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TN Code § 63-1-166 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 63-1-166. Acceptance of Barter as Payment for Healthcare Services

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a healthcare professional may accept goods or services as payment in a direct exchange of barter for healthcare services provided by the healthcare professional if the patient to whom the healthcare services are provided is not covered by health insurance coverage, as defined by § 56-7-109. A healthcare professional who accepts barter as payment in accordance with this section shall annually submit a copy of the relevant federal tax form disclosing the healthcare professional's income from barter to the healthcare professional's licensing board. This section does not apply to any healthcare services provided at a pain management clinic as defined in § 63-1-301.   For purposes of this section, “healthcare professional” means a physician or other healthcare practitioner licensed, registered, accredited, or certified to perform specified healthcare services pursuant to this title or title 68 and regulated under the authority of the department of health or any agency, board, council, or committee attached to the department.
TN Code § 63-1-167 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 63-1-167. Exemption From Licensing Requirements for Medical Professionals Participating in Federal Lnnovative Readiness Training Programs

  Notwithstanding any requirement for the licensure of a medical professional by a health related board listed in § 68-1-101, a medical professional who has a current license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia is exempt from the licensure requirements of such boards, if:  The medical professional is an active or reserve member of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the national guard, a civilian employee of the United States department of defense, an authorized personal services contractor under 10 U.S.C. § 1091, or a healthcare professional otherwise authorized by the department of defense; and   The medical professional is engaged in the practice of a medical profession listed in § 68-1-101 through a program in partnership with the federal Innovative Readiness Training.     The exemption provided by this section only applies while:  The medical professional's practice is required by the program pursuant to military orders; and   The services provided by the medical professional are within the scope of practice for the individual's respective profession in this state.     This section does not permit a medical professional exempt by this section to engage in the practice of a medical profession listed in § 68-1-101, except as part of federal Innovative Readiness Training as described in this section.   The respective health related board may promulgate rules to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 63-1-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 2 - Medical Practitioners Practicing in Free Health Clinics|§ 63-1-201. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Free health clinic” means a health care facility operated by a nonprofit private entity that does not receive payment for its services and does not impose any charges on the individuals to whom services are rendered;   “Medical practitioner” means a:  Physician licensed under chapter 6 or 9 of this title;   Dentist or dental hygienist licensed under chapter 5 of this title;   Nurse licensed under chapter 7 of this title;   Chiropractor licensed under chapter 4 of this title;   Psychologist licensed under chapter 11 of this title;   Social worker licensed under chapter 23 of this title; and   Physician assistant licensed under chapter 19 of this title; and     “Special volunteer license” means a license awarded to a medical practitioner whose sole practice is rendering professional services without remuneration in a free health clinic at a specified site or setting. The practitioner must have been previously issued a license to practice in this state or another state and the practitioner must never have been the subject of disciplinary action. The licensing authority shall require an application and relevant documentation before issuing the special volunteer license. No fee may be charged for an application or issuance of the special license.
TN Code § 63-1-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 2 - Medical Practitioners Practicing in Free Health Clinics|§ 63-1-202. Exemption From Fees and Taxes

 Medical practitioners who practice in a free health clinic and who do not receive monetary remuneration for medical care and other services rendered within the statutory scope of practice for such practitioner shall not be subject to:   Any fees for a special volunteer license from the practitioner's licensing board; or   The privilege tax on occupations imposed by title 67, chapter 4, part 17.
TN Code § 63-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 2 - Medical Practitioners Practicing in Free Health Clinics|§ 63-1-203. Compensation for Services Prohibited — Donations and Gifts Permitted

 A medical practitioner or a free health clinic may not receive any compensation for services rendered including, but not limited to, reimbursement from an individual or from any third party payor. Reimbursement may not be accepted from any insurance policy, health plan or federal or state benefits program. A clinic may receive donations and gifts.
TN Code § 63-1-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-302. Exemptions From Part

 This part does not apply to:   A medical or dental school, an osteopathic medical school, a nursing school, a physician assistant program or an outpatient clinic associated with any of the foregoing schools or programs, including, but not limited to, clinics that have an agreement to train residents by members of that clinic who are appointed as adjunct faculty of the school or program;   A hospital as defined in § 68-11-201, including any outpatient facility or clinic of a hospital if such outpatient facility or clinic is regulated under title 68;   Hospice services as defined in § 68-11-201;   A nursing home as defined in § 68-11-201;   A facility maintained or operated by this state; or   A hospital or clinic maintained or operated by the federal government.
TN Code § 63-1-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-303. Regulation of Licensed Healthcare Practitioners — Rules and Regulations

   Each licensed healthcare practitioner who provides services at a pain management clinic shall continue to be regulated only by the board which has issued a license to that practitioner.   A licensed health care practitioner shall notify the board that has licensed the practitioner within ten (10) days of starting or ending work at any pain management clinic.     On or before October 1, 2011, the commissioner of health, in consultation with the board of medical examiners, the board of osteopathic examination, the board of nursing, and the committee on physician assistants, shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this part, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   The rules adopted pursuant to subsection (b) shall address the following topics, among others:  The operation of the clinic, including requirements:  That patients have current and valid government issued identification or current health insurance card issued by either a government or private carrier; and   That providers conduct urine drug screening in accordance with a written drug screening compliance plan as required by rules promulgated by the commissioner of health pursuant to subsection (b);     Personnel requirements for the clinic;   Training requirements for clinic providers who are regulated by that board;   Patient records;   Standards to ensure quality of patient care;   Infection control;   Health and safety requirements;   License application and renewal procedures and requirements;   Data collection and reporting requirements;   Inspections and complaint investigations; and   Patient billing procedures.
TN Code § 63-1-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-304. Inspections

 Each board shall have the authority to inspect a pain management clinic which utilizes the services of a practitioner licensed by that board. During such inspections, the authorized representatives of the board may inspect all necessary documents and medical records to ensure compliance with this part and all other applicable laws and rules.
TN Code § 63-1-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-305. Investigation of Complaints

 Each board shall have the authority to investigate a complaint alleging a violation of this part, or a rule adopted under this part, by a pain management clinic utilizing the services of a healthcare practitioner licensed by that board. Each board shall also have the authority to investigate a complaint alleging that a pain management clinic utilizing the services of a healthcare practitioner licensed by that board is not properly licensed by the department as required by this part.
TN Code § 63-1-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-306. Medical Director — Operation Certificate — Disciplinary Action

   Each pain management clinic must have a medical director who is a medical doctor or osteopathic physician who practices in this state under an unrestricted and unencumbered license issued pursuant to § 63-6-201 or § 63-9-104.   In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a)(1), each physician serving as a medical director at a pain management clinic shall be a pain management specialist.    All advanced practice registered nurses licensed under chapter 7 of this title, who practice in a licensed pain clinic, shall collaborate with a pain medicine specialist.   All physician assistants licensed under chapter 19 of this title who practice in a licensed pain clinic shall collaborate with a pain medicine specialist.       In the event that the medical director, for whatever reason, no longer meets the requirements of this part, the pain management clinic must notify the department, in writing within ten (10) business days, of the identity of another physician who meets the requirements of this part and will act as medical director and provide all necessary documentation required by the department to establish that the replacement is qualified as required by this part. Any clinic that fails to provide such timely written notice must cease operations until the notice is provided and the department has confirmed in writing that the replacement medical director is duly qualified. Continuation of operations without the timely written notice required by this subsection (b) constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against the clinic under this part.   Any board that assesses any discipline or penalty against a provider that it licenses for a violation of rules promulgated under this part shall inform the department of any penalty or discipline imposed on such a provider for a violation of rules promulgated under this part within thirty (30) days of imposing the discipline or penalty, and the department may consider such discipline or penalty as a basis for disciplinary action against the pain management clinic pursuant to this subsection (c).   The pain management clinic shall post the license in a conspicuous location so as to be clearly visible to patients.   The department shall have the authority to adopt rules, including emergency rules if deemed necessary, to implement this part for which the department has responsibility.
TN Code § 63-1-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-309. Restrictions on Ownership — Documentation of Controlled Substances Dispensed or Prescribed — Required Medical Director Hours

  A pain management clinic may not be owned wholly or partly by a person who has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere to, or received deferred adjudication for:  An offense that constitutes a felony; or   An offense that constitutes a misdemeanor, the facts of which relate to the distribution of illegal prescription drugs or a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue as defined in § 39-17-402.     If any practitioner providing services at a pain management clinic prescribes controlled substances for the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain, the practitioner must document in the patient's record the reason for prescribing that quantity.   A medical director shall be onsite at least twenty percent (20%) of the clinic’s weekly total number of operating hours. A medical director shall serve as medical director and provide services for no more than four (4) pain management clinics.
TN Code § 63-1-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-310. Payments

  A pain management clinic may accept only a check or credit card in payment for services provided at the clinic, except as provided in subsection (b).   A payment may be made in cash for a co-pay, coinsurance or deductible when the remainder of the charge for the services will be submitted to the patient's insurance plan for reimbursement.
TN Code § 63-1-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-311. Violations — Penalties

  A violation of this part, or a rule adopted under this part, is grounds for disciplinary action against a practitioner providing services at a pain management clinic licensed under this part by the board that licensed that practitioner.   A practitioner who provides pain management services at an unlicensed pain management clinic is subject to disciplinary action against the practitioner's license, up to and including revocation, as well as an administrative penalty of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day of unlicensed operation and not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day of unlicensed operation, imposed by the board that licensed that practitioner, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Before such a penalty may be assessed by the board, the board shall give at least thirty (30) days' notice to the practitioner of the alleged violation of this part.   Any owner of an unlicensed pain management clinic is subject to disciplinary action against the practitioner's license, up to and including revocation, as well as an administrative penalty of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day of unlicensed operation and not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) per day of unlicensed operation, imposed by the department of health, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. Any owner may also be charged the costs of any inspection or investigation pursuant to this part, as well as the costs of prosecution and other costs permitted under § 63-1-144 and that formed the basis of disciplinary action provided for in this part. Before such a penalty may be assessed by the department, the department shall give at least thirty (30) days' notice to the owners of the alleged violation of this part.
TN Code § 63-1-313 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-313. Dispensing of Controlled Substances by Pain Management Clinics or Medical Personnel Working at Pain Management Clinics

  Notwithstanding any provision of this title or title 53, Chapters 1 0 and 11 to the contrary, no pain management clinic or medical doctor, osteopathic physician, advanced practice registered nurse with certificates of fitness to prescribe, or physician assistant working at a pain management clinic shall be permitted to dispense controlled substances; provided, however, that this subsection (a) shall not prohibit a medical doctor, osteopathic physician, advanced practice registered nurse with certificates of fitness to prescribe, or physician assistant working at a pain management clinic from providing to that practitioner's patient, without charge, a sample of a schedule IV or schedule V controlled substance in a quantity limited to an amount that is adequate to treat the patient for a maximum of seventy-two (72) hours or a sample of a non-narcotic schedule V controlled substance in a quantity limited to an amount that is adequate to treat the patient for a maximum of fourteen (14) days.   For the purposes of this section, “controlled substance” has the meaning given in § 39-17-402.
TN Code § 63-1-314 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-314. Reporting on Prescription Drug Abuse and Pain Management Clinics

 The commissioner of health and each appropriate occupational professional licensing board governing licensees who may legally prescribe or dispense controlled substances shall prepare a comprehensive report on actions relative to prescription drug abuse and pain management clinics to the general assembly no later than January 31 for actions in the prior calendar year. This report shall summarize the number of complaints received, frequent findings, and actions taken.
TN Code § 63-1-315 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-315. Inspection of Office Suspected of Operating as Unlicensed Pain Management Clinic — Prohibited Admission of New Patients

  Notwithstanding this title or title 68, for the purposes of determining if a health care provider's office is operating as a pain management clinic, the department of health is authorized to conduct an unannounced inspection process, which may include, but not be limited to, review of business and medical records, when the department has reasonable suspicion that the office is operating as an unlicensed pain management clinic. As part of this inspection process, the health care provider's office shall be required to produce evidence that the majority of its patient population is not receiving chronic nonmalignant pain treatment.   If the health care provider's office is unable during the inspection process to provide satisfactory evidence that the office does not meet the definition of a pain management clinic, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the provider's office was operating as a pain management clinic in any administrative proceeding arising from such inspection process.   The requirements for evidence under this section shall be established by rule.   Any health care provider's office rebuttably presumed to be operating an unlicensed pain management clinic shall be prohibited from admitting any new patients to the practice immediately upon receipt of written notice to any provider at the clinic and all owners and providers at such clinic shall be subject to a hearing upon thirty (30) days' notice before the licensee's licensing board to consider whether the individual's license to practice should be revoked or otherwise disciplined. Pursuant to this part, the commissioner may promulgate rules providing for an informal advisory administrative hearing by a panel appointed by the commissioner to review the department's determination regarding the unlicensed operation of the clinic and to provide nonbinding recommendations to the commissioner concerning those determinations. The informal administrative hearing shall not be subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Individuals appointed to any panel pursuant to this part shall be considered “state employees” for purposes of title 8, chapter 42, and § 9-8-307.
TN Code § 63-1-317 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-317. Unlawful Operation of Pain Management Clinic — Investigation — Injunctive Relief — Civil Penalty

  An entity or person who operates a pain management clinic without obtaining a license pursuant to this part commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of operation without a license constitutes a separate offense.   The commissioner of health may authorize an investigation of any person or entity to the extent necessary to determine if the person or entity is engaged in the unlawful operation of a pain management clinic.   The commissioner may, through the office of the attorney general and reporter, apply for injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing an act in violation of this part. Injunctive proceedings are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies prescribed in this part.   A person who aids or requires another person to violate this part or rules promulgated pursuant to this part, who permits a license issued by the commissioner to be used by any person other than the licensee, or who acts to violate or evade this part or rules promulgated pursuant to this part is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation. Each day in violation of this part constitutes a separate violation.
TN Code § 63-1-319 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 1 - Division of Health Related Boards|Part 3 - Pain Management Clinics|§ 63-1-319. Annual Report by Medical Director of Pain Management Clinic

  The medical director of each pain management clinic shall report annually to the department of health, on a form promulgated by the department, the following:  The number of physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses who are working in the clinic for each month;   The number of patients seen by the clinic for each month and the number receiving treatment for chronic nonmalignant pain;   Whether the pain management clinic is part of or associated with a hospital; and   Any other information requested by the department.     The department is authorized to promulgate a reporting form concerning such information as the commissioner may reasonably require, and establish the reporting period and dates for submission.