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§ 68-5-903 — Newborn infant

Tennessee § 68-5-903
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-5-903 (2026).

Text

Every newborn infant shall be screened for hearing loss in order to prevent the consequences of unidentified hearing loss, unless the parent or parents of the child object on the grounds that the test would conflict with the parent or parents' religious tenets or practices.

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Legislative History

Acts 2008, ch. 768, § 4.

Nearby Sections

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§ 68-1-1001
Short title
§ 68-1-1002
Part definitions
§ 68-1-1003
Purpose of chapter - Reports to department - Format and contents of reports - Persons authorized to have access to patients medical records - Reimbursement - Failure to report or give access to records
§ 68-1-1004
Reports to department - Rules and regulations
§ 68-1-1006
Confidentiality of data
§ 68-1-1007
Liability for release of information - Compliance not violative of confidentiality
§ 68-1-1008
Tests and supervision of patients prohibited
§ 68-1-1009
Violations - Penalties - Enforcement
§ 68-1-101
Department organized into divisions - Expedited issuance of license
§ 68-1-1010
Interstate sharing of information - Confidentiality
§ 68-1-1011
Annual publishing of reports
§ 68-1-102
Commissioner - Deputies - Chief medical officer
§ 68-1-103
Rules and regulations - Fees and charges
§ 68-1-104
Duties of commissioner
§ 68-1-105
Appropriations for health demonstration work
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