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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Chapter 5 - Prevention of Diseases
Part 9 - Early Detection of Hearing Loss
§ 68-5-903. Newborn Infant
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TN Code § 68-5-903 (2021)
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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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