Section 1200-16-01-.02 - POLICYIt shall be the policy of the Department in implementing The Family Planning Act of 1971 T.C.A. §§ 68-34-101 et seq., that:
(1) All contraceptive services and information thereof, shall be provided by county health department to any eligible patient under the supervision of the Department.(2) Family planning providers employed by the Department acting pursuant to the Department's authority, shall from now on provide such services as requested and voluntarily consented to by the patient.(3) The Department or any agency acting pursuant to the Department's authority may, subject to the availability of funds, arrange for a patient to undergo a permanent sterilization procedure at a licensed healthcare facility provided such procedure is requested and voluntarily consented to by the patient.(4) In accord with the provisions of T.C.A. § 68-34-104(3), nothing shall prohibit a family planning provider from refusing to furnish any contraceptive procedures or supplies where such refusal is for medical reasons.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-16-01-.02
Original rule filed January 27, 1975, effective February 26, 1975. Amendments filed January 21, 2020; effective 4/20/2020.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-34-104 and 68-34-106.