Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-3-702: Part definitions. [Effective until June 30, 2021.]

As used in this part:

(1) “Department” means the department of health;

(2) “Suicide” means a death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with any intent to die because of the result of the behavior; and

(3) “Suicide mortality” means the number of deaths within this state and the proportion of those deaths to the number of total deaths over the course of a year.