TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 8, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Health is providing the names and addresses of residents who test positive for COVID-19 to sheriffs and chiefs of police across the state on a daily basis, the Times Free Press reports. The information is being shared with jurisdictions that have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Health Department. The paper reports that 32 county sheriff's offices and 35 police departments have entered into such agreements. The ACLU of Tennessee criticized the policy saying even in “extraordinary circumstances” privacy rights should be protected.