Section 68-3-605 - Composition of state team

The composition of the state team shall include:(1) The commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;(2) The state maternal and child health director or the director's designee;(3) A physician licensed or certified under title 63, chapter 6 or 9, with training in obstetrics;(4) A physician licensed or certified under title 63, chapter 6 or 9, with training in neonatology;(5) A hospital-based nurse with experience in obstetrics, labor and delivery, postpartum, or maternity care;(6) The chief medical examiner or the examiner's designee;(7) The chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate, or the chair's designee;(8) The chair of the health committee of the house of representatives, or the chair's designee;(9) Four (4) members appointed by the commissioner of health who are from community-based organizations and include:(A) One (1) member from the middle grand division of this state, as defined in § 4-1-203;(B) One (1) member from the eastern grand division of this state, as defined in § 4-1-202; and(C) Two (2) members from the western grand division of this state, as defined in § 4-1-204, including: (i) One (1) member from a municipality with a population of not

ate, as defined in § 4-1-202; and(C) Two (2) members from the western grand division of this state, as defined in § 4-1-204, including: (i) One (1) member from a municipality with a population of not less than six hundred thirty-three thousand one hundred (633,100) and not more than six hundred thirty-three thousand two hundred (633,200), according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census; and(ii) One (1) member from a municipality with a population of not less than sixty-eight thousand two hundred (68,200) and not more than sixty-eight thousand two hundred ten (68,210), according to the 2020 federal census or a subsequent federal census; and(10) Additional members as determined by the department, including representatives from multiple disciplines and relevant community-based organizations as necessary to fulfill the intent of this part.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 834,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 987, s 6, eff. 1/1/2017.