HB3409 - Tennessee - Children, Public Health

Companion Bill SB3523. Public Health - Authorizes the department of health to engage in a four-month research project to determine the rate of prenatal substance use by prenatal patients. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB3409 / *SB3523Increase State Expenditures - $2,393,000/One-Time Bill Summary for HB3409 / *SB3523 This bill authorizes the department of health to initiate a four-month research project to determine the current rate of substance abuse by prenatal patients in Tennessee. The department would be required to determine the substances that participating hospitals would be required to test for. The department would identify nine volunteer, sentinel hospitals that offer obstetrical services to participate in the research project. The volunteer hospitals would include three hospitals from [...]

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