As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee; or in the absence of the commissioner, the deputy commissioner;(2) 'Department' means the department of health;(3) 'Forms' means the certificates that are authorized, prepared and distributed by the department to carry out this chapter;(4) 'Sexually transmitted disease (STD)' means any disease that is transmitted primarily through sexual practices and is identified in rules and regulations of the department; and(5) 'Test' means a test approved by the department to determine possible infection with STDs.Acts 1988, ch. 695, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. § 68-10-112.
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