§ 68-10-101 Chapter definitions
§ 68-10-102 Notice to health officer of name and address of diseased person exposing others to infection
§ 68-10-103 Printed instructions given patients
§ 68-10-104 Officers to examine suspected persons and require treatment – Sources of infection to be investigated
§ 68-10-105 Infected persons isolated or quarantined to specified area
§ 68-10-106 Quarantine of infected persons
§ 68-10-107 Exposure of others by infected person
§ 68-10-108 Places for detention of infected persons
§ 68-10-109 Rules and bylaws for control of sexually transmitted diseases
§ 68-10-110 Arrest and temporary commitment for treatment authorized – Hearing – Examination – Appeal
§ 68-10-111 Violation of chapter – Penalty
§ 68-10-112 Reports of physicians and health officers
§ 68-10-113 Confidentiality of records and information
§ 68-10-114 Knowledge of governmental persons regarding records
§ 68-10-115 Immunity from liability for informing person of potential HIV infection
§ 68-10-116 Exposure of officers, emergency personnel or employees of Tennessee bureau of investigation’s crime laboratories to hepatitis or HIV virus – Testing of blood or body fluids
§ 68-10-117 Possible exposure of emergency workers to airborne or bloodborne diseases – Testing
§ 68-10-118 AIDS Centers of Excellence established – Committee membership – Terms – Compensation and reimbursement

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 68 > HEALTH > Chapter 10 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 68-10-101
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 68-10-101
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Forms: means the certificates that are authorized, prepared and distributed by the department to carry out this chapter. See Tennessee Code 68-10-101
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • 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
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Test: means a test approved by the department to determine possible infection with STDs. See Tennessee Code 68-10-101
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105