Bill Text: TN HB2412 | 2015-2016 | 109th General Assembly | Draft
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Bill Title: As enacted, creates exemption from eye treatment given to newborns and infants for the minor child of any person who files with the department of health a signed, written statement that the treatment conflicts with the person's religious tenets and practices; removes Class C misdemeanor penalty for a physician, nurse, or midwife failing to administer the treatment. - Amends TCA Section 68-5-202.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 989 [HB2412 Detail]
Download: Tennessee-2015-HB2412-Draft.pdf
Bill Title: As enacted, creates exemption from eye treatment given to newborns and infants for the minor child of any person who files with the department of health a signed, written statement that the treatment conflicts with the person's religious tenets and practices; removes Class C misdemeanor penalty for a physician, nurse, or midwife failing to administer the treatment. - Amends TCA Section 68-5-202.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 989 [HB2412 Detail]
Download: Tennessee-2015-HB2412-Draft.pdf
