Tennessee § 68-10-106 - Quarantine of infected persons.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-10-106 — Quarantine of infected persons., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 68-10-106. Quarantine of infected persons.
No one but a state, municipal, district or county health officer or such officer's duly authorized representative shall establish and terminate quarantine of persons infected with STDs. A decision to establish or terminate quarantine shall be based upon the judgment of the state, municipal, district or county health officer or such officer's duly authorized representative, considering available medical and epidemiological information concerning the STD diagnosis, modes of transmission, available treatment, and the necessity of the protection of the public health. It is the duty of the commissioner to set up the clinical and laboratory criteria necessary for the guidance of health officers in the performance of their duties as outlined in this section. Acts 1921, ch. 106, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 3116a13; Code 1932, § 5818; Acts 1943, ch. 73, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 5818; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-1106; Acts 1988, ch. 695, §§ 1, 4.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 68-10-106 ("Quarantine of infected persons.") 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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