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2024 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-101 — 68-221-1319)
Health (§§ 68-1-101 — 68-60-101)
Chapter 11 - HEALTH FACILITIES AND RESOURCES (§§ 68-11-101 — 68-11-2308)
Part 18 - TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT (§§ 68-11-1801 — 68-11-1816)
- Section 68-11-1801 - Short title
- Section 68-11-1802 - Part definitions
- Section 68-11-1803 - Oral or written individual instructions - Advance directive for health care - When effective - Decisions based on best interest assessment - Out-of-state directives - Construction
- Section 68-11-1804 - Revocation of the designation of agent - Revocation of advance directive - Spouses as agent - Conflicts
- Section 68-11-1805 - Model forms - Rules and regulations
- Section 68-11-1806 - Designation of surrogate
- Section 68-11-1807 - Requirement to comply with the patient's individual instruction - Order of precedence
- Section 68-11-1808 - Determination of capacity - Compliance by health care provider or institution
- Section 68-11-1809 - Disclosure of medical or other health care information - Compulsory time frame for provision of records
- Section 68-11-1810 - Liability
- Section 68-11-1811 - Violations - Intentional misconduct - Penalties
- Section 68-11-1812 - Presumption of capacity
- Section 68-11-1813 - Copies have same effect as originals
- Section 68-11-1814 - No presumptions created - Death does not constitute suicide, euthanasia, homicide, mercy killing, or assisted suicide
- Section 68-11-1815 - Court jurisdiction
- Section 68-11-1816 - Right of agent to inpatient visitation of principal - Minimum visitation duration - Limitation of visitation prohibited - Principal authority to limit visitation - Exceptions
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