Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-9-113

  • 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

The department, with the approval of the governor, has the power and is authorized to adopt such reasonable fiscal policies governing the use and allocation of funds appropriated under provisions of this chapter as may be necessary to enable the state to procure the maximum possible financial and other aid for tuberculosis control purposes from federal and other agencies.