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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-108

Rules and regulations regarding transmission of HIV — Quarantine — Violations

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State of Tennessee v. Barry H. Hogg (2014)

Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. Barry H. Hogg (September 2014)

Acts 1993, ch. 322, § 2.

(1) The department of health, acting pursuant to § 68-10-109, shall promulgate rules regarding transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The rules shall include specific procedures for quarantine or isolation, as may be necessary, of any person who clearly and convincingly demonstrates willful and knowing disregard for the health and safety of others, and who poses a direct threat of significant risk to the health and safety of the public regarding transmission of HIV.

(2) The department is authorized to quarantine or isolate a person within a secure facility, after exercising other appropriate measures, if the person continues to pose a direct threat of significant risk to the health and safety of the public. Any person so quarantined or isolated within a secure facility, who intentionally escapes from the facility, commits a Class E felony.

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