Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds as an affirmative defense to the offense of criminal exposure of another to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), proof by a preponderance of the evidence that a person infected with HIV was in compliance with a treatment regime prescribed by the person's healthcare provider to medically suppress the risk of HIV transmission. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

Summary

The bill amends Tennessee’s criminal code to allow a person charged with exposing another to HIV to avoid conviction if they can show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they were adhering to a doctor‑prescribed treatment that medically suppresses transmission risk. It applies to anyone facing the HIV exposure offense and aims to reflect modern medical understanding of transmission risk.

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