Rules and Regulations
PROGRAM RULES AND RELEVANT STATUTE(S)
(Note: TCA=Tennessee Code Annotated, USC=United States Code).
Adolescent Health
- TCA 37-3-5, Teenage Pregnancy
- USC Title 42, Chapter 7, Subchapter V, §710, Separate Program for Abstinence Education
- USC Title 42, Chapter 7, Subchapter V, §710 Amended, Restoration of Funding for Abstinence Education
Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening
- USC Title 42, Chapter 6A, Subchapter XIII, §300k, Preventive Health Measures with Respect to Breast and Cervical Cancers
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- TCA 56-7-2368, Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids
- TCA 68-12-1, Treatment of Disabled Children
- TN Rules 1200-11-3
Family Planning
- TCA 68-34-1, Family Planning
- TN Rules 1200-16
- USC Title 42, Chapter 6, Subchapter VIII, §300, Population Research and Family Planning Programs
Child Fatality Review
- TCA 68-1-11, Sudden, Unexplained Child Death
- TN Rules 1200-15-03
- TCA 68-142-1, Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995
- TCA 68-142-2, Tennessee Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Act of 2007
Home Visiting
- TCA 37-3-703, Healthy start pilot project established—Objectives—Evaluation—Required disclosures
- USC Title 42, Chapter 6A, Subchapter II, §254-c8, Healthy Start for Infants
- TCA 68-1-25, TN Nurse Home Visitor Program Act
- TCA 68-1-125, Funds for in-home visiting programs—Emphasis on evidence-based programs—Report on Findings
- USC Title 42, Chapter 7, Subchapter V, §711, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs
Infant Health
- TCA 68-1-8, Care of Newborn Infants
- TCA 68-5-2, Newborn Eye Treatment
Newborn Screening
- TCA 56-7-2508, Insurance Coverage for Hearing Screening
- TCA 68-5-4, Newborn Testing—Metabolic Defects
- TCA 68-5-5, Genetic Testing
- TCA 68-5-9, Early Detection of Hearing Loss
- TN Rules 1200-15-1-1
Women’s Health
- TCA 68-1-18, Office of Women’s Health
REQUIRED LEGISLATIVE REPORTS
Child Fatality
- TCA 68-142-105
Healthy Start
- TCA 37-3-703
Evidence-Based Home Visiting Annual Report
- TCA 68-1-125
Nurse Home Visiting Annual Report
- TCA 68-1-2508
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Children’s Special Services
- TCA 68-12-106
Genetics Advisory Committee
- TCA 68-5-503, Genetics Advisory Committee
Perinatal Advisory Committee
- TCA 68-1-803, Perinatal Advisory Committee
Women’s Health
- TCA 68-1-1804