Tennessee Statutes
§ 68-1-1009 — Violations - Penalties - Enforcement
Tennessee § 68-1-1009
JurisdictionTennessee
Title68
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-1-1009 (2026).
Text
(a)Any person receiving information containing the personal identity of any patient, who willfully divulges that identity, except as lawfully provided for in this chapter, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b)It is the duty of the district attorney general to prosecute a suit, based on subsection (a), when requested by the commissioner, the county health officer or local board of health.
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, ch. 85, § 5; 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 68-1-1001
Short title§ 68-1-1002
Part definitions§ 68-1-1006
Confidentiality of data§ 68-1-1008
Tests and supervision of patients prohibited§ 68-1-1009
Violations - Penalties - Enforcement§ 68-1-1011
Annual publishing of reports§ 68-1-103
Rules and regulations - Fees and charges§ 68-1-104
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 68-1-1009, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/68-1-1009.