Tenn. Code § 68-3-303

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 68-3-303 - Birth outside institution

When a birth occurs outside an institution, the certificate shall be prepared and filed by one (1) of the following, in the indicated order of priority:

(1) The physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of such person;

(2) Any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of such person;

(3) The father, the mother, or, in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred.

T.C.A. § 68-3-303

Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 6; T.C.A., § 53-443.