Tennessee Code Title 63. Professions of the Healing Arts § 63-6-710

(a) This section may be known and cited as the “Kenneth Harry-Hill Tennessee Veterans Health Care Act of 2015.” This section may also be known as the “Mission Tennessee for Veterans Program.”

(b) In addition to any other health care authorized by this part, a licensed healthcare provider who is a member of the national guard in this state, under title 58, chapter 1, part 2, may provide healthcare services to veterans and other persons who lack health insurance at a free clinic operated on the site of an armory, as defined in § 58-1-507. The free clinic is authorized to provide limited primary health care, but not emergency care or urgent care services. Healthcare providers rendering services under this subsection (b) shall be deemed to be engaging in the voluntary provision of healthcare services under this part.

(d) A free clinic operating under this section is authorized to participate in appropriate networks and public information activities in order to facilitate access to free healthcare services by veterans.

(e) The commissioner of health is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

(f) For the purposes of this section, “veteran” means a Tennessee resident who has entered and served in the United States armed forces and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.