Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-31-103 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 31 / Section 63-31-103
Polysomnography professional standards committee
Status: in_force

(a) To assist the board in the performance of its duties under this chapter, there is established the polysomnography professional standards committee. (b) The committee shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall be appointed by the governor in the manner and for the terms of office as set forth in this section. (c) The committee shall be composed of: (1) Three (3) registered polysomnographic technologists; (2) One (1) physician who is certified in sleep medicine by a national certifying body recognized by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine; (3) One (1) person who is the director of an accredited, hospital-based sleep center; (4) One (1) respiratory therapist who is also a registered polysomnographic technologist; and (5) One (1) consumer member who is not commercially or professionally associated with the health care field, either directly or indirectly. (d) (1) Notwithstanding § 3-6-304 or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee: (A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010; (B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and (C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (d)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date. (2) A person who violates this subsection (d) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in title 3, chapter 6. (3) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (d). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and in accordance with the procedure for initiating and proposing rules by the ethics commission to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance as prescribed in § 4-55-103 . (e) Initial appointments to the committee shall be made as follows: two (2) members shall be appointed to terms of four (4) years, two (2) members shall be appointed to terms of three (3) years, two (2) members shall be appointed to terms of two (2) years, and one (1) member shall be appointed to a term of one (1) year. Each regular appointment thereafter shall be for a term of four (4) years. Any vacant term shall be filled by the governor for the balance of the four-year term and each member shall serve on the committee until a successor is appointed. In making appointments to the committee, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the committee is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the committee is a member of a racial minority. Each member of the committee shall be a resident of the state. (f) The governor may consider for appointment to the committee the names of persons recommended by the professional organizations for each profession represented on the committee. The Tennessee Sleep Society may submit a list of three (3) names for each position to be filled by a polysomnographic technologist. The Tennessee Society for Respiratory Care may submit a list of three (3) names for the position to be filled by a respiratory therapist. The Tennessee Medical Association may submit a list of three (3) names for the position to be filled by a physician. The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA), an association of hospitals and health systems may submit a list of three (3) names for the position to be filled by a director of a hospital-based sleep center. (g) While engaged in the business of the committee, members shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) and shall also receive compensation for actual expenses to be paid in accordance with comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. (h) The committee shall choose annually a chair and a secretary from among its members. (i) The committee shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year and such other meetings as the committee deems necessary to conduct its business. (j) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No action of the committee shall be valid unless approved by a majority of members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum. (k) The governor has the power to remove from office any member of the committee for neglect of duties required by this chapter, for malfeasance in office, for incompetence, or for unprofessional conduct. (l) All funds received by the committee shall be deposited into the state treasury, and the department of health shall make such allotments out of the committee's account in the general fund as the department deems proper for the necessary expenses of the committee. (m) The division of health related boards shall provide administrative, investigatory, and clerical services to the committee as necessary to implement and enforce this chapter. Acts 2007 , ch. 469, §1; 2010 , ch. 996, §§ 3, 4.
(a) To assist the board in the performance of its duties under this chapter, there is established the polysomnography professional standards committee.
(b) The committee shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall be appointed by the governor in the manner and for the terms of office as set forth in this section.
(c) The committee shall be composed of: (1) Three (3) registered polysomnographic technologists; (2) One (1) physician who is certified in sleep medicine by a national certifying body recognized by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine; (3) One (1) person who is the director of an accredited, hospital-based sleep center; (4) One (1) respiratory therapist who is also a registered polysomnographic technologist; and (5) One (1) consumer member who is not commercially or professionally associated with the health care field, either directly or indirectly.
(1) Three (3) registered polysomnographic technologists;
(2) One (1) physician who is certified in sleep medicine by a national certifying body recognized by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine;
(3) One (1) person who is the director of an accredited, hospital-based sleep center;
(4) One (1) respiratory therapist who is also a registered polysomnographic technologist; and
(5) One (1) consumer member who is not commercially or professionally associated with the health care field, either directly or indirectly.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding § 3-6-304 or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee: (A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010; (B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and (C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (d)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date. (2) A person who violates this subsection (d) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in title 3, chapter 6. (3) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (d). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and in accordance with the procedure for initiating and proposing rules by the ethics commission to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance as prescribed in § 4-55-103 .
(1) Notwithstanding § 3-6-304 or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee: (A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010; (B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and (C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (d)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date.
(A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010;
(B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (d)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and
(C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (d)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date.
(2) A person who violates this subsection (d) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in title 3, chapter 6.
(3) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (d). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and in accordance with the procedure for initiating and proposing rules by the ethics commission to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance as prescribed in § 4-55-103 .
(e) Initial appointments to the committee shall be made as follows: two (2) members shall be appointed to terms of four (4) years, two (2) members shall be appointed to terms of three (3) years, two (2) members shall be appointed to terms of two (2) years, and one (1) member shall be appointed to a term of one (1) year. Each regular appointment thereafter shall be for a term of four (4) years. Any vacant term shall be filled by the governor for the balance of the four-year term and each member shall serve on the committee until a successor is appointed. In making appointments to the committee, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the committee is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the committee is a member of a racial minority. Each member of the committee shall be a resident of the state.
(f) The governor may consider for appointment to the committee the names of persons recommended by the professional organizations for each profession represented on the committee. The Tennessee Sleep Society may submit a list of three (3) names for each position to be filled by a polysomnographic technologist. The Tennessee Society for Respiratory Care may submit a list of three (3) names for the position to be filled by a respiratory therapist. The Tennessee Medical Association may submit a list of three (3) names for the position to be filled by a physician. The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA), an association of hospitals and health systems may submit a list of three (3) names for the position to be filled by a director of a hospital-based sleep center.
(g) While engaged in the business of the committee, members shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) and shall also receive compensation for actual expenses to be paid in accordance with comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(h) The committee shall choose annually a chair and a secretary from among its members.
(i) The committee shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year and such other meetings as the committee deems necessary to conduct its business.
(j) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No action of the committee shall be valid unless approved by a majority of members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum.
(k) The governor has the power to remove from office any member of the committee for neglect of duties required by this chapter, for malfeasance in office, for incompetence, or for unprofessional conduct.
(l) All funds received by the committee shall be deposited into the state treasury, and the department of health shall make such allotments out of the committee's account in the general fund as the department deems proper for the necessary expenses of the committee.
(m) The division of health related boards shall provide administrative, investigatory, and clerical services to the committee as necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
Acts 2007 , ch. 469, §1; 2010 , ch. 996, §§ 3, 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-107 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 9 / Section 63-9-107
Renewal of certificates and licenses - Continuing education - Retirement
Status: in_force

(a) Every registered osteopathic physician shall annually pay a renewal fee as set by the board; provided, that satisfactory evidence is presented to the board that such licensee in the year preceding the application for renewal successfully completed the required number of hours in courses, programs, internships or residencies as established and approved by the board through rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, as compiled in title 4, chapter 5. (b) Each person having a certificate of registration or license shall be notified prior to the due date of the renewal fee. (c) (1) When any licensed osteopathic physician shall fail to register and pay the annual registration fee within sixty (60) days after registration becomes due as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be automatically revoked at the expiration of the sixty (60) days after the registration was required, without further notice or hearing. (2) Any person whose license is automatically revoked as provided in this chapter may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license and, upon good cause being shown, the board, in its discretion, may reinstate such license upon payment of all past-due renewal fees and upon further payment of a sum to be set by the board. (d) Any person licensed to practice by this chapter who has retired or may hereafter retire from such practice in this state shall not be made to register as required by this chapter if such person shall file with this board an affidavit on a form to be furnished by the board, which affidavit shall state the date on which such person retired from such practice and such other facts as shall tend to verify such retirement as the board shall deem necessary. If such person thereafter reengages in such practice in this state, such person shall apply for registration with the board as provided by this chapter and shall meet other requirements as may be set by the board. (e) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months, and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period. However, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board shall determine that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the annual fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢). (2) No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subsection (e). Acts 1939, ch. 150, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 9, §§ 2-4, 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 7008.2; Acts 1953, ch. 113, § 30; modified; Acts 1963, ch. 211, § 2; 1976, ch. 406, § 2; 1976, ch. 727, §§7, 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-908; Acts 1982, ch. 948, § 3; 1984, ch. 937, §§ 39-41; 1986, ch. 675, § 7; 1989, ch. 360, §§33, 34; 1989, ch. 523, §§ 61, 62; 2001, ch. 245, § 1.
(a) Every registered osteopathic physician shall annually pay a renewal fee as set by the board; provided, that satisfactory evidence is presented to the board that such licensee in the year preceding the application for renewal successfully completed the required number of hours in courses, programs, internships or residencies as established and approved by the board through rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, as compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(b) Each person having a certificate of registration or license shall be notified prior to the due date of the renewal fee.
(c) (1) When any licensed osteopathic physician shall fail to register and pay the annual registration fee within sixty (60) days after registration becomes due as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be automatically revoked at the expiration of the sixty (60) days after the registration was required, without further notice or hearing. (2) Any person whose license is automatically revoked as provided in this chapter may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license and, upon good cause being shown, the board, in its discretion, may reinstate such license upon payment of all past-due renewal fees and upon further payment of a sum to be set by the board.
(1) When any licensed osteopathic physician shall fail to register and pay the annual registration fee within sixty (60) days after registration becomes due as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be automatically revoked at the expiration of the sixty (60) days after the registration was required, without further notice or hearing.
(2) Any person whose license is automatically revoked as provided in this chapter may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license and, upon good cause being shown, the board, in its discretion, may reinstate such license upon payment of all past-due renewal fees and upon further payment of a sum to be set by the board.
(d) Any person licensed to practice by this chapter who has retired or may hereafter retire from such practice in this state shall not be made to register as required by this chapter if such person shall file with this board an affidavit on a form to be furnished by the board, which affidavit shall state the date on which such person retired from such practice and such other facts as shall tend to verify such retirement as the board shall deem necessary. If such person thereafter reengages in such practice in this state, such person shall apply for registration with the board as provided by this chapter and shall meet other requirements as may be set by the board.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months, and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period. However, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board shall determine that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the annual fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢). (2) No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subsection (e).
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months, and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period. However, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board shall determine that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the annual fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢).
(2) No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subsection (e).
Acts 1939, ch. 150, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 9, §§ 2-4, 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 7008.2; Acts 1953, ch. 113, § 30; modified; Acts 1963, ch. 211, § 2; 1976, ch. 406, § 2; 1976, ch. 727, §§7, 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-908; Acts 1982, ch. 948, § 3; 1984, ch. 937, §§ 39-41; 1986, ch. 675, § 7; 1989, ch. 360, §§33, 34; 1989, ch. 523, §§ 61, 62; 2001, ch. 245, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-22-117 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 22 / Section 63-22-117
Prohibited activities - Penalties - Exceptions to limitations
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this part, commencing July 1, 1991, it is an offense for any person to engage in any of the following acts: (A) Representing or advertising such person as, or using a title or description such as, "licensed professional counselor" without being duly licensed according to this part; (B) Making use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations, or any combination thereof, that may reasonably be confused with licensure provided by this part to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence, without being duly licensed under this part; and (C) Performing activities that may reasonably be construed to fall within the defined scope of practice of persons licensed under this part who are designated as mental health service providers as defined in § 63-22-122 without being duly licensed hereunder. (2) Any person who engages in any unlawful act enumerated in this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. (3) In addition to the foregoing, the department of health may institute appropriate proceedings, in law or equity, to enjoin any person from engaging in any unlawful act enumerated in this section, such action or proceeding to be brought in the circuit or chancery court of the county in which the unlawful act occurs or in which the defendant resides. (b) Nothing in this part shall be construed as permitting any person licensed or certified as a professional counselor or designated as a mental health service provider under this chapter to engage in the practice of licensed psychological examiner, licensed senior psychological examiner, certified psychological assistant, licensed psychologist, licensed social worker, psychiatric nurse, law or medicine. (c) This part does not apply to the person if the person is preparing for the practice of professional counseling or the practice permitted to a person designated as a mental health service provider pursuant to this chapter under qualified supervision. (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the ministry, activities or services of a rabbi, priest, minister of the gospel or others authorized by a regularly organized and functioning religious body in performing the ordinary duties or functions of the clergy; nor shall anything in this chapter apply to or be construed as limiting the activities or services of Christian Science practitioners. Nor shall any rabbi, priest, or minister who offers counseling services, even if fees are charged, be subject to the limitations of this chapter, as long as they do not hold themselves out as certified or licensed professional counselors. Acts 1991, ch. 421, § 15; 2000, ch. 832, §§ 3 - 5; 2001, ch. 334, § 15; 2008 , ch. 1016, § 6.
(a) (1) Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this part, commencing July 1, 1991, it is an offense for any person to engage in any of the following acts: (A) Representing or advertising such person as, or using a title or description such as, "licensed professional counselor" without being duly licensed according to this part; (B) Making use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations, or any combination thereof, that may reasonably be confused with licensure provided by this part to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence, without being duly licensed under this part; and (C) Performing activities that may reasonably be construed to fall within the defined scope of practice of persons licensed under this part who are designated as mental health service providers as defined in § 63-22-122 without being duly licensed hereunder. (2) Any person who engages in any unlawful act enumerated in this section commits a Class B misdemeanor. (3) In addition to the foregoing, the department of health may institute appropriate proceedings, in law or equity, to enjoin any person from engaging in any unlawful act enumerated in this section, such action or proceeding to be brought in the circuit or chancery court of the county in which the unlawful act occurs or in which the defendant resides.
(1) Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this part, commencing July 1, 1991, it is an offense for any person to engage in any of the following acts: (A) Representing or advertising such person as, or using a title or description such as, "licensed professional counselor" without being duly licensed according to this part; (B) Making use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations, or any combination thereof, that may reasonably be confused with licensure provided by this part to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence, without being duly licensed under this part; and (C) Performing activities that may reasonably be construed to fall within the defined scope of practice of persons licensed under this part who are designated as mental health service providers as defined in § 63-22-122 without being duly licensed hereunder.
(A) Representing or advertising such person as, or using a title or description such as, "licensed professional counselor" without being duly licensed according to this part;
(B) Making use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations, or any combination thereof, that may reasonably be confused with licensure provided by this part to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence, without being duly licensed under this part; and
(C) Performing activities that may reasonably be construed to fall within the defined scope of practice of persons licensed under this part who are designated as mental health service providers as defined in § 63-22-122 without being duly licensed hereunder.
(2) Any person who engages in any unlawful act enumerated in this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(3) In addition to the foregoing, the department of health may institute appropriate proceedings, in law or equity, to enjoin any person from engaging in any unlawful act enumerated in this section, such action or proceeding to be brought in the circuit or chancery court of the county in which the unlawful act occurs or in which the defendant resides.
(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed as permitting any person licensed or certified as a professional counselor or designated as a mental health service provider under this chapter to engage in the practice of licensed psychological examiner, licensed senior psychological examiner, certified psychological assistant, licensed psychologist, licensed social worker, psychiatric nurse, law or medicine.
(c) This part does not apply to the person if the person is preparing for the practice of professional counseling or the practice permitted to a person designated as a mental health service provider pursuant to this chapter under qualified supervision.
(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the ministry, activities or services of a rabbi, priest, minister of the gospel or others authorized by a regularly organized and functioning religious body in performing the ordinary duties or functions of the clergy; nor shall anything in this chapter apply to or be construed as limiting the activities or services of Christian Science practitioners. Nor shall any rabbi, priest, or minister who offers counseling services, even if fees are charged, be subject to the limitations of this chapter, as long as they do not hold themselves out as certified or licensed professional counselors.
Acts 1991, ch. 421, § 15; 2000, ch. 832, §§ 3 - 5; 2001, ch. 334, § 15; 2008 , ch. 1016, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-5-132 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 63-5-132
Inactive licenses to perform pro bono services
Status: in_force

The board of dentistry shall establish by rule an inactive license category that allows dentists to perform services without compensation only for those persons receiving services from organizations that have received a determination of exemption under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Such inactive license category shall not authorize any other practice of dentistry. Acts 1997 , ch. 345, § 2.
The board of dentistry shall establish by rule an inactive license category that allows dentists to perform services without compensation only for those persons receiving services from organizations that have received a determination of exemption under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Such inactive license category shall not authorize any other practice of dentistry.
Acts 1997 , ch. 345, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-309 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 13 / Section 63-13-309
Reinstatement of license - Failure to renew license
Status: in_force

(a) Reinstatement of a lapsed license following a renewal deadline requires payment of a renewal fee, a late renewal penalty fee and a reinstatement fee, in accordance with rules promulgated by the board. (b) Reinstatement of a license that has lapsed for more than three (3) consecutive years requires reapplying for a license and payment of fees in accordance with board rules. The individual shall successfully demonstrate to the board competency in the practice of physical therapy or, shall serve an internship under a restricted license or take remedial courses as determined by the board, or any combination of the preceding, at the board's discretion. The board may also require the applicant to take an examination. (c) When any license holder fails to renew and pay the biennial renewal fee within sixty (60) days after renewal becomes due, as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be administratively revoked at the expiration of the sixty (60) days after the renewal was required, without further notice or hearing. Any person whose license is administratively revoked, as provided in this subsection (c), may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license; and, upon good cause being shown, the board, in its discretion, may reinstate such license upon payment of all required fees. Acts 1999, ch. 528, § 20; 2007 , ch. 115, § 10.
(a) Reinstatement of a lapsed license following a renewal deadline requires payment of a renewal fee, a late renewal penalty fee and a reinstatement fee, in accordance with rules promulgated by the board.
(b) Reinstatement of a license that has lapsed for more than three (3) consecutive years requires reapplying for a license and payment of fees in accordance with board rules. The individual shall successfully demonstrate to the board competency in the practice of physical therapy or, shall serve an internship under a restricted license or take remedial courses as determined by the board, or any combination of the preceding, at the board's discretion. The board may also require the applicant to take an examination.
(c) When any license holder fails to renew and pay the biennial renewal fee within sixty (60) days after renewal becomes due, as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be administratively revoked at the expiration of the sixty (60) days after the renewal was required, without further notice or hearing. Any person whose license is administratively revoked, as provided in this subsection (c), may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license; and, upon good cause being shown, the board, in its discretion, may reinstate such license upon payment of all required fees.
Acts 1999, ch. 528, § 20; 2007 , ch. 115, § 10.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-175 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 63-1-175
Coercion to vaccinate by medical professionals prohibited - Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Coerce" means to compel a person to act by force, intimidation, or threat; (2) "Healthcare provider" means a healthcare professional, healthcare establishment, or healthcare facility licensed, registered, certified, or permitted pursuant to this title or title 68 or regulated under the authority of either the department of health or an agency, board, council, or committee attached to the department of health, and that is authorized to administer vaccinations in this state; (3) "Vaccination" means the act of introducing a vaccine into the body; and (4) "Vaccine" means a substance intended for use in humans to stimulate the body's immune response against an infectious disease or pathogen. (b) A healthcare provider shall not: (1) Coerce a person, including a person who has legal authority to make healthcare decisions for a child, to consent to a vaccination; (2) Mislead or misrepresent that a vaccination is required by state law, when state law provides an exemption; or (3) Mislead or misrepresent that a newborn screening test is required by state law, when state law does not require such screening without providing an exemption to such requirement. (c) (1) A violation of this section 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. (2) If the licensing authority of a healthcare provider receives information of a violation or potential violation of this section by the healthcare provider, then the licensing authority shall conduct an immediate investigation and take appropriate disciplinary action. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1043,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Coerce" means to compel a person to act by force, intimidation, or threat; (2) "Healthcare provider" means a healthcare professional, healthcare establishment, or healthcare facility licensed, registered, certified, or permitted pursuant to this title or title 68 or regulated under the authority of either the department of health or an agency, board, council, or committee attached to the department of health, and that is authorized to administer vaccinations in this state; (3) "Vaccination" means the act of introducing a vaccine into the body; and (4) "Vaccine" means a substance intended for use in humans to stimulate the body's immune response against an infectious disease or pathogen.
(1) "Coerce" means to compel a person to act by force, intimidation, or threat;
(2) "Healthcare provider" means a healthcare professional, healthcare establishment, or healthcare facility licensed, registered, certified, or permitted pursuant to this title or title 68 or regulated under the authority of either the department of health or an agency, board, council, or committee attached to the department of health, and that is authorized to administer vaccinations in this state;
(3) "Vaccination" means the act of introducing a vaccine into the body; and
(4) "Vaccine" means a substance intended for use in humans to stimulate the body's immune response against an infectious disease or pathogen.
(b) A healthcare provider shall not: (1) Coerce a person, including a person who has legal authority to make healthcare decisions for a child, to consent to a vaccination; (2) Mislead or misrepresent that a vaccination is required by state law, when state law provides an exemption; or (3) Mislead or misrepresent that a newborn screening test is required by state law, when state law does not require such screening without providing an exemption to such requirement.
(1) Coerce a person, including a person who has legal authority to make healthcare decisions for a child, to consent to a vaccination;
(2) Mislead or misrepresent that a vaccination is required by state law, when state law provides an exemption; or
(3) Mislead or misrepresent that a newborn screening test is required by state law, when state law does not require such screening without providing an exemption to such requirement.
(c) (1) A violation of this section 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. (2) If the licensing authority of a healthcare provider receives information of a violation or potential violation of this section by the healthcare provider, then the licensing authority shall conduct an immediate investigation and take appropriate disciplinary action.
(1) A violation of this section 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.
(2) If the licensing authority of a healthcare provider receives information of a violation or potential violation of this section by the healthcare provider, then the licensing authority shall conduct an immediate investigation and take appropriate disciplinary action.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1043,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-22-205 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 22 / Section 63-22-205
Reciprocal agreements - License by endorsement
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state that licenses, certifies or registers clinical pastoral therapists, if the board finds that such state has substantially the same or higher licensure requirements than Tennessee. This agreement shall provide that the board may license without examination any resident of another state who is currently licensed, certified or registered by the state, if that resident has met the same or higher requirements as provided in this part. (2) (A) When the board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application: (i) Render a decision on the application; or (ii) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board. (B) As used in this subdivision (a)(2), "completed application" means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements. (b) The board may license by endorsement a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who is a fellow or diplomate of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors if that person otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter. (c) The board may also license by endorsement a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who is: (1) Certified as a clinical member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors; (2) Can document five (5) years of full-time practice in pastoral therapy subsequent to AAPC certification; and (3) Otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 17, eff. 5/11/2023. Acts 1997 , ch. 485, § 10; 2003 , ch. 250, §§ 6-10.
(a) (1) The board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state that licenses, certifies or registers clinical pastoral therapists, if the board finds that such state has substantially the same or higher licensure requirements than Tennessee. This agreement shall provide that the board may license without examination any resident of another state who is currently licensed, certified or registered by the state, if that resident has met the same or higher requirements as provided in this part. (2) (A) When the board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application: (i) Render a decision on the application; or (ii) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board. (B) As used in this subdivision (a)(2), "completed application" means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements.
(1) The board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state that licenses, certifies or registers clinical pastoral therapists, if the board finds that such state has substantially the same or higher licensure requirements than Tennessee. This agreement shall provide that the board may license without examination any resident of another state who is currently licensed, certified or registered by the state, if that resident has met the same or higher requirements as provided in this part.
(2) (A) When the board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application: (i) Render a decision on the application; or (ii) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board. (B) As used in this subdivision (a)(2), "completed application" means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements.
(A) When the board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application: (i) Render a decision on the application; or (ii) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board.
(i) Render a decision on the application; or
(ii) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board.
(B) As used in this subdivision (a)(2), "completed application" means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements.
(b) The board may license by endorsement a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who is a fellow or diplomate of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors if that person otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter.
(c) The board may also license by endorsement a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who is: (1) Certified as a clinical member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors; (2) Can document five (5) years of full-time practice in pastoral therapy subsequent to AAPC certification; and (3) Otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter.
(1) Certified as a clinical member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors;
(2) Can document five (5) years of full-time practice in pastoral therapy subsequent to AAPC certification; and
(3) Otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 17, eff. 5/11/2023.
Acts 1997 , ch. 485, § 10; 2003 , ch. 250, §§ 6-10.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-8-104 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 8 / Section 63-8-104
Oath of board members
Status: in_force

All members of the board shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe to the oath, filed with the secretary-treasurer of the board. Acts 1925, ch. 99, § 4; Shan. Supp., § 3654a12; Code 1932, § 7029; C. Supp. 1950, § 7029; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-804.
All members of the board shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe to the oath, filed with the secretary-treasurer of the board.
Acts 1925, ch. 99, § 4; Shan. Supp., § 3654a12; Code 1932, § 7029; C. Supp. 1950, § 7029; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-804.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-23-111 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 63-23-111
Reciprocity
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, at its discretion, grant a social worker license without examination, to any person residing or employed in the state who has not previously failed the examination given by the board and who at the time of application is licensed by another state whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are as stringent as those required by this chapter. (b) (1) When the board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application: (A) Render a decision on the application; or (B) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board. (2) As used in this subsection (b), "completed application" means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 19, eff. 5/11/2023. Acts 1984, ch. 1003, § 1 T.CA. § 63-23-109 , Acts 2008 , ch. 1016, § 1.
(a) The board may, at its discretion, grant a social worker license without examination, to any person residing or employed in the state who has not previously failed the examination given by the board and who at the time of application is licensed by another state whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are as stringent as those required by this chapter.
(b) (1) When the board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application: (A) Render a decision on the application; or (B) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board. (2) As used in this subsection (b), "completed application" means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements.
(1) When the board receives a completed application for licensure from an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application: (A) Render a decision on the application; or (B) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board.
(A) Render a decision on the application; or
(B) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board.
(2) As used in this subsection (b), "completed application" means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 426, s 19, eff. 5/11/2023.
Acts 1984, ch. 1003, § 1 T.CA. § 63-23-109 , Acts 2008 , ch. 1016, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-401 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 13 / Section 63-13-401
Short title
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Physical Therapy Licensure Compact." Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 810, s 1, eff. 4/14/2016.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Physical Therapy Licensure Compact."
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 810, s 1, eff. 4/14/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-26-107 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 26 / Section 63-26-107
Cumulative deficit of the board of electrolysis examiners - Disposition of fees - Expenditures
Status: in_force

(a) Any cumulative deficit of the board of electrolysis examiners remaining on June 23, 2009, shall be transferred to the account created in subsection (b) to be eliminated through payment of fees assessed on persons regulated pursuant to this chapter. (b) All fees collected by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited by the state treasurer in a separate account exclusively for the electrolysis program established in this chapter, and shall be used by the commissioner to defray expenses necessary to administer this chapter. Unexpended and unobligated fees remaining in this account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall be used to eliminate the cumulative deficit of the board of electrolysis examiners remaining on June 23, 2009. Upon elimination of the deficit, unexpended and unobligated fees remaining in this account shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for the purposes set forth in this chapter. Penalties imposed by the commissioner shall be deposited into the state general fund. Acts 1988, ch. 896, § 9; 1993, ch. 342, § 1; T.C.A., §62-34-207; Acts 2009 , ch. 456, § 5.
(a) Any cumulative deficit of the board of electrolysis examiners remaining on June 23, 2009, shall be transferred to the account created in subsection (b) to be eliminated through payment of fees assessed on persons regulated pursuant to this chapter.
(b) All fees collected by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited by the state treasurer in a separate account exclusively for the electrolysis program established in this chapter, and shall be used by the commissioner to defray expenses necessary to administer this chapter. Unexpended and unobligated fees remaining in this account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall be used to eliminate the cumulative deficit of the board of electrolysis examiners remaining on June 23, 2009. Upon elimination of the deficit, unexpended and unobligated fees remaining in this account shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for the purposes set forth in this chapter. Penalties imposed by the commissioner shall be deposited into the state general fund.
Acts 1988, ch. 896, § 9; 1993, ch. 342, § 1; T.C.A., §62-34-207; Acts 2009 , ch. 456, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-23-211 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 23 / Section 63-23-211
Data system
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system. (b) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the commission. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission, including: (1) Identifying information; (2) Licensure data; (3) Adverse actions against a license and information related thereto; (4) Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation, the beginning and ending dates of such participation, and other information related to such participation not made confidential under member state law; (5) Any denial of application for licensure and the reasons for such denial; (6) The presence of current significant investigative information; and (7) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact or the protection of the public, as determined by the rules of the commission. (d) The records and information provided to a member state pursuant to this compact or through the data system, when certified by the commission or an agent thereof, constitute the authenticated business records of the commission, and are entitled to any associated hearsay exception in any relevant judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceedings in a member state. (e) (1) Current significant investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state must only be available to other member states. (2) It is the responsibility of the member states to report any adverse action against a licensee and to monitor the database to determine whether adverse action has been taken against a licensee. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state must be available to any other member state. (f) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that must not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state. (g) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently expunged pursuant to federal law or the laws of the member state contributing the information must be removed from the data system. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1041,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system.
(b) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the commission.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this compact is applicable as required by the rules of the commission, including: (1) Identifying information; (2) Licensure data; (3) Adverse actions against a license and information related thereto; (4) Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation, the beginning and ending dates of such participation, and other information related to such participation not made confidential under member state law; (5) Any denial of application for licensure and the reasons for such denial; (6) The presence of current significant investigative information; and (7) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact or the protection of the public, as determined by the rules of the commission.
(1) Identifying information;
(2) Licensure data;
(3) Adverse actions against a license and information related thereto;
(4) Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation, the beginning and ending dates of such participation, and other information related to such participation not made confidential under member state law;
(5) Any denial of application for licensure and the reasons for such denial;
(6) The presence of current significant investigative information; and
(7) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact or the protection of the public, as determined by the rules of the commission.
(d) The records and information provided to a member state pursuant to this compact or through the data system, when certified by the commission or an agent thereof, constitute the authenticated business records of the commission, and are entitled to any associated hearsay exception in any relevant judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative proceedings in a member state.
(e) (1) Current significant investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state must only be available to other member states. (2) It is the responsibility of the member states to report any adverse action against a licensee and to monitor the database to determine whether adverse action has been taken against a licensee. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state must be available to any other member state.
(1) Current significant investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state must only be available to other member states.
(2) It is the responsibility of the member states to report any adverse action against a licensee and to monitor the database to determine whether adverse action has been taken against a licensee. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state must be available to any other member state.
(f) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that must not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.
(g) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently expunged pursuant to federal law or the laws of the member state contributing the information must be removed from the data system.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1041,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-3-211 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 3 / Section 63-3-211
Injunction - Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

(a) The board is authorized to petition any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction over any person who is practicing without a license, or to whom a license has been denied or whose license has been suspended or revoked by action of the board to enjoin such person from continuing to practice within this state. (b) Jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit and chancery courts of this state to hear and determine all such causes and to exercise full and complete jurisdiction in such injunctive proceedings. Acts 2005, ch. 380, § 1.
(a) The board is authorized to petition any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction over any person who is practicing without a license, or to whom a license has been denied or whose license has been suspended or revoked by action of the board to enjoin such person from continuing to practice within this state.
(b) Jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit and chancery courts of this state to hear and determine all such causes and to exercise full and complete jurisdiction in such injunctive proceedings.
Acts 2005, ch. 380, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-11-202 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 63-11-202
Practice of psychological examiner - Senior psychological examiners
Status: in_force

(a) A person practices as a psychological examiner within the meaning of this chapter when the person claims to be a psychological examiner and/or renders to individuals or to the public health-related clinical activities or services involving the application of recognized principles, methods and procedures of the science and profession of psychology, such as interviewing or administering and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests and personality characteristics, for such purposes as psychological evaluation or for educational or vocational selection, guidance or placement. The psychological examiner shall practice the following health-related clinical activities or services only under qualified supervision provided by a psychologist or a senior psychological examiner: (1) Overall personality appraisal or classification; (2) Personality counseling; (3) Psychotherapy; (4) Behavior analysis; or (5) Personality readjustment techniques. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding or restricting the scope of practice for a psychological examiner. (c) Those psychological examiners rendering health-related clinical activities or services who have been duly licensed prior to July 1, 1991, who request to the board in writing or via online application, shall be senior psychological examiners. Those duly licensed psychological examiners rendering health-related clinical activities or services licensed after July 1, 1991, will qualify for senior psychological examiner licensure upon completion of at least five (5) years of applied experience from the date their temporary permit was first issued by the board and upon completion of two hundred (200) hours of post-licensure continuing education units distributed by categories according to the November 1997 rules and regulations governing continuing education units. A person practices as a senior psychological examiner within the meaning of this chapter when the person claims to be a senior psychological examiner and/or renders to individuals or to the public for remuneration any service involving the application of recognized principles, methods and procedures of the science and profession of psychology. A senior psychological examiner, while possessing a different scope of practice than a psychologist, shall be considered a health service provider and thereby able to engage in these designated areas of health-related psychological practice without supervision: (1) Interviewing or administering and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests and personality characteristics for such purposes as psychological evaluation or for educational or vocational selection guidance or placement; (2) Overall personality appraisal or classification, psychological testing, projective testing, evaluations for disability or vocational purposes; (3) Diagnosis of nervous and mental disorders; (4) Personality counseling; (5) Psychotherapy; (6) Behavior analysis; (7) Personality readjustment techniques; or (8) Supervision of a psychological examiner. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 949,s 10, eff. 7/1/2014. Acts 1953, ch. 169, § 2 (Williams, § 7082.2); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-1106; Acts 1999, ch. 500, §§ 1, 2; 2001, ch. 123, § 5; 2003 , ch. 21, §§ 1, 2; 2010 , ch. 769, §§ 1, 2.
(a) A person practices as a psychological examiner within the meaning of this chapter when the person claims to be a psychological examiner and/or renders to individuals or to the public health-related clinical activities or services involving the application of recognized principles, methods and procedures of the science and profession of psychology, such as interviewing or administering and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests and personality characteristics, for such purposes as psychological evaluation or for educational or vocational selection, guidance or placement. The psychological examiner shall practice the following health-related clinical activities or services only under qualified supervision provided by a psychologist or a senior psychological examiner: (1) Overall personality appraisal or classification; (2) Personality counseling; (3) Psychotherapy; (4) Behavior analysis; or (5) Personality readjustment techniques.
(1) Overall personality appraisal or classification;
(2) Personality counseling;
(3) Psychotherapy;
(4) Behavior analysis; or
(5) Personality readjustment techniques.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding or restricting the scope of practice for a psychological examiner.
(c) Those psychological examiners rendering health-related clinical activities or services who have been duly licensed prior to July 1, 1991, who request to the board in writing or via online application, shall be senior psychological examiners. Those duly licensed psychological examiners rendering health-related clinical activities or services licensed after July 1, 1991, will qualify for senior psychological examiner licensure upon completion of at least five (5) years of applied experience from the date their temporary permit was first issued by the board and upon completion of two hundred (200) hours of post-licensure continuing education units distributed by categories according to the November 1997 rules and regulations governing continuing education units. A person practices as a senior psychological examiner within the meaning of this chapter when the person claims to be a senior psychological examiner and/or renders to individuals or to the public for remuneration any service involving the application of recognized principles, methods and procedures of the science and profession of psychology. A senior psychological examiner, while possessing a different scope of practice than a psychologist, shall be considered a health service provider and thereby able to engage in these designated areas of health-related psychological practice without supervision: (1) Interviewing or administering and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests and personality characteristics for such purposes as psychological evaluation or for educational or vocational selection guidance or placement; (2) Overall personality appraisal or classification, psychological testing, projective testing, evaluations for disability or vocational purposes; (3) Diagnosis of nervous and mental disorders; (4) Personality counseling; (5) Psychotherapy; (6) Behavior analysis; (7) Personality readjustment techniques; or (8) Supervision of a psychological examiner.
(1) Interviewing or administering and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests and personality characteristics for such purposes as psychological evaluation or for educational or vocational selection guidance or placement;
(2) Overall personality appraisal or classification, psychological testing, projective testing, evaluations for disability or vocational purposes;
(3) Diagnosis of nervous and mental disorders;
(4) Personality counseling;
(5) Psychotherapy;
(6) Behavior analysis;
(7) Personality readjustment techniques; or
(8) Supervision of a psychological examiner.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 949,s 10, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 1953, ch. 169, § 2 (Williams, § 7082.2); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-1106; Acts 1999, ch. 500, §§ 1, 2; 2001, ch. 123, § 5; 2003 , ch. 21, §§ 1, 2; 2010 , ch. 769, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-144 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 63-1-144
Payment of costs of investigation and prosecution - Payment of costs of judicial review
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any existing authority regarding the requirement to pay costs in disciplinary proceedings, when the division or any board, council or committee created pursuant to this title and/or title 68, chapters 24 and 29 and regulated under the authority of the department of health imposes sanctions on a license or certificate holder in any disciplinary contested case proceeding, the license or certificate holder may, at the discretion of the division, board, council or committee before which the contested case proceeding was held be required to pay the actual and reasonable costs of the investigation and prosecution of the case, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) All costs absorbed by the division or attributed to and assessed against the board, council or committee by the division's bureau of investigations in connection with the prosecution of the matter including all investigator time, travel and lodging incurred during the prosecution; (2) All costs absorbed by the division or assessed against the board, council or committee by the division for the use of the division facilities and personnel for prosecution of the matter; (3) All costs assessed against the division, board, council or committee for the appearance fees, transcripts, time, travel and lodging of administrative law judges and court reporters and witnesses required in the prosecution of the matter; and (4) All costs attributed to and assessed against the division, board, council or committee by the department's office of general counsel in connection with the prosecution of the matter, including all attorney and paralegal time, travel and lodging incurred during the prosecution of the matter. (b) The division, board or committee shall include in any order in which the payment of costs has been assessed an amount that is the maximum amount owed by the license or certificate holder at the time the order is entered. Prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days from the effective date of the order, the division, council, board or committee shall send to the license or certificate holder, by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular United States mail, a final costs assessment that does not exceed the maximum amount in the order. (c) (1) In addition to the authority contained in this section, when a party seeks judicial review of a state agency decision under § 4-5-322 or the chancery court decision under § 4-5-323 , then the court, or the board, committee, or council if the matter is remanded to the agency, upon finding that a sanction of the license or certificate holder is appropriate, may require the license or certificate holder to pay the actual and reasonable costs incurred by the division or agency for the judicial review, including costs for the time, travel, and lodging of the office of the attorney general, court reporter and transcript costs, and court costs. The order must reflect the maximum amount owed by the license or certificate holder for the judicial review. (2) A chancery court shall not award costs pursuant to this subsection (c) unless the court determines that: (A) (i) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review are not warranted by existing law nor by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension or modification of existing law; and (ii) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review do not have evidentiary support; or (B) The license or certificate holder petitioned for judicial review to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or cause needless expense to the state or state agency. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403, s 2, eff. 5/12/2021. Acts 2003 , ch. 102, § 1; 2007 , ch. 265, § 1.
(a) In addition to any existing authority regarding the requirement to pay costs in disciplinary proceedings, when the division or any board, council or committee created pursuant to this title and/or title 68, chapters 24 and 29 and regulated under the authority of the department of health imposes sanctions on a license or certificate holder in any disciplinary contested case proceeding, the license or certificate holder may, at the discretion of the division, board, council or committee before which the contested case proceeding was held be required to pay the actual and reasonable costs of the investigation and prosecution of the case, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) All costs absorbed by the division or attributed to and assessed against the board, council or committee by the division's bureau of investigations in connection with the prosecution of the matter including all investigator time, travel and lodging incurred during the prosecution; (2) All costs absorbed by the division or assessed against the board, council or committee by the division for the use of the division facilities and personnel for prosecution of the matter; (3) All costs assessed against the division, board, council or committee for the appearance fees, transcripts, time, travel and lodging of administrative law judges and court reporters and witnesses required in the prosecution of the matter; and (4) All costs attributed to and assessed against the division, board, council or committee by the department's office of general counsel in connection with the prosecution of the matter, including all attorney and paralegal time, travel and lodging incurred during the prosecution of the matter.
(1) All costs absorbed by the division or attributed to and assessed against the board, council or committee by the division's bureau of investigations in connection with the prosecution of the matter including all investigator time, travel and lodging incurred during the prosecution;
(2) All costs absorbed by the division or assessed against the board, council or committee by the division for the use of the division facilities and personnel for prosecution of the matter;
(3) All costs assessed against the division, board, council or committee for the appearance fees, transcripts, time, travel and lodging of administrative law judges and court reporters and witnesses required in the prosecution of the matter; and
(4) All costs attributed to and assessed against the division, board, council or committee by the department's office of general counsel in connection with the prosecution of the matter, including all attorney and paralegal time, travel and lodging incurred during the prosecution of the matter.
(b) The division, board or committee shall include in any order in which the payment of costs has been assessed an amount that is the maximum amount owed by the license or certificate holder at the time the order is entered. Prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days from the effective date of the order, the division, council, board or committee shall send to the license or certificate holder, by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular United States mail, a final costs assessment that does not exceed the maximum amount in the order.
(c) (1) In addition to the authority contained in this section, when a party seeks judicial review of a state agency decision under § 4-5-322 or the chancery court decision under § 4-5-323 , then the court, or the board, committee, or council if the matter is remanded to the agency, upon finding that a sanction of the license or certificate holder is appropriate, may require the license or certificate holder to pay the actual and reasonable costs incurred by the division or agency for the judicial review, including costs for the time, travel, and lodging of the office of the attorney general, court reporter and transcript costs, and court costs. The order must reflect the maximum amount owed by the license or certificate holder for the judicial review. (2) A chancery court shall not award costs pursuant to this subsection (c) unless the court determines that: (A) (i) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review are not warranted by existing law nor by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension or modification of existing law; and (ii) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review do not have evidentiary support; or (B) The license or certificate holder petitioned for judicial review to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or cause needless expense to the state or state agency.
(1) In addition to the authority contained in this section, when a party seeks judicial review of a state agency decision under § 4-5-322 or the chancery court decision under § 4-5-323 , then the court, or the board, committee, or council if the matter is remanded to the agency, upon finding that a sanction of the license or certificate holder is appropriate, may require the license or certificate holder to pay the actual and reasonable costs incurred by the division or agency for the judicial review, including costs for the time, travel, and lodging of the office of the attorney general, court reporter and transcript costs, and court costs. The order must reflect the maximum amount owed by the license or certificate holder for the judicial review.
(2) A chancery court shall not award costs pursuant to this subsection (c) unless the court determines that: (A) (i) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review are not warranted by existing law nor by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension or modification of existing law; and (ii) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review do not have evidentiary support; or (B) The license or certificate holder petitioned for judicial review to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or cause needless expense to the state or state agency.
(A) (i) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review are not warranted by existing law nor by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension or modification of existing law; and (ii) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review do not have evidentiary support; or
(i) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review are not warranted by existing law nor by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension or modification of existing law; and
(ii) The claims asserted in the petition for judicial review do not have evidentiary support; or
(B) The license or certificate holder petitioned for judicial review to harass, cause unnecessary delay, or cause needless expense to the state or state agency.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403, s 2, eff. 5/12/2021.
Acts 2003 , ch. 102, § 1; 2007 , ch. 265, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-4-104 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 4 / Section 63-4-104
Meetings of board
Status: in_force

The board shall hold one (1) regular meeting in each year and such additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine. Acts 1923, ch. 9, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 3654a117; Code 1932, §7010; Acts 1939, ch. 116, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 9, §§2-4, 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 7010; impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 113, §36; Acts 1976, ch. 781, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-405.
The board shall hold one (1) regular meeting in each year and such additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine.
Acts 1923, ch. 9, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 3654a117; Code 1932, §7010; Acts 1939, ch. 116, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 9, §§2-4, 9; C. Supp. 1950, § 7010; impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 113, §36; Acts 1976, ch. 781, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-405.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-5-103 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 63-5-103
Appointment of members - Term of office - Removal
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The dentist members of the board may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dentist groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dentist member of the board unless such person has been an actual and bona fide resident and a legally licensed practicing dentist of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment. (2) The dental hygienist members may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dental hygienist groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Hygienists Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dental hygienist member of the board unless that person has been an actual and bona fide resident and a legally licensed practicing dental hygienist of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment. (3) The dental assistant member may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dental assistant groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Assistants' Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dental assistant member of the board unless that person has been an actual and bona fide resident and has been a legally registered and practicing dental assistant of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment. (b) The governor shall consult with interested dental groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Association, the Tennessee Dental Hygienists Association and the Tennessee Dental Assistants' Association to determine qualified persons to fill the positions as provided in subsection (a). (c) The terms of members of the board are three (3) years, with the terms staggered so that the terms of no more than three (3) members expire each year. No member is eligible to serve on the board for more than three (3) consecutive full terms, but any person thus ineligible shall thereafter be eligible for nomination and appointment to the board, as provided in this section, after three (3) years have elapsed since that person's previous service on the board. (d) (1) The governor shall make appointments to the board not later than one (1) month after the expiration of the term of office of any member, and such or further delay in the appointment must be deducted from the term of the appointment. The governor shall fill vacancies occurring on the board by death or resignation for the unexpired term from lists submitted to the governor as provided in this section. If the vacancy is not filled within thirty (30) days by the governor, then the board shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person is employed by or with a dental supply business or dental laboratory. (2) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority. (e) Members of the board shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were respectively appointed and until such time as their successors have been duly appointed. (f) (1) A member of the board may be removed upon one (1) or more of the following grounds: (A) The refusal or inability for any reason of a board member to perform that member's duties as a member of the board in an efficient, responsible and professional manner; (B) The misuse of office by a member of the board to obtain personal, pecuniary or material gain or advantage for that member or another through such office; or (C) The violation of this chapter or of any of the rules and regulations of the board hereafter properly promulgated. (2) The proceedings for such removal shall be in accordance with title 8, chapter 47. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 231, s 1, eff. 4/22/2021. Acts 1957, ch. 32, § 4; 1978, ch. 824, § 3; 1981, ch. 99, § 1; T.C.A., § 63-532; Acts 1984, ch. 528, § 4; 1985, ch. 71, § 1; 1986, ch. 501, § 1; 1988, ch. 1013, §42; 1990, ch. 1031, §§2, 3; 1997 , ch. 53, § 2; 2000, ch. 927, §§ 4, 5; 2001, ch. 330, §2; 2012 , ch. 628, §§ 1, 2.
(a) (1) The dentist members of the board may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dentist groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dentist member of the board unless such person has been an actual and bona fide resident and a legally licensed practicing dentist of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment. (2) The dental hygienist members may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dental hygienist groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Hygienists Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dental hygienist member of the board unless that person has been an actual and bona fide resident and a legally licensed practicing dental hygienist of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment. (3) The dental assistant member may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dental assistant groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Assistants' Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dental assistant member of the board unless that person has been an actual and bona fide resident and has been a legally registered and practicing dental assistant of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment.
(1) The dentist members of the board may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dentist groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dentist member of the board unless such person has been an actual and bona fide resident and a legally licensed practicing dentist of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment.
(2) The dental hygienist members may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dental hygienist groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Hygienists Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dental hygienist member of the board unless that person has been an actual and bona fide resident and a legally licensed practicing dental hygienist of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment.
(3) The dental assistant member may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dental assistant groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Assistants' Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dental assistant member of the board unless that person has been an actual and bona fide resident and has been a legally registered and practicing dental assistant of this state for a period of five (5) years or more immediately preceding such appointment.
(b) The governor shall consult with interested dental groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Association, the Tennessee Dental Hygienists Association and the Tennessee Dental Assistants' Association to determine qualified persons to fill the positions as provided in subsection (a).
(c) The terms of members of the board are three (3) years, with the terms staggered so that the terms of no more than three (3) members expire each year. No member is eligible to serve on the board for more than three (3) consecutive full terms, but any person thus ineligible shall thereafter be eligible for nomination and appointment to the board, as provided in this section, after three (3) years have elapsed since that person's previous service on the board.
(d) (1) The governor shall make appointments to the board not later than one (1) month after the expiration of the term of office of any member, and such or further delay in the appointment must be deducted from the term of the appointment. The governor shall fill vacancies occurring on the board by death or resignation for the unexpired term from lists submitted to the governor as provided in this section. If the vacancy is not filled within thirty (30) days by the governor, then the board shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person is employed by or with a dental supply business or dental laboratory. (2) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority.
(1) The governor shall make appointments to the board not later than one (1) month after the expiration of the term of office of any member, and such or further delay in the appointment must be deducted from the term of the appointment. The governor shall fill vacancies occurring on the board by death or resignation for the unexpired term from lists submitted to the governor as provided in this section. If the vacancy is not filled within thirty (30) days by the governor, then the board shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person is employed by or with a dental supply business or dental laboratory.
(2) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority.
(e) Members of the board shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were respectively appointed and until such time as their successors have been duly appointed.
(f) (1) A member of the board may be removed upon one (1) or more of the following grounds: (A) The refusal or inability for any reason of a board member to perform that member's duties as a member of the board in an efficient, responsible and professional manner; (B) The misuse of office by a member of the board to obtain personal, pecuniary or material gain or advantage for that member or another through such office; or (C) The violation of this chapter or of any of the rules and regulations of the board hereafter properly promulgated. (2) The proceedings for such removal shall be in accordance with title 8, chapter 47.
(1) A member of the board may be removed upon one (1) or more of the following grounds: (A) The refusal or inability for any reason of a board member to perform that member's duties as a member of the board in an efficient, responsible and professional manner; (B) The misuse of office by a member of the board to obtain personal, pecuniary or material gain or advantage for that member or another through such office; or (C) The violation of this chapter or of any of the rules and regulations of the board hereafter properly promulgated.
(A) The refusal or inability for any reason of a board member to perform that member's duties as a member of the board in an efficient, responsible and professional manner;
(B) The misuse of office by a member of the board to obtain personal, pecuniary or material gain or advantage for that member or another through such office; or
(C) The violation of this chapter or of any of the rules and regulations of the board hereafter properly promulgated.
(2) The proceedings for such removal shall be in accordance with title 8, chapter 47.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 231, s 1, eff. 4/22/2021.
Acts 1957, ch. 32, § 4; 1978, ch. 824, § 3; 1981, ch. 99, § 1; T.C.A., § 63-532; Acts 1984, ch. 528, § 4; 1985, ch. 71, § 1; 1986, ch. 501, § 1; 1988, ch. 1013, §42; 1990, ch. 1031, §§2, 3; 1997 , ch. 53, § 2; 2000, ch. 927, §§ 4, 5; 2001, ch. 330, §2; 2012 , ch. 628, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-121 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 63-7-121
Validity of license issued on or before September 1, 1967
Status: in_force

Any person holding a license to practice as a registered or professional nurse or licensed practical nurse issued by the board that is valid on September 1, 1967, shall thereafter be considered to be licensed under this chapter. Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 30; T.C.A., § 63-758.
Any person holding a license to practice as a registered or professional nurse or licensed practical nurse issued by the board that is valid on September 1, 1967, shall thereafter be considered to be licensed under this chapter.
Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 30; T.C.A., § 63-758.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-901 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 6 / Section 63-6-901
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 325, s 2, eff. 4/28/2023. See 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 325, s 3. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1029, s 2, eff. 1/1/2017.
Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 325, s 2, eff. 4/28/2023.
See 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 325, s 3.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1029, s 2, eff. 1/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-222 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 6 / Section 63-6-222
Emergency treatment of minors
Status: in_force

(a) Any licensed physician may perform emergency medical or surgical treatment on a minor, despite the absence of parental consent or court order, where such physician has a good faith belief that delay in rendering emergency care would, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, result in a serious threat to the life of the minor or a serious worsening of such minor's medical condition and that such emergency treatment is necessary to save the minor's life or prevent further deterioration of the minor's condition. (b) Such treatment shall be commenced only after a reasonable effort is made to notify the minor's parents or guardian, if known or readily ascertainable. (c) Any physician rendering emergency care to a minor pursuant to this section shall not be liable for civil damages, except such damages as may result from the negligence of the physician in rendering such care. Acts 1981, ch. 242, § 1; T.C.A., § 63-630.
(a) Any licensed physician may perform emergency medical or surgical treatment on a minor, despite the absence of parental consent or court order, where such physician has a good faith belief that delay in rendering emergency care would, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, result in a serious threat to the life of the minor or a serious worsening of such minor's medical condition and that such emergency treatment is necessary to save the minor's life or prevent further deterioration of the minor's condition.
(b) Such treatment shall be commenced only after a reasonable effort is made to notify the minor's parents or guardian, if known or readily ascertainable.
(c) Any physician rendering emergency care to a minor pursuant to this section shall not be liable for civil damages, except such damages as may result from the negligence of the physician in rendering such care.
Acts 1981, ch. 242, § 1; T.C.A., § 63-630.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-1003 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 6 / Section 63-6-1003
Tennessee advisory committee for acupuncture
Status: in_force

(a) To assist the board in the performance of its duties, there is hereby established the Tennessee advisory committee for acupuncture. (b) The committee shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. Three (3) of the members shall be certified acupuncturists, one (1) shall be an ADS practicing in Tennessee and one (1) shall be a consumer member who is neither employed in nor has any other direct or indirect affiliation with the health care profession or industry. The three (3) acupuncturists initially appointed need not be certified at the time of their appointments, but must meet all the qualifications for certification. (c) (1) Notwithstanding § 3-6-304 or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee: (A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010; (B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and (C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (c)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date. (2) A person who violates this subsection (c) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in title 3, chapter 6. (3) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (c). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and in accordance with the procedure for initiating and proposing rules by the ethics commission to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance as prescribed in § 4-55-103 . (d) In addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee, all persons appointed or otherwise named to serve as members of the committee after July 1, 2010, shall be residents of this state. (e) Of the initial appointments to the committee, two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years, two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years and one (1) member shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year. All regular appointments thereafter shall be for terms of four (4) years. No person may serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms as a member of the committee. Each member shall serve on the committee until a successor is appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term. (f) At the committee's first meeting each year after any new members have been appointed, the members shall choose one (1) member to chair the committee for the year and another to serve as co-chair. No person shall chair the committee for more than five (5) consecutive years. (g) (1) The committee shall meet at least once each year within forty-five (45) days after the appointment of the new members. The committee shall meet at other times as needed to perform its duties. (2) (A) Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the committee. (B) The committee's chair shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (g)(2)(A). (h) Each member shall receive all necessary expenses incident to conducting the business of the committee and, in addition thereto, shall be entitled to a per diem of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day's service in conducting the business of the committee. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. (i) The committee shall receive from the division of health related boards of the department of health all administrative, investigatory and clerical services as provided for in § 63-1-101 . Committee expenses shall be paid from funds generated by certification fees generated by acupuncturists and acupuncture detoxification specialists. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 616, s 3, eff. 3/22/2016. Acts 2000, ch. 685, § 5; 2010 , ch. 995, §§ 3, 4.
(a) To assist the board in the performance of its duties, there is hereby established the Tennessee advisory committee for acupuncture.
(b) The committee shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. Three (3) of the members shall be certified acupuncturists, one (1) shall be an ADS practicing in Tennessee and one (1) shall be a consumer member who is neither employed in nor has any other direct or indirect affiliation with the health care profession or industry. The three (3) acupuncturists initially appointed need not be certified at the time of their appointments, but must meet all the qualifications for certification.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding § 3-6-304 or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee: (A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010; (B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and (C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (c)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date. (2) A person who violates this subsection (c) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in title 3, chapter 6. (3) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (c). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and in accordance with the procedure for initiating and proposing rules by the ethics commission to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance as prescribed in § 4-55-103 .
(1) Notwithstanding § 3-6-304 or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee: (A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010; (B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and (C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (c)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date.
(A) Any person registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the registration requirements of title 3, chapter 6 who is subsequently appointed or otherwise named as a member of the committee shall terminate all employment and business association as a lobbyist with any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee, prior to serving as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(A) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010;
(B) No person who is a member of the committee shall be permitted to register or otherwise serve as a lobbyist pursuant to title 3, chapter 6 for any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee during such person's period of service as a member of the committee. This subdivision (c)(1)(B) shall apply to all persons appointed or otherwise named to the committee after July 1, 2010, and to all persons serving on the committee on such date who are not registered as lobbyists; and
(C) No person who serves as a member of the committee shall be employed as a lobbyist by any entity whose business endeavors or professional activities are regulated by the committee for one (1) year following the date such person's service on the committee ends. This subdivision (c)(1)(C) shall apply to persons serving on the committee as of July 1, 2010, and to persons appointed to the committee subsequent to such date.
(2) A person who violates this subsection (c) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in title 3, chapter 6.
(3) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (c). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and in accordance with the procedure for initiating and proposing rules by the ethics commission to the bureau of ethics and campaign finance as prescribed in § 4-55-103 .
(d) In addition to all other requirements for membership on the committee, all persons appointed or otherwise named to serve as members of the committee after July 1, 2010, shall be residents of this state.
(e) Of the initial appointments to the committee, two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years, two (2) members shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years and one (1) member shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year. All regular appointments thereafter shall be for terms of four (4) years. No person may serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms as a member of the committee. Each member shall serve on the committee until a successor is appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term.
(f) At the committee's first meeting each year after any new members have been appointed, the members shall choose one (1) member to chair the committee for the year and another to serve as co-chair. No person shall chair the committee for more than five (5) consecutive years.
(g) (1) The committee shall meet at least once each year within forty-five (45) days after the appointment of the new members. The committee shall meet at other times as needed to perform its duties. (2) (A) Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the committee. (B) The committee's chair shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (g)(2)(A).
(1) The committee shall meet at least once each year within forty-five (45) days after the appointment of the new members. The committee shall meet at other times as needed to perform its duties.
(2) (A) Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the committee. (B) The committee's chair shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (g)(2)(A).
(A) Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the committee.
(B) The committee's chair shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (g)(2)(A).
(h) Each member shall receive all necessary expenses incident to conducting the business of the committee and, in addition thereto, shall be entitled to a per diem of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day's service in conducting the business of the committee. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(i) The committee shall receive from the division of health related boards of the department of health all administrative, investigatory and clerical services as provided for in § 63-1-101 . Committee expenses shall be paid from funds generated by certification fees generated by acupuncturists and acupuncture detoxification specialists.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 616, s 3, eff. 3/22/2016.
Acts 2000, ch. 685, § 5; 2010 , ch. 995, §§ 3, 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-126 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 7 / Section 63-7-126
Advanced practice registered nurses
Status: in_force

(a) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a registered nurse with a master's degree or higher in a nursing specialty and national specialty certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or clinical nurse specialist. (b) Nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives and clinical nurse specialists holding such education and practice credentials shall apply to the board for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, including authorization to use the title "advanced practice registered nurse" or the abbreviation "APRN." No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters or signs to indicate that the person using the same is an advanced practice registered nurse. (c) An applicant for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse shall pay an initial fee as set by the board as well as a biennial renewal fee as set by the board. (d) A nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or clinical nurse specialist who holds a Tennessee registered nurse license in good standing and current national specialty certification in the advanced practice specialty shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse on May 22, 2002, and shall be exempt from the requirement of a master's degree or higher in the nursing specialty if licensed in Tennessee and holding national specialty certification prior to July 1, 2005. Notwithstanding the previous requirements, a nurse anesthetist shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse if the nurse anesthetist graduated prior to January 1, 1999, from a nurse anesthesia educational program approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation. (e) With the exception of subsection (f), nothing in this section shall be interpreted to alter or change the current law as it existed on May 22, 2002, regarding prescriptive rights, supervision or scope of practice for nurse anesthetists regulated under this title, nurse midwives as described in § 56-7-2407 , clinical nurse specialists or certified nurse practitioners as defined in § 63-7-123 . Nor shall anything in this section be interpreted to allow any board or other entity to promulgate rules that would alter or change the law as it existed on May 22, 2002, regarding such prescriptive rights, supervision or scope of practice. (f) An advanced practice registered nurse shall only perform invasive procedures involving any portion of the spine, spinal cord, sympathetic nerves of the spine or block of major peripheral nerves of the spine in any setting not licensed under title 68, chapter 11 under the direct supervision of a Tennessee physician licensed pursuant to chapter 6 or 9 of this title who is actively practicing spinal injections and has current privileges to do so at a facility licensed pursuant to title 68, chapter 11. The direct supervision provided by a physician in this subsection (f) shall only be offered by a physician who meets the qualifications established in § 63-6-244(a)(1) or (a)(3) or § 63-9-121(a)(1) or (a)(3) . For purposes of this subsection (f), "direct supervision" is defined as being physically present in the same building as the advanced practice registered nurse at the time the invasive procedure is performed. This subsection (f) shall not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse performing major joint injections except sacroiliac injections, or to performing soft tissue injections or epidurals for surgical anesthesia or labor analgesia in unlicensed settings. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 980, s 14, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 980, s 13, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 2002, ch. 768, § 1; 2003 , ch. 111, § 1; 2008 , ch. 782, § 1; 2012 , ch. 961, §§ 1, 2.
(a) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a registered nurse with a master's degree or higher in a nursing specialty and national specialty certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or clinical nurse specialist.
(b) Nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives and clinical nurse specialists holding such education and practice credentials shall apply to the board for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, including authorization to use the title "advanced practice registered nurse" or the abbreviation "APRN." No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters or signs to indicate that the person using the same is an advanced practice registered nurse.
(c) An applicant for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse shall pay an initial fee as set by the board as well as a biennial renewal fee as set by the board.
(d) A nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or clinical nurse specialist who holds a Tennessee registered nurse license in good standing and current national specialty certification in the advanced practice specialty shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse on May 22, 2002, and shall be exempt from the requirement of a master's degree or higher in the nursing specialty if licensed in Tennessee and holding national specialty certification prior to July 1, 2005. Notwithstanding the previous requirements, a nurse anesthetist shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse if the nurse anesthetist graduated prior to January 1, 1999, from a nurse anesthesia educational program approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation.
(e) With the exception of subsection (f), nothing in this section shall be interpreted to alter or change the current law as it existed on May 22, 2002, regarding prescriptive rights, supervision or scope of practice for nurse anesthetists regulated under this title, nurse midwives as described in § 56-7-2407 , clinical nurse specialists or certified nurse practitioners as defined in § 63-7-123 . Nor shall anything in this section be interpreted to allow any board or other entity to promulgate rules that would alter or change the law as it existed on May 22, 2002, regarding such prescriptive rights, supervision or scope of practice.
(f) An advanced practice registered nurse shall only perform invasive procedures involving any portion of the spine, spinal cord, sympathetic nerves of the spine or block of major peripheral nerves of the spine in any setting not licensed under title 68, chapter 11 under the direct supervision of a Tennessee physician licensed pursuant to chapter 6 or 9 of this title who is actively practicing spinal injections and has current privileges to do so at a facility licensed pursuant to title 68, chapter 11. The direct supervision provided by a physician in this subsection (f) shall only be offered by a physician who meets the qualifications established in § 63-6-244(a)(1) or (a)(3) or § 63-9-121(a)(1) or (a)(3) . For purposes of this subsection (f), "direct supervision" is defined as being physically present in the same building as the advanced practice registered nurse at the time the invasive procedure is performed. This subsection (f) shall not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse performing major joint injections except sacroiliac injections, or to performing soft tissue injections or epidurals for surgical anesthesia or labor analgesia in unlicensed settings.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 980, s 14, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 980, s 13, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 2002, ch. 768, § 1; 2003 , ch. 111, § 1; 2008 , ch. 782, § 1; 2012 , ch. 961, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-204 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 13 / Section 63-13-204
Licenses - Issuance - Fees - Revocation - Reinstatement - Renewal
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The board of occupational therapy shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this part upon payment of the appropriate fees. (2) Each licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall pay a biennial renewal fee to the board as prescribed in this part, payable in advance, for the ensuing years. The secretary of the board shall notify each licensee. (3) When any licensee fails to register and pay the biennial registration fee within thirty (30) days after registration becomes due as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be administratively revoked at the expiration of the thirty (30) days after the registration was required, without further notice or hearing. Any person whose license is automatically revoked as provided in this section may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license; and, upon good cause being shown, the board in its discretion may reinstate such license upon payment of all past-due renewal fees. (b) For purposes of implementing § 63-13-108(b) [repealed], the board shall prescribe and publish nonrefundable fees. (c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period; however, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board shall determine that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the biennial fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢). (2) No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subsection (c). (d) The board is authorized to establish requirements for assessing continued competence of licensees. Acts 1984, ch. 921, § 3; T.C.A., § 63-13-304 ; Acts 1989, ch. 360, §§ 43, 44; 1989, ch. 523, § 32; 1999, ch. 415, § 2; 2003 , ch. 109, § 1; 2007 , ch. 115, § 7.
(a) (1) The board of occupational therapy shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this part upon payment of the appropriate fees. (2) Each licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall pay a biennial renewal fee to the board as prescribed in this part, payable in advance, for the ensuing years. The secretary of the board shall notify each licensee. (3) When any licensee fails to register and pay the biennial registration fee within thirty (30) days after registration becomes due as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be administratively revoked at the expiration of the thirty (30) days after the registration was required, without further notice or hearing. Any person whose license is automatically revoked as provided in this section may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license; and, upon good cause being shown, the board in its discretion may reinstate such license upon payment of all past-due renewal fees.
(1) The board of occupational therapy shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this part upon payment of the appropriate fees.
(2) Each licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall pay a biennial renewal fee to the board as prescribed in this part, payable in advance, for the ensuing years. The secretary of the board shall notify each licensee.
(3) When any licensee fails to register and pay the biennial registration fee within thirty (30) days after registration becomes due as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be administratively revoked at the expiration of the thirty (30) days after the registration was required, without further notice or hearing. Any person whose license is automatically revoked as provided in this section may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license; and, upon good cause being shown, the board in its discretion may reinstate such license upon payment of all past-due renewal fees.
(b) For purposes of implementing § 63-13-108(b) [repealed], the board shall prescribe and publish nonrefundable fees.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period; however, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board shall determine that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the biennial fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢). (2) No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subsection (c).
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period; however, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board shall determine that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the biennial fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢).
(2) No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subsection (c).
(d) The board is authorized to establish requirements for assessing continued competence of licensees.
Acts 1984, ch. 921, § 3; T.C.A., § 63-13-304 ; Acts 1989, ch. 360, §§ 43, 44; 1989, ch. 523, § 32; 1999, ch. 415, § 2; 2003 , ch. 109, § 1; 2007 , ch. 115, § 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-19-202 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 19 / Section 63-19-202
Licensure requirement
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not claim to be or function as an orthopedic physician assistant unless the person holds a valid orthopedic physician assistant license issued by the board. (b) The board shall not license a person as an orthopedic physician assistant or renew the license of an orthopedic physician assistant unless: (1) (A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board; (B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and (C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or (2) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on or after January 1, 2021, and has been continuously licensed as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state since 1995. (c) The board may require that an applicant for licensure as an orthopedic physician assistant appear before the board to answer questions regarding the applicant's fitness for licensure. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 565, s 8, eff. 5/26/2021. Acts 1995, ch. 337, § 4; 1997 , ch. 207, § 5.
(a) A person shall not claim to be or function as an orthopedic physician assistant unless the person holds a valid orthopedic physician assistant license issued by the board.
(b) The board shall not license a person as an orthopedic physician assistant or renew the license of an orthopedic physician assistant unless: (1) (A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board; (B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and (C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or (2) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on or after January 1, 2021, and has been continuously licensed as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state since 1995.
(1) (A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board; (B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and (C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or
(A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board;
(B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and
(C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or
(2) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on or after January 1, 2021, and has been continuously licensed as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state since 1995.
(c) The board may require that an applicant for licensure as an orthopedic physician assistant appear before the board to answer questions regarding the applicant's fitness for licensure.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 565, s 8, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1995, ch. 337, § 4; 1997 , ch. 207, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-11-407 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 63-11-407
Term of license - Renewal - Automatic revocation - Required notifications
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed professional art therapist license issued under this part is valid for twenty-four (24) months from the date of issuance. (b) A licensee requesting renewal of a license must provide the following to the advisory committee in advance of the expiration date of the license: (1) A completed application on a form provided by the advisory committee and payment of the fee set by the advisory committee; and (2) A certified or sworn statement to the advisory committee that the licensee: (A) Has completed at least forty (40) hours of continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license; and (B) Has not had a professional credential revoked, suspended, or restricted by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., and does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending in this state or in any regulatory jurisdiction for unethical or unprofessional conduct. (c) If a licensee fails to submit an application for license renewal and to pay any fee required by the advisory committee prior to the expiration date of the license, then the license is automatically revoked by the advisory committee without further notice or hearing, unless renewal is completed and all fees are paid prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of the expiration of the license. (d) A person whose license is automatically revoked under this section may apply in writing to the advisory committee for reinstatement of the license. Upon the showing of good cause by the person and submitting documentation that all continuing education requirements have been satisfied, the advisory committee may reinstate the license upon the payment of all fees set by the advisory committee. (e) Applicants and licensees must notify the advisory committee of the following within thirty (30) days of their occurrence: (1) A change of name, address, or other vital information; (2) The filing of any criminal charge or civil action against the applicant or licensee; (3) The initiation of any disciplinary charges, investigations, findings, or sanctions by a healthcare organization, federal or state agency, or other professional association against the applicant or licensee; and (4) Any other change in information provided by the applicant or licensee to the committee. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 160, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
(a) A licensed professional art therapist license issued under this part is valid for twenty-four (24) months from the date of issuance.
(b) A licensee requesting renewal of a license must provide the following to the advisory committee in advance of the expiration date of the license: (1) A completed application on a form provided by the advisory committee and payment of the fee set by the advisory committee; and (2) A certified or sworn statement to the advisory committee that the licensee: (A) Has completed at least forty (40) hours of continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license; and (B) Has not had a professional credential revoked, suspended, or restricted by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., and does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending in this state or in any regulatory jurisdiction for unethical or unprofessional conduct.
(1) A completed application on a form provided by the advisory committee and payment of the fee set by the advisory committee; and
(2) A certified or sworn statement to the advisory committee that the licensee: (A) Has completed at least forty (40) hours of continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license; and (B) Has not had a professional credential revoked, suspended, or restricted by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., and does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending in this state or in any regulatory jurisdiction for unethical or unprofessional conduct.
(A) Has completed at least forty (40) hours of continuing education prior to the expiration date of the license; and
(B) Has not had a professional credential revoked, suspended, or restricted by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., and does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending in this state or in any regulatory jurisdiction for unethical or unprofessional conduct.
(c) If a licensee fails to submit an application for license renewal and to pay any fee required by the advisory committee prior to the expiration date of the license, then the license is automatically revoked by the advisory committee without further notice or hearing, unless renewal is completed and all fees are paid prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of the expiration of the license.
(d) A person whose license is automatically revoked under this section may apply in writing to the advisory committee for reinstatement of the license. Upon the showing of good cause by the person and submitting documentation that all continuing education requirements have been satisfied, the advisory committee may reinstate the license upon the payment of all fees set by the advisory committee.
(e) Applicants and licensees must notify the advisory committee of the following within thirty (30) days of their occurrence: (1) A change of name, address, or other vital information; (2) The filing of any criminal charge or civil action against the applicant or licensee; (3) The initiation of any disciplinary charges, investigations, findings, or sanctions by a healthcare organization, federal or state agency, or other professional association against the applicant or licensee; and (4) Any other change in information provided by the applicant or licensee to the committee.
(1) A change of name, address, or other vital information;
(2) The filing of any criminal charge or civil action against the applicant or licensee;
(3) The initiation of any disciplinary charges, investigations, findings, or sanctions by a healthcare organization, federal or state agency, or other professional association against the applicant or licensee; and
(4) Any other change in information provided by the applicant or licensee to the committee.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 160, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-11-305 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 11 / Section 63-11-305
Use of titles - Practice of applied behavior analysis - Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall use the title "licensed behavior analyst" or "licensed assistant behavior analyst" unless that person holds the applicable license issued by the committee. (b) No person shall practice applied behavior analysis unless that person is licensed by the committee as an LBA or an LABA or meets criteria for one (1) of the exemptions in § 63-11-306 . (c) Any person who violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, the suspension or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this part, or both fine and loss of licensure. Acts 2014 , ch. 918, § 2.
(a) No person shall use the title "licensed behavior analyst" or "licensed assistant behavior analyst" unless that person holds the applicable license issued by the committee.
(b) No person shall practice applied behavior analysis unless that person is licensed by the committee as an LBA or an LABA or meets criteria for one (1) of the exemptions in § 63-11-306 .
(c) Any person who violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, the suspension or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this part, or both fine and loss of licensure.
Acts 2014 , ch. 918, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-5-120 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 5 / Section 63-5-120
Exhibit of license
Status: in_force

The holder of the license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene shall, at all times, upon request, exhibit such license along with the annual renewal receipt to any of the members of the board, or its authorized agent, or to any officer of the law. Acts 1957, ch. 32, § 21; 1969, ch. 29, § 9; T.C.A., § 63-549; Acts 1990, ch. 1031, § 24.
The holder of the license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene shall, at all times, upon request, exhibit such license along with the annual renewal receipt to any of the members of the board, or its authorized agent, or to any officer of the law.
Acts 1957, ch. 32, § 21; 1969, ch. 29, § 9; T.C.A., § 63-549; Acts 1990, ch. 1031, § 24.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-12-133 — TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 12 / Section 63-12-133
Exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall not be construed as applying to: (1) Students in schools or colleges of veterinary medicine when in performance of duties or actions assigned by their instructors or when working under the immediate supervision of a licensed veterinarian; (2) Any lawfully qualified veterinarian residing in another state or country, when meeting in consultation with a licensed veterinarian of this state, who: (A) Does not open an office or appoint a place to do business within this state; (B) Does not print or use letterhead or business cards reflecting addresses in this state; (C) Does not establish answering services or advertise the existence of a practice's address within this state; and (D) Practices veterinary medicine as a consultant while rendering services directly to the public, under the direction of and in consultation with licensees of this state, for less than twelve (12) days per calendar year. (3) Any veterinarian in the employ of a state agency or the United States government while actually engaged in the performance of the veterinarian's official duties; however, this exemption shall not apply to such person when the person is not engaged in carrying out the person's official duties or is not working at the installations for which the person's services were engaged; (4) Prevent any person or the person's regular employee from administering to the ills and injuries of the person's own animals, including, but not limited to, castration of animals and dehorning of cattle, unless title has been transferred or employment provided for the purpose of circumventing this law; (5) State agencies, accredited schools, institutions, foundations, business corporations or associations, physicians licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all its branches, graduate doctors of veterinary medicine or persons under the direct supervision thereof, who or which conduct experiments and scientific research on animals in the development of pharmaceuticals, biologicals, serums or methods of treatment or techniques for the diagnosis or treatment of human ailments, or when engaged in the study and development of methods and techniques directly or indirectly applicable to the problems of the practice of veterinary medicine; (6) Veterinary aides, nurses, laboratory technicians or other employees of a licensed veterinarian who administer medication or render auxiliary or supporting assistance under the responsible supervision of such licensed veterinarian; (7) Any person gratuitously treating animals in cases of emergency; provided, that the person does not claim to be a veterinarian or use any title or degree appertaining to the practice thereof; (8) Any merchant or manufacturer selling at the merchant's or manufacturer's regular place of business medicines, feed, appliances or other products used in the prevention or treatment of animal diseases. This shall not be construed to authorize the sale of medicines or biologicals that must be obtained by a prescription from a veterinarian, but shall only include the right to sell those medicines that are classified as proprietary and that are commonly known as over-the-counter medicines; (9) Any person advising with respect to or performing acts that the board by rule has prescribed as accepted livestock management practice; (10) Any person or such person's employees when removing an embryo from the person's own food animal for the purpose of transplanting or cryopreserving such embryo; and (11) The use of any manual procedure for the testing of pregnancy in bovine animals when performed by a farmer as defined in § 67-6-207(e)(1), (3), (4) and (5) , only if: (A) Such farmer testing for pregnancy is not compensated by the person who owns such animals, other than by the exchange of services for or the use of equipment by such farmer performing the pregnancy test; and (B) The results of such testing are for the owner's use only and not to affect commerce. (b) The operations known as castrating and dehorning are not regarded as practicing veterinary surgery, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit anyone from castrating or dehorning any wild or domestic animal. (c) For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of veterinary medicine shall not include the artificial insemination of livestock, as the term livestock is defined in § 43-1-114 . The practice of artificial insemination shall be considered an accepted livestock management practice. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 679, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 274, s 1, eff. 5/4/2017. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 568, s 5, eff. 3/21/2014. Acts 1967, ch. 80, § 33; T.C.A., § 63-1233; Acts 2006, ch. 532, § 1; 2010 , ch. 804, §§ 3-5.
(a) This chapter shall not be construed as applying to: (1) Students in schools or colleges of veterinary medicine when in performance of duties or actions assigned by their instructors or when working under the immediate supervision of a licensed veterinarian; (2) Any lawfully qualified veterinarian residing in another state or country, when meeting in consultation with a licensed veterinarian of this state, who: (A) Does not open an office or appoint a place to do business within this state; (B) Does not print or use letterhead or business cards reflecting addresses in this state; (C) Does not establish answering services or advertise the existence of a practice's address within this state; and (D) Practices veterinary medicine as a consultant while rendering services directly to the public, under the direction of and in consultation with licensees of this state, for less than twelve (12) days per calendar year. (3) Any veterinarian in the employ of a state agency or the United States government while actually engaged in the performance of the veterinarian's official duties; however, this exemption shall not apply to such person when the person is not engaged in carrying out the person's official duties or is not working at the installations for which the person's services were engaged; (4) Prevent any person or the person's regular employee from administering to the ills and injuries of the person's own animals, including, but not limited to, castration of animals and dehorning of cattle, unless title has been transferred or employment provided for the purpose of circumventing this law; (5) State agencies, accredited schools, institutions, foundations, business corporations or associations, physicians licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all its branches, graduate doctors of veterinary medicine or persons under the direct supervision thereof, who or which conduct experiments and scientific research on animals in the development of pharmaceuticals, biologicals, serums or methods of treatment or techniques for the diagnosis or treatment of human ailments, or when engaged in the study and development of methods and techniques directly or indirectly applicable to the problems of the practice of veterinary medicine; (6) Veterinary aides, nurses, laboratory technicians or other employees of a licensed veterinarian who administer medication or render auxiliary or supporting assistance under the responsible supervision of such licensed veterinarian; (7) Any person gratuitously treating animals in cases of emergency; provided, that the person does not claim to be a veterinarian or use any title or degree appertaining to the practice thereof; (8) Any merchant or manufacturer selling at the merchant's or manufacturer's regular place of business medicines, feed, appliances or other products used in the prevention or treatment of animal diseases. This shall not be construed to authorize the sale of medicines or biologicals that must be obtained by a prescription from a veterinarian, but shall only include the right to sell those medicines that are classified as proprietary and that are commonly known as over-the-counter medicines; (9) Any person advising with respect to or performing acts that the board by rule has prescribed as accepted livestock management practice; (10) Any person or such person's employees when removing an embryo from the person's own food animal for the purpose of transplanting or cryopreserving such embryo; and (11) The use of any manual procedure for the testing of pregnancy in bovine animals when performed by a farmer as defined in § 67-6-207(e)(1), (3), (4) and (5) , only if: (A) Such farmer testing for pregnancy is not compensated by the person who owns such animals, other than by the exchange of services for or the use of equipment by such farmer performing the pregnancy test; and (B) The results of such testing are for the owner's use only and not to affect commerce.
(1) Students in schools or colleges of veterinary medicine when in performance of duties or actions assigned by their instructors or when working under the immediate supervision of a licensed veterinarian;
(2) Any lawfully qualified veterinarian residing in another state or country, when meeting in consultation with a licensed veterinarian of this state, who: (A) Does not open an office or appoint a place to do business within this state; (B) Does not print or use letterhead or business cards reflecting addresses in this state; (C) Does not establish answering services or advertise the existence of a practice's address within this state; and (D) Practices veterinary medicine as a consultant while rendering services directly to the public, under the direction of and in consultation with licensees of this state, for less than twelve (12) days per calendar year.
(A) Does not open an office or appoint a place to do business within this state;
(B) Does not print or use letterhead or business cards reflecting addresses in this state;
(C) Does not establish answering services or advertise the existence of a practice's address within this state; and
(D) Practices veterinary medicine as a consultant while rendering services directly to the public, under the direction of and in consultation with licensees of this state, for less than twelve (12) days per calendar year.
(3) Any veterinarian in the employ of a state agency or the United States government while actually engaged in the performance of the veterinarian's official duties; however, this exemption shall not apply to such person when the person is not engaged in carrying out the person's official duties or is not working at the installations for which the person's services were engaged;
(4) Prevent any person or the person's regular employee from administering to the ills and injuries of the person's own animals, including, but not limited to, castration of animals and dehorning of cattle, unless title has been transferred or employment provided for the purpose of circumventing this law;
(5) State agencies, accredited schools, institutions, foundations, business corporations or associations, physicians licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all its branches, graduate doctors of veterinary medicine or persons under the direct supervision thereof, who or which conduct experiments and scientific research on animals in the development of pharmaceuticals, biologicals, serums or methods of treatment or techniques for the diagnosis or treatment of human ailments, or when engaged in the study and development of methods and techniques directly or indirectly applicable to the problems of the practice of veterinary medicine;
(6) Veterinary aides, nurses, laboratory technicians or other employees of a licensed veterinarian who administer medication or render auxiliary or supporting assistance under the responsible supervision of such licensed veterinarian;
(7) Any person gratuitously treating animals in cases of emergency; provided, that the person does not claim to be a veterinarian or use any title or degree appertaining to the practice thereof;
(8) Any merchant or manufacturer selling at the merchant's or manufacturer's regular place of business medicines, feed, appliances or other products used in the prevention or treatment of animal diseases. This shall not be construed to authorize the sale of medicines or biologicals that must be obtained by a prescription from a veterinarian, but shall only include the right to sell those medicines that are classified as proprietary and that are commonly known as over-the-counter medicines;
(9) Any person advising with respect to or performing acts that the board by rule has prescribed as accepted livestock management practice;
(10) Any person or such person's employees when removing an embryo from the person's own food animal for the purpose of transplanting or cryopreserving such embryo; and
(11) The use of any manual procedure for the testing of pregnancy in bovine animals when performed by a farmer as defined in § 67-6-207(e)(1), (3), (4) and (5) , only if: (A) Such farmer testing for pregnancy is not compensated by the person who owns such animals, other than by the exchange of services for or the use of equipment by such farmer performing the pregnancy test; and (B) The results of such testing are for the owner's use only and not to affect commerce.
(A) Such farmer testing for pregnancy is not compensated by the person who owns such animals, other than by the exchange of services for or the use of equipment by such farmer performing the pregnancy test; and
(B) The results of such testing are for the owner's use only and not to affect commerce.
(b) The operations known as castrating and dehorning are not regarded as practicing veterinary surgery, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit anyone from castrating or dehorning any wild or domestic animal.
(c) For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of veterinary medicine shall not include the artificial insemination of livestock, as the term livestock is defined in § 43-1-114 . The practice of artificial insemination shall be considered an accepted livestock management practice.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 679, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 274, s 1, eff. 5/4/2017.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 568, s 5, eff. 3/21/2014.
Acts 1967, ch. 80, § 33; T.C.A., § 63-1233; Acts 2006, ch. 532, § 1; 2010 , ch. 804, §§ 3-5.