Tennessee Code 68-10-105 – Infected persons isolated or quarantined to specified area
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-10-105
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
In establishing isolation or quarantine, the municipal or county health officer having jurisdiction shall designate and define the limits of the area within which the infected person is to be isolated or quarantined, and no person other than the attending physician or nurse shall enter or leave the area of isolation or quarantine without the permission of the health officer.