When a birth occurs:

(1) In an institution or en route to an institution, the person in charge of the institution, or that person’s designated representative, shall provide the notice described in § 47-18-2111(m), to the mother, father, or legal guardian of the child; or

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-3-314

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Institution: means any establishment, public or private, that provides inpatient or outpatient medical, surgical or diagnostic care or treatment or nursing, custodial or domiciliary care, or to which persons are committed by law. See Tennessee Code 68-3-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Vital records: means certificates or reports of birth, death, marriage, divorce or annulment and other records related thereto. See Tennessee Code 68-3-102
(2) On a moving conveyance as described in § 68-3-304, the office of vital records shall provide the notice described in § 47-18-2111(m), to the mother, father, or legal guardian of the child in conjunction with any issued certificate of birth.
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