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TN Code § 63-16-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 16 - Nursing Home Administrators|§ 63-16-109. Reciprocity

 The board may approve and authorize issuance of a nursing home administrator license without examination to any person who holds a current license as a nursing home administrator from another jurisdiction, upon payment of a nonrefundable application fee as set annually by the board and upon proper registration and payment of the annual fee provided in this chapter, if the board finds that the applicant's personal qualifications and education are at least substantially equivalent to the licensure standards in this state.
TN Code § 63-16-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 16 - Nursing Home Administrators|§ 63-16-110. Certain Religious Groups Exempt

  Nothing in this chapter or the rules and regulations thereunder shall be construed to require an applicant for a license who is certified by a recognized church or religious denomination that teaches reliance on spiritual means alone for healing to demonstrate proficiency in any medical techniques or to meet any medical educational qualifications or medical standards not in accordance with remedial care and treatment provided in such institutions.   Such administrative practice is limited to institutions certified by such church or denominations for the care and treatment of the sick in accordance with its teachings.
TN Code § 63-16-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 16 - Nursing Home Administrators|§ 63-16-111. Penalties

  It is unlawful for any person to sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet therein or practice as a nursing home administrator, under cover of any license or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained, or practice as a nursing home administrator or offer to practice unless the person is duly licensed and registered to so practice under this chapter, or practice as a nursing home administrator during the time the person's licensure registration issued under this chapter shall be suspended or revoked, or otherwise violate this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the board pursuant to this chapter.   No nursing home in the state may operate unless it is under the supervision of an administrator who holds a currently valid nursing home administrator license and registration or provisional license issued pursuant to this chapter.    Any person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).   For the purposes of this section, each day's operation constitutes a separate offense.     It is the duty of the district attorneys general in the various districts throughout the state to assist the board by prosecuting any person the board has reasonable cause to believe is violating any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the board pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 63-16-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 16 - Nursing Home Administrators|§ 63-16-112. Enjoining Violations

 The board may cause to be instituted a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to prevent any violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the board pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 63-16-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 16 - Nursing Home Administrators|§ 63-16-113. Disposition of Fines and Receipts — Budgetary Allotments

  All fines for the offenses of the violation of this chapter and fees received from all sources and purposes shall be paid to the board and shall become part of its receipts. All moneys received by the board shall be paid into the general fund of the state.   The commissioner of finance and administration shall make such allotments out of the general fund as may be necessary for the implementation of this chapter. Such allotments shall be disbursed under the general budgetary laws of Tennessee.
TN Code § 63-16-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 16 - Nursing Home Administrators|§ 63-16-114. Temporary Administration Following Unexpected Loss of Administrator

 Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary, a nursing home licensed in Tennessee may be administered on a temporary basis after the unexpected loss of an administrator in accordance with title 68, chapter 11, part 2.
TN Code § 63-16-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 16 - Nursing Home Administrators|§ 63-16-115. Cost of Prosecution — Witnesses — Subpoenas

  The board shall promulgate rules governing the assessment of costs against a licensee or other person found by the board to have violated any provision of this chapter. The costs assessed by the board may include only those costs directly related to the prosecution of the charges against the licensee or other person, including investigatory costs where appropriate. The board shall determine the appropriate amount of costs, if any, to be assessed in a contested case. These costs shall be reasonable and proportionate in light of the violation committed by the licensee or other person.    Any elected officer of the board or any duly appointed or elected chair has the authority to administer oaths to witnesses. Upon probable cause being established, the board, by a vote of two thirds (2/3) of the members to which the board is entitled, may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and records.   Service of a subpoena issued by the board shall be made by the sheriff of the county of residence of the licensee or person upon whom the subpoena is served.    A licensee or person served by subpoena shall have thirty (30) days to request in writing a hearing before the board for the sole purpose of making a special appearance to quash or modify the subpoena. The subpoena for attendance of the person or the production of books and records shall be stayed until the board votes upon the request to quash or modify the subpoena. A majority vote of the members to which the board is entitled shall be required to quash or modify a subpoena.   A motion to appeal from a decision by the board regarding a request to quash or modify a subpoena shall be made to the chancery court in Davidson County within fifteen (15) days of such decision.     If any witness fails or refuses to obey a subpoena issued by it, the board is authorized to make application to any court of record in this state within the jurisdiction of which the witness is found or resides, and the court shall have power to attach the body of the witness and compel the witness to appear before the board and give testimony or produce books, records or papers as ordered. Any failure to obey the court order may be punished by the court issuing the order as a civil contempt.   Each witness who appears before the board by order of the board shall receive for attendance the compensation provided by law for attendance of witnesses in a court of record, which shall be paid from the funds of the board in the same manner as all other expenses of the board are paid.
TN Code § 63-18-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Massage Licensure Act of 1995.”
TN Code § 63-18-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Board” means the massage licensure board;   “Compensation” means the payment, loan, advance, donation, contribution, deposit or gift of money or anything of value;   “Massage/bodywork/somatic” means the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body with the intention of positively affecting the health and well being of the client;   “Massage establishment” means a place of business held out to the public wherein massage is practiced; and   “Massage therapist” means a person who practices massage for compensation and is licensed by the board.
TN Code § 63-18-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-104. License Required

  Persons or massage establishments engaged in massage for compensation shall be licensed by the massage licensure board.   Any person or establishment who advertises or engages in massage for compensation without a current valid license from the massage licensure board commits a Class B misdemeanor. It is unlawful to use the word “massage” or any other term that implies massage technique or method when advertising a service by a person who is not licensed under this chapter or another chapter of state law.   The practice of reflexology shall not be subject to the licensure requirements of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, “reflexology” means the application of specific pressures to reflex points in the hands and feet only.
TN Code § 63-18-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-105. License Requirements — Issuance

  The board shall establish procedures and criteria for the issuance of licenses to persons and establishments engaged in massage for compensation.   No person or establishment shall be issued a license until the applicant and each person engaged in massage at such massage establishment has provided evidence satisfactory to the board that:  The applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older;   The applicant has not been convicted of the offense of prostitution or sexual misconduct;   The applicant has:  Successfully completed the curriculum or curricula of one (1) or more post-secondary academic institutions for massage, bodywork or somatic therapy as defined by board regulations, totaling five hundred (500) hours or more, such institutions being approved by the board pursuant to § 63-18-115, and either authorized by the Tennessee higher education commission, or its equivalent in other states, or approved, or under the governance of, the Tennessee board of regents;   Received a passing score on a competency examination approved by the board;     Any person who has completed a program of study as required by subdivision (b)(3)(A) in a post-secondary academic institution located in Tennessee and receives a diploma or certificate prior to September 1, 2005, shall be issued a license without completing the examination requirement of this section;   Any person who meets the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(C)(i) shall have until January 1, 2006, to apply for such a license;   Persons licensed under this subdivision (b)(3)(C) shall not be considered to have national certification and shall not hold themselves out to be nationally certified; and       All required fees have been paid.     Notwithstanding the requirements of this part, no establishment license is required for the office of a physician licensed under chapter 4, 6, or 9 of this title if a massage for compensation is provided within that office by a licensed massage therapist.
TN Code § 63-18-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-106. Investigation — Inspection — Revocation of License

 In order to effectuate this chapter, the board or its authorized representative is empowered to conduct an investigation of persons engaged in massage or massage establishments and to inspect the license of practitioners and establishments for compliance. The refusal of a practitioner or establishment to permit inspections shall be grounds for revocation, suspension or refusal to issue a license pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 63-18-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-107. Enjoining Violation

 The board has the power and authority to enter into any court of this state having proper jurisdiction to seek an injunction against any person or massage establishment not in compliance with this chapter and is further empowered to enter into any such court to enforce this chapter in order to ensure compliance with such provisions.
TN Code § 63-18-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-108. Grounds for Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License or Other Discipline

  The board is authorized to deny, restrict or condition any application for licensure or revoke, suspend or otherwise discipline the license of a massage therapist or an establishment, if the applicant, licensee or holder of an establishment license upon proof:  Is guilty of fraud in the practice of massage or fraud or deceit in the licensee's admission to the practice of massage;   Has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense that constitutes a felony or a misdemeanor under the laws of this state;   Is engaged in the practice of massage under a false or assumed name or is impersonating another practitioner of a like or different name;   Abuses or is addicted to the habitual use of intoxicating liquors, drugs or stimulants to such an extent as to incapacitate such person's performance of professional duties;   Is guilty of fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive advertising or for prescribing medicines or drugs or practicing any licensed profession without legal authority. The licensee may not diagnose or imply or advertise, in any way, services for a condition that would require a diagnosis;   Is guilty of willful negligence in the practice of massage or has been guilty of employing, allowing or permitting any unlicensed person to perform massage in such licensee's establishment;   Has violated this chapter or any substantive rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter;   Has been convicted of sexual misconduct, assignation or the solicitation or attempt thereof;   Has violated or attempted to violate, directly or indirectly, or has assisted in or abetted the violation of, or conspired to violate, any provision of this chapter or any lawful order of the board issued pursuant to this chapter;   Has practiced as a licensed massage therapist in an unlicensed massage establishment;   Is mentally incompetent; or   Is guilty of unethical or unprofessional conduct.     An action taken under this section shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 1, part 1 of this title.
TN Code § 63-18-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-109. Accusation — Hearing

  Charges relative to a violation of this chapter may be presented by any person, or the board may, on its own motion, direct the chair of the board to present charges. An accusation may be filed with the chair of the board, charging any licensed massage therapist with any of the offenses enumerated in § 63-18-108.   The board shall provide an applicant denied issuance of a license or a practitioner whose license is suspended, revoked or not renewed a hearing on such suspension, revocation or nonrenewal, which hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Upon a decision of the board to refuse to issue, revoke or not to renew a license, the practitioner or establishment shall be prohibited from engaging in massage until the board's decision is overturned.
TN Code § 63-18-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-110. Exemptions

  Any person granted an exemption under this chapter is effective only to the extent that the bona fide practice of the profession or business that is licensed, certified or registered under the laws of this state overlaps into the field comprehended by this chapter, and exemptions under this chapter are only for those activities that are performed in the course of the bona fide practice of the business or profession of the person exempted.   Persons exempt under subsection (a) include, but are not limited to any branch of medicine, nursing, osteopathy, chiropractic, podiatry, and also barbers, cosmetologists, athletic trainers, physical and occupational therapists and any student of an institution described in § 63-18-105(b)(3)(A) or public school of this state; provided, that the student does not hold out as a licensed massage therapist and does not receive compensation for massage.   Nothing in this chapter shall apply to massage therapists licensed in other states or countries or meeting standards set forward in § 63-18-105 when providing educational programs or services for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days within a calendar year.
TN Code § 63-18-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-111. Authorization to Promulgate Rules, Regulations and Fees

  The board is hereby authorized to promulgate, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this chapter.   The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding personal cleanliness of massage therapists and the sanitary condition of towels, linens, creams, lotions, oils and other materials, facilities and equipment used in the practice of massage.   All fees for licensure, renewal of licensure and all other related matters shall be set by the board.   All education and other requirements for licensure in this chapter shall be set by the board.   The board may adopt rules and regulations for ethics.   All continuing education and other requirements for renewal of licensure not enumerated in this chapter shall be set by the board.   The board is authorized to set an application fee for all continuing education courses submitted to the board for approval.
TN Code § 63-18-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-112. Reciprocity

 The board may, at its discretion, grant licensure to any person who is licensed or registered in another state or country with standards as stringent as those required by this chapter.
TN Code § 63-18-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-113. Tax

 Notwithstanding law to the contrary, the act of a duly licensed massage therapist in performing a massage shall be deemed to be medically therapeutic in nature and shall not be subject to the collection of any form of state or local taxation regulations not also imposed on other medically therapeutic activities. Additionally, a massage performed on or before October 1, 1995, by a person who becomes licensed in accordance with this chapter shall also not be subject to the collection of any form of state or local tax not also imposed on other medically therapeutic activities.
TN Code § 63-18-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-114. Massage Therapists Are Not Primary Care Providers

 No person licensed by the massage licensure board shall ever be referred to as a primary care provider nor be permitted to use such designation.
TN Code § 63-18-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-115. Powers and Duties of the Board

 In addition to the powers and duties granted to or imposed upon it by other provisions of this chapter, the board shall have the following powers and duties:   Prescribe the minimum curricular and minimum standards for schools of massage therapy and for courses of training that prepare individuals for licensure under this chapter;   Approve such schools and courses as meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board;   Issue certificates of approval to such schools and courses that meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board;   Conduct hearings for disciplinary action against schools or courses that fail to meet the minimum requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board; and   Annually publish passage rates for each school of massage therapy, based upon the results of each student's success in taking a national examination approved by the board. Schools that fail to achieve an overall passing rate of seventy percent (70%) shall be required to submit a remedial plan to be approved by the board.
TN Code § 63-18-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 18 - Massage Licensure Act of 1995|§ 63-18-116. Authority to Issue License — Qualifications — Rules and Regulations

  The board is authorized to issue a license to practice massage therapy to an applicant who:  Meets the qualifications set forth in § 63-18-105(b)(1) and (2); and   Has been certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for the five-year period immediately preceding application for licensure and can submit documentation satisfactory to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of massage therapy in another state for the five-year period immediately preceding application for licensure, and who either:  Has met the qualifications set forth in § 63-18-105(b)(3), but is unable, because the educational institution either was not state approved or is no longer in existence, to produce a transcript to document compliance; or   Graduated from a qualified massage school or course prior to October 1, 1995.       The board is authorized to promulgate rules that are necessary to effectuate this section.