Tennessee Code 34-6-214 – Transfer of patient by health care provider
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 34-6-214
- Health care: means any care, treatment, service or procedure to maintain, diagnose or treat an individual's physical or mental condition, and includes medical care as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 34-6-201
- Health care provider: means a person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. See Tennessee Code 34-6-201
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
Any health care provider shall arrange for the prompt and orderly transfer of a patient to the care of others when as a matter of conscience the health care provider cannot implement the health care decisions made by the attorney in fact for the principal as provided in a durable power of attorney for health care.