As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-34-102

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of health. See Tennessee Code 68-34-102
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-34-102
  • Physician: means any doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy duly licensed to practice such physician's profession in Tennessee or the state in which such physician resides and lawfully practices such physician's profession. See Tennessee Code 68-34-102
  • 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
(2) “Contraceptive procedures” means any medically accepted procedure designed to prevent conception;
(3) “Contraceptive supplies” means those medically approved items designed to prevent conception through chemical, mechanical or other means;
(4) “Department” means the department of health; and
(5) “Physician” means any doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy duly licensed to practice such physician‘s profession in Tennessee or the state in which such physician resides and lawfully practices such physician’s profession.
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