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16		-	J etvne&See Senate
17		-	PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 46
18		-	SENATE BILL NO. 1283
19		-	By Johnson, Massey, Jackson, Reeves, Rose
20		-	Substituted for: House Bill No. 111
21		-	By Lamberth, Cochran, Greg Martin, White, Hemmer, Sherrell, Helton-Haynes, Cepicky, Hawk
22		-	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-5-602, relative to maternal health
23		-	screening.
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	2	+	HOUSE BILL 111
	3	+	By Lamberth
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	5	+	SENATE BILL 1283
	6	+	By Johnson
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	9	+	SB1283
	10	+	000191
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	13	+	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
	14	+	68-5-602, relative to maternal health screening.
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24	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
25		-	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-5-602(a), is amended by deleting the
26		-	subsection and substituting:
27		-	(a) Every physician, surgeon, or other person permitted by law to attend a pregnant
28		-	woman during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or cause to be
29		-	taken a sample of the blood of the woman at the time of first examination and visit or within
30		-	ten (10) days after the first examination. If the first visit is at the time of delivery, or after
31		-	delivery, then the standard serological test required by this subsection (a) must be performed
32		-	at that time. The blood sample must be sent to a laboratory approved by the department for
33		-	testing for syphilis infection, rubella immunity, hepatitis 8 surface antigen (HBsAg), and
34		-	hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) with automatic reflex to HCV RNA if anti-HCV is reactive. In
35		-	the same manner, a sample of blood must be taken and tested between the twenty-eighth
36		-	and thirty-second week of gestation for syphilis for all pregnant women. In the same manner,
37		-	a sample of blood must be taken and tested for syphilis for all pregnant women at the time of
38		-	delivery. Additional testing for rubella immunity is not required in subsequent pregnancies
39		-	once a positive result is verified or a documented history of vaccination against rubella is
40		-	available. All positive tests for syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C must be reported to the
41		-	local health department in accordance with this chapter, and regulations governing the
42		-	control of communicable diseases in this state.
43		-	SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-5-602(b), is amended by deleting the
44		-	subsection and substituting:
45		-	(b) Every person attending a pregnant woman who is not permitted by law to take
46		-	blood samples shall cause a sample of blood to be taken and tested by a health provider
47		-	permitted by law to take the samples as required in subsection (a).
48		-	SECTION 3. This act takes effect on July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. PASSED:
49		-	APPROVED this
50		-	SENATE BILL NO.
51		-	March 6, 2025
52		-	1283
53		-	cNALLY
54		-	SPEAKER OF TliE SENA TE
55		-	CAMERO~TON,SPEAKER
56		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
57		-	a£:f__ day of (Yby~ 2025
58		-	VA. -BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
	17	+	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-5-602(a), is amended by deleting
	18	+	the subsection and substituting:
	19	+	(a) Every physician, surgeon, or other person permitted by law to attend a
	20	+	pregnant woman during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or
	21	+	cause to be taken a sample of the blood of the woman at the time of first examination
	22	+	and visit or within ten (10) days after the first examination. If the first visit is at the time
	23	+	of delivery, or after delivery, then the standard serological test required by this
	24	+	subsection (a) must be performed at that time. The blood sample must be sent to a
	25	+	laboratory approved by the department for testing for syphilis infection, rubella immunity,
	26	+	hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) with automatic
	27	+	reflex to HCV RNA if anti-HCV is reactive. In the same manner, a sample of blood must
	28	+	be taken and tested between the twenty-eighth and thirty-second week of gestation for
	29	+	syphilis for all pregnant women. In the same manner, a sample of blood must be taken
	30	+	and tested for syphilis for all pregnant women at the time of delivery. Additional testing
	31	+	for rubella immunity is not required in subsequent pregnancies once a positive result is
	32	+	verified or a documented history of vaccination against rubella is available. All positive
	33	+	tests for syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C must be reported to the local health
	34	+	department in accordance with this chapter, and regulations governing the control of
	35	+	communicable diseases in this state.
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	40	+	SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-5-602(b), is amended by deleting
	41	+	the subsection and substituting:
	42	+	(b) Every person attending a pregnant woman who is not permitted by law to
	43	+	take blood samples shall cause a sample of blood to be taken and tested by a health
	44	+	provider permitted by law to take the samples as required in subsection (a).
	45	+	SECTION 3. This act takes effect on July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.