Tennessee § 63-6-223 - Prenatal and peripartum care for minors.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-6-223 — Prenatal and peripartum care for minors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-6-223. Prenatal and peripartum care for minors.
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. 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. Acts 1986, ch. 581, § 1; T.C.A., § 63-6-224 ; Acts 2017, ch. 138, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former § 63-6-223 was transferred to § 63-6-224 . Amendments. The 2017 amendment added (b). Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 138, § 2. July 1, 2017. Cross-References. Emergency treatment of minors, § 63-6-222 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63-6-223 ("Prenatal and peripartum care for minors.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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