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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Chapter 10 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
§ 68-10-106. Quarantine of Infected Persons
Universal Citation: TN Code § 68-10-106 (2021)
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- No one but a state, municipal, district or county health officer or such officer's duly authorized representative shall establish and terminate quarantine of persons infected with STDs.
- A decision to establish or terminate quarantine shall be based upon the judgment of the state, municipal, district or county health officer or such officer's duly authorized representative, considering available medical and epidemiological information concerning the STD diagnosis, modes of transmission, available treatment, and the necessity of the protection of the public health.
- It is the duty of the commissioner to set up the clinical and laboratory criteria necessary for the guidance of health officers in the performance of their duties as outlined in this section.
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