{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-1-1201","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-1-1201","heading":"Creation.","body":"(a) There is created within the department of health the Tennessee public school nurse program.\n(b) The chief medical officer for the state, appointed pursuant to § 68-1-102(c), shall serve as executive director of the program.\n(c) In order to attain the highest level of school attendance, to promote excellence of academic performance and achievement, and to significantly reduce school dropout rates, the executive director, acting through the program, shall strive to improve and safeguard the physical and mental health and well-being of the student population of Tennessee's public schools.","path":["Title 68 Health, Safety and Environmental Protection","Chapter 1 Department of Health","Part 12 Public School Nurse Program"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.68.odt","current_through":"2021-05-21","vintage":"Tennessee Code Release 76 (2021-05), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:57:36Z","sha256":"867e6532fdd7f947733c7c336773f0aabba83b2649590a5ce3b7b2e6d7d8a6a8","source_id":"us-tn","stale":true,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-1-1103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-1-1202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}