Tennessee § 68-11-260 - Electronic transmission of physician orders.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-11-260 — Electronic transmission of physician orders., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 68-11-260. Electronic transmission of physician orders.
A licensed home care organization is authorized to receive and appropriately act on a written order for a plan of care for a patient concerning a home health service signed by a physician that is transmitted to the licensed home care organization by electronically signed electronic mail. The order that is transmitted by electronic mail shall be deemed to meet any requirement for written documentation imposed by rule pursuant to this part. Acts 2005, ch. 231, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 68-11-260 ("Electronic transmission of physician orders.") 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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