In a health care liability action, the plaintiff shall prove by evidence as required by § 29-26-115(b) that the defendant did not supply appropriate information to the patient in obtaining informed consent (to the procedure out of which plaintiff's claim allegedly arose) in accordance with the recognized standard of acceptable professional practice in the profession and in the specialty, if any, that the defendant practices in the community in which the defendant practices and in similar communities.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-26-118
Proving inadequacy of consent
Known as the Therapist Sexual Misconduct Victims Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 29-26-101–29-26-210 (22 sections).
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Shadrick v. Coker (1998)
Most recently applied in Ike J. WHITE III v. David A. BEEKS, M.D (May 2015)
Acts 1975, ch. 299, § 17; 1976, ch. 759, § 18; T.C.A., § 23-3417; Acts 2012, ch. 798, § 10.
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