Tennessee § 68-10-111 - Violation of chapter — Penalty.

§ 68-10-111. Violation of chapter — Penalty.

Any health officer or any other persons who fail to perform the duties required of them in this chapter, or violate any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any rule or bylaw promulgated under its authority, commit a Class C misdemeanor. Each violation is a separate offense. Acts 1921, ch. 106, § 12; Shan. Supp., § 3116a19; mod. Code 1932, § 5824; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-1111; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Attorney General Opinions. The district attorney general is not an “appropriate state agency,” under T.C.A. § 68-10-113(3) , to receive health department records regarding a person who has HIV, unless the district attorney general is prosecuting, or is considering prosecuting, an individual under T.C.A. § 39-13-108 or § 68-10-111 ; unless such a circumstance exists, the district attorney general must obtain a court order under T.C.A. § 68-10-113(6) , to obtain access to health department records regarding a person who has HIV, OAG 01-146 (9/14/01). Absent a consent under T.C.A. § 68-10-113(2) or a court order under T.C.A. § 68-10-113(6) , a health department employee is prohibited from talking to the district attorney general about: (1) The mens rea of a criminal defendant whom the district attorney general is either prosecuting, or is considering prosecuting, for knowingly exposing someone to HIV; or (2) Factual information regarding an HIV patient which is not noted in the patient's chart, but which would go to the patient's intention to commit a crime, OAG 01-146 (9/14/01).