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TN Code § 63-4-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-102. Board — Members and Officers — Terms of Appointment — Quorum — Administrative Support

  There shall be a board of chiropractic examiners, referred to as “board” in this chapter, consisting of five (5) chiropractic physicians, residents in Tennessee who have been actively engaged in the practice of their profession in Tennessee for a period of at least five (5) years, and two (2) consumer members who are not affiliated with the practice of chiropractic. The members of the board shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold office for a term of five (5) years commencing on May 1 and expiring on April 30, five (5) years thereafter.   All vacancies occurring on the board by reason of death or resignation shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.   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.   In order to stagger the terms of office, for the year 2000 the governor shall appoint the board members for transition terms in the following manner:  One (1) chiropractic physician and one (1) consumer member for one (1) year with the term to expire on April 30, 2001;   One (1) chiropractic physician for a two-year term to expire on April 30, 2002;   One (1) chiropractic physician for a three-year term to expire on April 30, 2003;   One (1) chiropractic physician and one (1) consumer member for a four-year term to expire April 30, 2004; and   One (1) chiropractic physician for a five-year term to expire April 30, 2005.     Any person appointed shall be eligible for successive appointments, in the discretion of the governor, and all members shall hold office until the appointment of their successors.   No chiropractor shall be eligible for appointment unless such chiropractor is actively engaged in the practice of the profession of chiropractic within this state.   Further, no persons shall be eligible for appointment on the board who at the time are actively engaged in the practice, or holding themselves out as practitioners, of any other branch of the healing arts.   The governor has the discretion to seek recommendations and nominations from the Tennessee Chiropractic Association in making appointments to the board.   The board is authorized to annually elect from among its members a president, vice president and secretary and to create such officers it deems necessary for its efficient operations. Four (4) members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and a majority of those present shall be necessary to pass or reject any official business.   The board shall be provided administrative support by the division of health related boards, referred to as the “division” in this chapter.
TN Code § 63-4-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-103. Powers and Duties of Board

 It is the duty of the board to:   Examine applicants and have licenses issued to practice chiropractic to all applicants who have successfully passed the examination approved by the board or whose applications for license by reciprocity have been acted upon favorably by the board;   Conduct hearings to revoke or suspend any license or certificate under the authority of this or any previous laws authorizing the holder thereof to practice chiropractic for violations by the licensee of any of the provisions of this chapter;   Sponsor, conduct or approve such educational programs as are necessary to carry out and make effective this chapter; and   Issue advisory private letter rulings to any affected licensee who makes such a request regarding any matters within the board's primary jurisdiction. Such private letter ruling shall only affect the licensee making such inquiry and shall have no precedential value for any other inquiry or future contested case to come before the board. Any dispute regarding a private letter ruling may, if the board chooses to do so, be resolved pursuant to the declaratory order provisions of § 4-5-223.
TN Code § 63-4-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-104. Meetings of Board

 The board shall hold one (1) regular meeting in each year and such additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine.
TN Code § 63-4-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-105. Disposition of Fees — Operating Expenses — Compensation

  All fees and moneys from whatever source coming into the hands of the board shall be paid by the board to the state treasurer and become a part of the general fund.   The commissioner of finance and administration shall make allotments out of the general fund for the proper expenditures of the board, and no expenditure may be made by the board until the allotment for the expenditure has been made by the commissioner. The allotments for the operation of the board shall be disbursed under the general budgetary laws of the state.   Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per diem when actually engaged in the discharge of that member's official duties and, in addition, be reimbursed for all travel and other necessary expenses. The secretary of the board shall, in lieu of the per diem provided by this section, receive a salary not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month as set annually by the board. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 63-4-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-106. Rules and Regulations

 The board is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out and enforce this chapter and that are consistent with this chapter. Rules and regulations of the board shall be subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 63-4-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-107. License Requirement

 It is unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic within this state without having procured a license.
TN Code § 63-4-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-108. Eligibility for Licensure

 Any person of good moral character is eligible for licensure, if that person:   Is a graduate of a chiropractic college having status with the commission on accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, or its successor, or graduated from an international chiropractic college approved by the board;   Has attended a chiropractic college for four (4) school years of not less than nine (9) months each; and   Submits to the board proof of additional parachiropractic education as follows:  For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college prior to year 2000, the applicant must provide a transcript of grades showing a minimum of two (2) full academic years of college or university work of at least sixty (60) semester hours or its equivalent from an accredited institution; or   For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college in year 2000 and beyond, proof that a bachelor's level education or its equivalent has been obtained from an accredited college or university.
TN Code § 63-4-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-109. Application for Licensure

  Application for licensure shall be made to the board in writing or via online application.   The application shall be accompanied by the applicant's photograph and shall state the name, age, sex and place of residence of the applicant, the name and location of the school or college from which the applicant was graduated, the length of time devoted to the study of chiropractics and the date of graduation.   All applications shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant.
TN Code § 63-4-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-110. Examination

 The examination of applicants for a license to practice chiropractic will consist of the national board examination as directed by the board. Each applicant must successfully pass all examinations before receiving a license to practice.
TN Code § 63-4-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-111. Reciprocity

 Applicants possessing a valid unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in another state or other regulated jurisdiction for a period of two (2) full years are not required to be examined pursuant to § 63-4-110 and may obtain a license by fulfilling the following:   Providing documentation from the state or jurisdiction of prior practice attesting to the length of time in practice, together with any disciplinary action taken against the licensee while in practice;   Passing the Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractors (SPEC) by the national board or its successor; and   Fulfilling all other requirements of this chapter.
TN Code § 63-4-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-113. Applicability of Health Laws — Birth Certificates Prohibited

  Chiropractic practitioners shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases and any and all matters pertaining to public health, reporting to proper health officers the same as other practitioners.   Nothing in this chapter shall permit any chiropractor to make or execute a birth certificate.
TN Code § 63-4-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-116. Enjoining Violations

   The board, in addition to the powers and duties expressly granted by this chapter in the matter of suspension or revocation of a license and in the matter of the refusal to issue a certificate, is authorized and empowered to petition any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction to enjoin any person who is practicing or attempting to practice chiropractic without possessing a valid license to so practice and to enjoin any person, firm or corporation from performing any act or rendering any service that constitutes the practice of chiropractic as defined by this chapter.   No injunction bond shall be required of the board.   Jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit and chancery courts of the state to hear and determine such cases as chancery causes and to exercise full and complete jurisdiction in such injunctive proceedings.     The board is also authorized and empowered to petition any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction to enjoin any person who is violating § 63-4-114(a)(5). No injunction bond shall be required of the board in such proceedings, and jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit and chancery courts of this state to hear such cases.
TN Code § 63-4-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-117. Violations

  Any person who violates any provision of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.   Any person who has been enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction from performing any acts or rendering any services that constitute the practice of chiropractic, who thereafter willfully violates the terms of the injunction by again performing such acts or rendering such services commits a Class E felony.
TN Code § 63-4-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-118. Immunity of Reviewers From Liability

 Any chiropractor who serves on any peer review committee or on any other committee, board, commission or other entity constituted by any statewide chiropractic association, local chiropractic society or governmental or quasi-governmental agency for the purpose of reviewing and evaluating chiropractic acts of other chiropractors or chiropractic auxiliary personnel, shall be immune from liability with respect to any action taken by that chiropractor in good faith and without malice as a member of such committee, board, commission or other entity.
TN Code § 63-4-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-119. X-Ray Operators

   The board shall adopt rules and regulations that shall establish minimum educational standards and criteria for persons operating X-ray equipment for diagnostic purposes in chiropractic physicians' offices.   These regulations may include, but are not limited to, provisions for grandfathering, waiver, reciprocity, renewal, continuing education, fees, examination and hardship cases.     No person shall perform X-ray procedures in a chiropractic physician's office who does not meet these standards and who has not received a certificate of proficiency from the board.
TN Code § 63-4-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-120. Externship Certificates

  The board may issue an externship certificate to practice chiropractic, to be used only under supervision of a licensed chiropractor, upon payment of a fee as set by the board, to a chiropractor who meets all qualifications and requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter and who has applied to take the examinations as provided in § 63-4-110.   Externs will be allowed to perform all diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions as allowed providers licensed by this chapter.   Externship is to last no longer than three hundred sixty-five (365) days from date of certificate issuance. Applicants who provide proof of illness or hardship that hindered their ability to comply with § 63-4-110 may, at the board's discretion, be allowed a second year of externship.   The board may revoke an extern's certificate for violation of any portion of this chapter for failure to maintain proper supervision. “Supervision” is defined as direct oversight by a Tennessee licensed chiropractor. The supervisor shall be on the facility premises while the extern is conducting patient care.   The board reserves the right to adopt any rules and regulations as the board may deem appropriate for externs and the administration of externship program.   One hundred dollars ($100) shall be the administrative fee for applying to and participating in the externship program for each year of externship.
TN Code § 63-4-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-121. Chiropractic Preceptor Program

  The board will allow the chiropractic preceptor program (CPP) to function in the state so long as the preceptor and the intern meet the qualifications as specified by the chiropractic preceptor program advisory committee, or its equivalent; and provided, all guidelines of the committee are followed.   The board reserves the right to adopt any rules and regulations as the board may deem appropriate for the administration of this program.
TN Code § 63-4-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-122. Advertising

  The board shall adopt rules and regulations to regulate the nature, manner, content and extent of advertising by practitioners who are under the jurisdiction of such board.   Any licensed chiropractor who advertises or announces to the public that the licensed chiropractor is a certified acupuncturist shall be deemed to have engaged in false, misleading or deceptive advertising.
TN Code § 63-4-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-123. Minimum Educational Standards and Criteria

   The board shall adopt rules that establish minimum educational standards and criteria for chiropractic therapy assistants performing physical agent modalities, physical treatment, and clinical services that are within the scope of practice of a chiropractic physician and, under the supervision of a chiropractic physician, either in the office of the chiropractic physician or in the presence of the chiropractic physician at another location.   These regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for grandfathering, waiver, reciprocity, renewal, continuing education, fees, examination and hardship cases.     No person shall perform therapeutic procedures in a chiropractic physician's office who does not meet these standards and who has not received a certificate of proficiency from the board.
TN Code § 63-4-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 4 - Chiropractors|§ 63-4-124. Special Volunteer License for Practice in Free Health Clinic — Exemption From Fees — Renewal

 A chiropractor licensed pursuant to this chapter under a special volunteer license who is a medical practitioner, as defined by § 63-1-201, engaged in practice at a free health clinic shall not be subject to license fees under this chapter. The board of chiropractic examiners may issue a special volunteer license, as such license is defined in § 63-1-201, to qualified applicants without fee or charge. Such license shall be for a period of two (2) years and may be renewed on a biennial basis.
TN Code § 63-5-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 5 - Dentists|§ 63-5-101. Board of Dentistry

  The practice of dentistry and of dental hygiene shall be under the direct supervision of a board to be known as the board of dentistry, referred to in this chapter as the “board.”   The administrative duties pursuant to licensure and the collection of fees for licensure shall be vested in the division of health related boards of the department of health, referred to in this chapter as the “division.”
TN Code § 63-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 5 - Dentists|§ 63-5-102. Composition of Board

 The board shall consist of seven (7) practicing dentists, two (2) practicing dental hygienists and one (1) practicing registered dental assistant, whose duty it is to carry out this chapter. Of the seven (7) dentists, two (2) shall be appointed from each grand division of the state, and the appointment of the other dentists shall alternate among the grand divisions on an equal basis, but without regard to consecutive terms of a board member.
TN Code § 63-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 5 - Dentists|§ 63-5-104. Board Meetings and Officers — Records — Copy of Law to Licensees

   The board shall meet at least annually and at such times and places as it may deem necessary for the proper discharge of its duties.   At its annual meeting the board shall elect from its membership a president, vice president and secretary-treasurer.   A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.   The proceedings of the board shall be recorded and shall constitute a public record.     The board shall maintain and make available to the division a permanent record that shall list the name, address and license or certificate number of all persons licensed to practice dentistry and of all persons certified as dental specialists, licensed as dental hygienists and registered as dental assistants.   The board shall mail a copy of the law regulating the practice of dentistry to each person who is hereafter licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.
TN Code § 63-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 5 - Dentists|§ 63-5-105. Powers of Board

 The board has the following powers and duties in addition to the powers and duties granted to or imposed upon it by the other sections of this chapter:   Prescribe rules and regulations for examination of candidates;   Conduct examinations to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses to practice dentistry and of applicants for certificates to practice a specialty in dentistry or licenses to practice as a dental hygienist or registered as a dental assistant;   Provide standards by which dental schools and colleges, graduate dental programs in hospital settings, schools of dental hygiene and courses of instruction for dental assistants are approved;   Issue licenses to applicants who successfully pass the examination for the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene, to issue certificates to specialists in dentistry who successfully pass the respective examinations for such certificates and to register dental assistants who meet such standards of competency as the board may require by rules and regulations and who pay a nonrefundable application fee as set annually by the board;   Conduct hearings to revoke, suspend or otherwise lawfully discipline the holder of any license or certificate issued under the authority of this chapter or any previous laws authorizing the holder thereof to practice dentistry, a specialty in dentistry, dental hygiene or as a certified and/or registered dental assistant for violations by the licensee or certificate holder of any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule of the board hereafter properly promulgated by the board;   Provide for any evaluations, including onsite, of facilities, equipment and personnel of dentists who use general anesthesia, deep sedation or conscious sedation as the board determines appropriate in the interest of public safety; and   To make such rules and regulations and establish such fees as are necessary to carry out and make effective this chapter.
TN Code § 63-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 5 - Dentists|§ 63-5-106. Annual Report of Board

 The board shall make an annual report of its proceedings and activities to the governor, with copies to be made available to any interested parties.
TN Code § 63-5-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 5 - Dentists|§ 63-5-111. Examinations — Issuance or Denial of Licenses

   The board may conduct examinations at such times and places as it may designate and charge each examinee a fee for each examination taken as set annually by the board.   The examination may be written or oral, or both, shall include subjects as may be designated by the board and may also include practical tests, working operations and demonstrations, within the discretion of the board.   The board shall recognize a certificate granted by the American Dental Association's Commission on National Board Dental Examinations and may accept the results of its own board examination or the results of an examination conducted by one (1) or more of the regional testing agencies.      If the applicant shall successfully pass the examination and shall be found worthy, the board shall direct the division to issue a license to that applicant.   The board may, within its discretion, refuse to grant a certificate to any person found guilty of making false statements, cheating or of any fraud or deception, either in applying for or in taking the examination.   The board may, within its discretion, refuse to issue a license to any person who fails to apply for the same within ninety (90) days following notification of successful completion of all requirements for the licensure.