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An Ordinance to amend Chapters 10.16, 10.40, 10.44, and 10.72 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to include provider-neutral language.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 10.16.030 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by replacing every instance of "physicians" with "healthcare providers" and every instance of "physician" with "healthcare provider", as follows:
10.16.030 - Notification of authorities-By healthcare providers.
Whenever any healthcare provider examines or treats any person known or suspected by him to be affected with any of the diseases declared to be notifiable by this chapter, he shall give notice of such disease as follows:
A. For diseases listed in Class I, notification shall be made as soon as possible, and within twelve hours by telephone, in person or by writing to the chief medical director or department of health, giving the name, age, sex, race and address of the patient and the name of the known or suspected disease;
B. For all of the diseases listed in Classes I and II, notification shall be made each week to the chief medical director or department of health of all cases or suspected cases of the disease which have come under his care or observation during the preceding week, such reports to be made on forms supplied by the state department of health for that purpose, and giving the name, age, sex, race and address of the patient and the name of the known or suspected disease;
C. For the diseases listed in Class III, notification shall be made each week to the chief medical director or department of health of the number of such cases which have come under his care or observation during the preceding week, such reports to be made on forms supplied by the state department of public health for that purpose;
D. For the diseases listed in Class IV, every healthcare provider or other person who makes a diagnosis of or treats o...
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