Bill > HB1102

This bill requires healthcare facilities to obtain both written and oral informed consent before performing a drug or alcohol test or screen on a pregnant patient, a patient less than one year postpartum, or a newborn, ensuring the patient understands the voluntary nature of the test, potential legal consequences, the medical purpose, confidentiality, and a general description of the procedure, with exceptions only in cases of medical emergencies where obtaining consent would delay critical treatment and increase risk to the patient or newborn, in which case the results must still be discussed with the patient and documented with the emergency reason, and importantly, healthcare professionals cannot refuse treatment to these patients or newborns based on their refusal to undergo such testing.

Health and Social Services

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1102&ga=114