TN HB0853

Parents, legal guardians, and legal custodians gain access to all mental health treatment, medical, rehabilitation, and prescription records for unemancipated minors, including records from treatments provided without parental consent

Healthcare providers must obtain informed consent from a parent or legal guardian before providing vaccinations or performing any medical treatment on minors

"Medical treatment" is broadly defined to include examination, diagnosis, application of remedies, and any medical procedure whether invasive or non-invasive

Licensed physicians may still perform emergency medical treatment on minors without parental consent or a court order under existing emergency care provisions

Local education agency employees may use bleeding control kits and provide basic first aid supplies (bandages, gauze, ice packs) for minor injuries without triggering consent requirements