Tennessee § 63-6-601 - Part definitions.
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§ 63-6-601. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Entity” or “health care entity” means and includes a health care facility and an agency, company or health care professional, other than the referring physician, providing health care services; “Health care facility” means and includes any real property or equipment of a health care institution as that term is defined in § 68-11-1602; “Health care service” means and includes a diagnostic, treatment, therapy or rehabilitation service. Acts 1993, ch. 408, § 2. Law Reviews. The Brief Life of the Gag Clause: Why Anti-Gag Clause Legislation Isn't Enough, 67 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1999). Attorney General Opinions. A pharmacy falls within the definition of a “health care entity” as that term is defined in T.C.A. § 63-6-601 . OAG 14-100, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 103 (10/31/14).
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