Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) "Committee" means the doula services advisory committee; (2) "Community-based doula" means a doula who serves pregnant women in a community in this state with a high rate of maternal or infant mortality and morbidity, and whose services are tailored to the specific needs of that community; (3) "Department" means the department of health; (4) "Doula" means a birth worker who provides child birth education, advocacy, and physical, emotional, and nonmedical support for pregnant and postpartum women before, during, and after childbirth and loss; (5) "Doula services" means at least three (3) prenatal appointments, continuous labor support during birth, and at least three (3) postpartum appointments with a pregnant woman; and (6) "Postpartum" means the twelve-month period immediately following childbirth. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 424, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. As used in this chapter: (1) "Committee" means the doula services advisory committee; (2) "Community-based doula" means a doula who serves pregnant women in a community in this state with a high rate of maternal or infant mortality and morbidity, and whose services are tailored to the specific needs of that community; (3) "Department" means the department of health; (4) "Doula" means a birth worker who provides child birth education, advocacy, and physical, emotional, and nonmedical support for pregnant and postpartum women before, during, and after childbirth and loss; (5) "Doula services" means at least three (3) prenatal appointments, continuous labor support during birth, and at least three (3) postpartum appointments with a pregnant woman; and (6) "Postpartum" means the twelve-month period immediately following childbirth. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 424, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.