Tennessee Senate Bill 1697: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 5, relative to sickle cell.

Tennessee · 114 session

Status: Introduced

What it does

As introduced, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results are positive for sickle cell trait, to notify the parent or legal guardian of the newborn tested as soon as practicable. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5.

Latest action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 773 (2026-04-27)

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