Tennessee Code 68-3-603 – Maternal mortality review program
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-3-603
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of health. See Tennessee Code 68-3-102
- maternal mortality: means a:
(A) Pregnancy-associated death. See Tennessee Code 68-3-602 - 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
The commissioner of health is authorized to create the Tennessee maternal mortality review program. The intent of the Tennessee maternal mortality review program is to identify and address the factors contributing to poor pregnancy outcomes for women and facilitate state systems changes to improve the health of women before, during and after pregnancy.