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Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-223: Prenatal and peripartum care for minors

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  1. TN Code
  2. Title 63
  3. Chapter 6

(a) Any person licensed to practice medicine, including those persons rendering service pursuant to § 63-6-204 , may, for the purpose of providing prenatal care, examine, diagnose and treat a minor without the knowledge or consent of the parents or legal guardian of the minor and shall incur no civil or criminal liability in connection therewith except for negligence.

(b) Any person licensed to practice medicine, including those persons rendering service pursuant to § 63-6-204 , may, for the purpose of providing peripartum care, which may include providing peripartum analgesia, examine, diagnose, and treat a minor who is at least fourteen (14) years of age without the knowledge or consent of the parents or legal guardian of the minor and shall incur no civil or criminal liability in connection therewith except for negligence.

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