Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-13-118

(1) Knowingly causes bodily injury to another within a healthcare facility;  or

(2) Knowingly causes physical contact with another within a healthcare facility and a reasonable person would regard the contact as extremely offensive or provocative, including, but not limited to, spitting, throwing, or otherwise transferring bodily fluids, bodily pathogens, or human waste onto the person of another.

(1) Results in serious bodily injury to the victim;

(2) Results in the death of the victim;

(3) Involves the use or display of a deadly weapon;  or

(4) Involves strangulation or attempted strangulation.

(c)(1) Assault within a healthcare facility under subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a mandatory fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of thirty (30) days incarceration.  The defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has served the entire thirty-day mandatory minimum sentence.

(2) Aggravated assault within a healthcare facility under subsection (b) is a Class C felony, and is punished by a mandatory fine of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and a mandatory minimum sentence of ninety (90) days incarceration.  The defendant is not eligible for release from confinement until the defendant has served the entire ninety-day mandatory minimum sentence.