§ 63-6-301 Short title
§ 63-6-302 Part definitions
§ 63-6-303 Manufacturer permitted to provide investigational drug, biological product, or device to eligible patient – Conditions
§ 63-6-304 Payment of costs – Provision of items or services without approval not required
§ 63-6-305 Patient’s heirs not liable for outstanding debt
§ 63-6-306 Action against healthcare provider’s license or medicare certification prohibited
§ 63-6-307 Official, employee, or agent of state prohibited from blocking eligible patient’s access
§ 63-6-308 No private cause of action for harm done to eligible patient resulting from investigational drug, biological product, or device – Part does not affect requirements under section 56-7-2365
§ 63-6-309 Reporting of adverse events
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 63 > Chapter 6 > Part 3 - Phil Timp-Amanda Wilcox Right to Try Act

  • Advanced illness: means a progressive disease or medical or surgical condition that entails significant functional impairment, that is not considered by a treating physician to be reversible even with administration of current federal drug administration approved and available treatments, and that, without life-sustaining procedures, will soon result in death. See Tennessee Code 63-6-302
  • Adverse event: means any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of an investigational drug, biological product, or device in humans, regardless if drug-related. See Tennessee Code 63-6-302
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Eligible patient: means an individual who meets all of the following conditions:
    (A) Has an advanced illness, attested to by the patient's treating physician and confirmed by a second physician. See Tennessee Code 63-6-302
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105