The commissioner is authorized to adopt, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to:

(1) Enable the department to carry out this chapter for the control of tuberculosis;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-9-104

  • Approved hospitals: means hospitals approved by the commissioner as having adequate facilities and staff for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. See Tennessee Code 68-9-103
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of health or the commissioner's duly authorized representative. See Tennessee Code 68-9-103
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-9-103
  • 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
  • Tuberculosis: means a disease caused by the human tubercle bacillus, whether infectious or noninfectious. See Tennessee Code 68-9-103
(2) Establish criteria for the admission of patients to approved hospitals, and for the proper hospital and out-patient care for these patients; and
(3) Establish procedures for the reporting of tuberculosis and for isolating and quarantining those persons infected with tuberculosis who have been determined by the commissioner or by a state, district, county or municipal health officer to be contagious.
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