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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 116
SENATE BILL NO. 668
By Taylor, Reeves
Substituted for: House Bill No. 155
By Hale, Sherrell, Helton-Haynes, Hardaway
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to deaths.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511 (2)(8), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:
(8) The attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The
agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of
death;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511(4)(8), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:
(B) The attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The
agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of
death;
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511 (6)(8), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting:
(B) The attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The
agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of
death;
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511, is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:
(7) This section does not prohibit or impair the ability of a county medical examiner to
investigate the circumstances of death when inquiry is required pursuant to § 68-3-502 or the
Post-Mortem Examination Act, compiled in title 38, chapter 7, part 1. The county medical
examiner shall certify the death certificate, complete and sign the medical certification, or file
the death certificate as required by law.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED:
APPROVED this
SENATE BILL NO. 668
March 20, 2025
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
CAMERO'ff'SEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR