Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) “Custodian” means the warden of a state correctional facility;(2) “Healthcare products” includes:
(A) Feminine hygiene products;(B) Moisturizing soap that is not lye-based;(C) Toothbrushes;(D) Toothpaste; and(E) Any other healthcare product a custodian deems appropriate; and(3) “State correctional facility” means a state facility or state institution that houses an inmate population under the jurisdiction of the department.(b) A custodian shall make healthcare products available to all women incarcerated in a state correctional facility at no cost and in a quantity that is appropriate to the needs of the woman without a medical permit. Custodians shall not require that a woman be diagnosed with an illness to access healthcare products. Custodians shall make healthcare products available in housing units and in the medical area of a state correctional facility.(c) This section does not establish a minimum standard or otherwise create a private right of action concerning the products supplied to a person incarcerated in a state correctional facility.
