Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-5-401

(a)(1) The general assembly declares that, as a matter of public policy of this state and in the interest of public health, every newborn infant shall be tested for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, galactosemia and other metabolic/genetic defects that would result in intellectual disability or physical dysfunction as determined by the department, through rules and regulations duly promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and that the people of this state shall be extensively informed as to the nature and effects of such defects.

(2) Every provider of prenatal care will adhere to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control recommendations for the prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease.

(3) All infants born in this state shall be tested for specific genetic, metabolic, or other heritable conditions beginning six (6) months following the occurrence of all of the following:

(4) The department of health may charge a reasonable fee and any reasonable increase in this fee, as necessary, for the test performed pursuant to this section. The amount of the fee and the procedures for collecting the fee shall be determined by the commissioner of health.