1. (1) All hospitals, laboratories, facilities and health care practitioners shall report data concerning Tennessee patients who are diagnosed and/or treated for cancer.
2. (2) Health care practitioners are not required to report data on cancer patients who are directly referred to or have been previously admitted to a hospital or a facility for cancer diagnosis or treatment.
3. (3) All hospitals, laboratories, facilities and health care practitioners shall designate one (1) staff member to be responsible for reporting the cancer data and shall notify the department of the name, title, work address, work telephone number, and e-mail address (if available) of the designated staff member.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202 and 68-1-1001, et seq. Administrative History: Original rule filed October 6, 1986; effective November 20, 1986. Amendment filed September 5, 1990; effective October 20, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed February 1, 2002; effective April 17, 2002.