Bill Text: TN SB2371 | 2015-2016 | 109th General Assembly | Draft
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 - Pub. Ch. 989 [SB2371 Detail]
Download: Tennessee-2015-SB2371-Draft.pdf