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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 116

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 668

                                                        By Taylor, Reeves

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 155

                                     By Hale, Sherrell, Helton-Haynes, Hardaway

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to deaths.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

         SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511 (2)(8), is amended by deleting the
subdivision and substituting:

                   (B) The attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The
          agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of death;

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511 (4)(8), is amended by deleting the
subdivision and substituting:

                   (B) The attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The
          agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of death;

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511 (6)(8), is amended by deleting the
subdivision and substituting:

                   (8) The attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate. The
          agreement by the attending physician must be present with the deceased at the place of death;

          SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-511, is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:

                    (7) This section does not prohibit or impair the ability of a county medical examiner to
          investigate the circumstances of death when inquiry is required pursuant to § 68-3-502 or the
          Post-Mortem Examination Act, compiled in title 38, chapter 7, part 1. The county medical
          examiner shall certify the death certificate, complete and sign the medical certification, or file
          the death certificate as required by law.

          SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 668

PASSED:  March 20, 2025

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                  -~              RA~DY McNALLY

                         SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                         CAMERO'ff'SEXTON,SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

?? APPROVED this  day of [}pr1 I  2025

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         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR