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Updated Nurse Visit Hours:

Monday-Friday 8-11:30am and 2-5pm;  Saturdays 8am-1:30pm

 

Quality healthcare for your child in Clarksville, Tennessee

Choosing a physician to care for your child is a big decision for a parent! You are looking for a Pediatrician who is both compassionate and knowledgeable in caring for kids. At Premier Medical Group, our Pediatricians, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants have additional education that gives them special skills to take care of our younger patients.

Our Providers

GO HERE to meet our entire team of kid-friendly physicians and mid-level providers.

Some of the ways we care for thousands of children are:

• Provide physical exams
• Administer vaccinations
• Confirm milestones in growth, behavior and skills
• Diagnose and treat illnesses, infections and injuries
• Offer guidance about children’s health, safety, nutrition and fitness needs
• Perform physicals for school or sports
• Discuss behavioral and educational concerns
• Evening, weekend and holiday acute care appointments
• Saturday well-check appointments
• Patients treated through the college years
• Routine and emergent care
• Virtual Visits as appropriate
• Convenient on-site laboratory and x-ray
• 24-hour nurse triage: 931-245-7000

 

Vaccinations

The pediatric team advocates for childhood vaccinations and the established U.S. Centers of Disease Control (CDC) immunization guidelines. Our team believes that every child should be fully immunized against serious childhood illnesses. While we respect the rights of parents and guardians to make other decisions regarding vaccinations, Premier Medical Group strictly adheres to these guidelines.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

House Bill 1380 was recently signed into law in Tennessee. Below is a summary of the bill. (This is a change to the Mature Minor Doctrine.) With this bill, signed consent forms by a parent or legal guardian are required for all vaccines on patients under the age of 18 years old.

BILL SUMMARY

PROHIBITED CONDUCT
This bill prohibits a healthcare provider from providing a vaccination to a minor unless the healthcare provider first receives written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian of the minor. This bill requires the healthcare provider to document receipt of, and include in the minor’s medical record proof of, such consent.

This bill prohibits an employee or agent of this state from providing, requesting, or facilitating the vaccination of a minor who is in the custody of this state, unless:

(1) A parent or legal guardian of the minor has provided prior written, informed consent to the vaccination; or

(2) The parental rights of each of the minor’s parents or legal guardians have been terminated by a court, and all opportunities for appeal have been exhausted.

A violation of this bill is an unlawful practice and is grounds for the offending healthcare provider’s licensing authority to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the healthcare provider’s license or take other disciplinary action allowed by law. Pursuant to this bill, if the licensing authority receives information of a violation or potential violation of this bill, then the licensing authority is required to conduct an immediate investigation and take appropriate disciplinary action.

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