Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 63 > Chapter 15 - Doula Services Advisory Committee

• Adult: means , as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
• Child: means :
  (i) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
• Committee: means the doula services advisory committee. See Tennessee Code 63-15-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 63-15-102
• Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
• Doula: means a birth worker who provides child birth education, advocacy, and physical, emotional, and nonmedical support for pregnant and postpartum women before, during, and after childbirth and loss. See Tennessee Code 63-15-102
• Doula services: means at least three (3) prenatal appointments, continuous labor support during birth, and at least three (3) postpartum appointments with a pregnant woman. See Tennessee Code 63-15-102
• Juvenile: means a person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Postpartum: means the twelve-month period immediately following childbirth. See Tennessee Code 63-15-102
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105