning the operations and programs of the health department;   Assist in informing residents of programs and services;   Advise the health director/health officer of community health needs and resources; and   Advise the health director, health officer, county mayors and the county commissions of potential solutions to problems in the delivery of health services, and to recommend policies designed to improve the operation of the health department.