{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-15-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-15-102","heading":"Chapter definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) \"Committee\" means the doula services advisory committee;\n(2) \"Community-based doula\" means a doula who serves pregnant women in a community in this state with a high rate of maternal or infant mortality and morbidity, and whose services are tailored to the specific needs of that community;\n(3) \"Department\" means the department of health;\n(4) \"Doula\" means a birth worker who provides child birth education, advocacy, and physical, emotional, and nonmedical support for pregnant and postpartum women before, during, and after childbirth and loss;\n(5) \"Doula services\" means at least three (3) prenatal appointments, continuous labor support during birth, and at least three (3) postpartum appointments with a pregnant woman; and\n(6) \"Postpartum\" means the twelve-month period immediately following childbirth.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"9935fb06670c3e27a8bc934946bfa67269a15b652d15496e8b2ae2e0a49deca4","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-15-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-15-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}