Tennessee § 68-10-109 - Rules and bylaws for control of sexually transmitted diseases.
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§ 68-10-109. Rules and bylaws for control of sexually transmitted diseases.
The department of health is empowered and directed to make such rules and bylaws for the control of STDs, not in conflict with this chapter, including the reporting of STDs and isolating and quarantining of infected persons, as it may from time to time deem advisable. All rules and bylaws made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be of force and binding upon the state, municipal and county health officers, and all other persons affected by the rules and regulations, and shall have the force and effect of law. Acts 1921, ch. 106, § 10; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 46; Shan. Supp., § 3116a17; Code 1932, § 5822; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-1109. Cross-References. Rules and regulations regarding pregnancy serological tests, § 68-5-606 . Rules and regulations regarding transmission of HIV, § 39-13-108 . Cited: State ex rel. Kennedy v. Head, 182 Tenn. 249, 185 S.W.2d 530, 1945 Tenn. LEXIS 215 (1945).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 68-10-109 ("Rules and bylaws for control of sexually transmitted diseases.") 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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