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TN Code § 63-31-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 31 - Polysomnography|§ 63-31-108. Issuance, Renewal and Retirement of Licenses — Display of License — Lost License — Change of Address or Name

  Licenses shall be issued and renewed by the board pursuant to the biennial issuance and renewal system of the division of health related boards.   Any person who has been issued a license to practice under this chapter who wishes to retire that license shall file with the committee an affidavit on a form to be furnished by the committee stating the date on which the person retired from practice and other facts that verify the retirement as the board deems necessary. Any such person who thereafter wishes to reenter practice shall request reinstatement of licensure.   Any license issued by the board shall contain the name of the person to whom it is issued, the address of the person, the date and number of the license and other information that the board deems necessary. The address contained on the license shall be the address where all correspondence and renewal forms from the board shall be sent. Any person whose address changes shall, within thirty (30) days after the change in address, notify the board of the address change. The most recent address contained in the board's records for each license holder shall be the address deemed sufficient for purposes of service of process.   Every person issued a license pursuant to this chapter shall either keep the license prominently displayed in the office or place in which the person practices or have it stored in a place from which it can be immediately produced upon request of a patient or representative of the department of health.   Any person whose license has been lost may make application to the committee for a replacement. The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting out the facts concerning the loss of the original license.   Any person whose name is changed by marriage or court order may surrender the person's license and apply to the board for a replacement license.
TN Code § 63-31-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 31 - Polysomnography|§ 63-31-110. Violation

 Any person who engages in the practice of polysomnography in violation of this chapter is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 63-31-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 31 - Polysomnography|§ 63-31-111. Injunction Against Unlicensed Practice — Jurisdiction of Court

  The board shall have the authority 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 the person from continuing to practice within this state.   Jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit and chancery courts of this state to hear and determine all causes brought under subsection (a) and to exercise full and complete jurisdiction in the injunctive proceedings.
TN Code § 63-31-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 31 - Polysomnography|§ 63-31-112. Screening Panel for Investigative and Disciplinary Process

  The committee may utilize one (1) or more screening panels in its investigative and disciplinary process to assure that complaints filed and investigations conducted are meritorious and to act as a mechanism for resolution of complaints or diversion to professional peer review organizations or impaired professionals' associations or foundations of those cases that the board, through established guidelines, deems appropriate.   The screening panel has the authority to administer oaths to witnesses.   Members of a screening panel may be drawn from the membership of the committee or may be appointed by the committee. Noncommittee members shall meet the requirements of membership on the committee and may include a consumer member. A committee member serving on a panel shall not participate in a contested case involving any matter heard by the panel.
TN Code § 63-31-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 31 - Polysomnography|§ 63-31-113. Use of Title “Polysomnographic Technologist” or Abbreviation “Psgp”

 Any person who is licensed to engage in the practice of polysomnography in this state shall have the right to use the title “polysomnographic technologist” or the abbreviation “PSGP.” No other person may use that title or abbreviation or any other words or letters indicating that the person is a polysomnographic technologist.
TN Code § 63-31-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 31 - Polysomnography|§ 63-31-114. Annual Meeting of Standards Committee

 The polysomnographic professional standards committee shall conduct at least one (1) meeting in each of the years 2007-2010 to allow public discussion of new developments in the practice of polysomnography, including, but not limited to, the availability of accredited polysomnographic educational programs to persons in all parts of the state, the availability of other certification examinations and credentialing bodies, and the settings in which the practice of polysomnography may properly take place. The committee shall notify the Tennessee Sleep Society, the Tennessee Society for Respiratory Care, the Tennessee Medical Association, the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA), an association of hospitals and health systems, and any other person or organization that requests to be notified as to the time and place of the annual meeting.
TN Code § 63-32-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-101. Short Title

 The title of this chapter is and may be cited as the “Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998.”
TN Code § 63-32-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-102. Health Care Consumers

  Health care is a valuable commodity, and the health care consumer needs to make informed decisions when making health care choices. Due to the current trends in health care, patients have a close relationship with their health care provider and must depend on the provider for most of their health care needs. Health care consumers need to know as much as possible before committing their health care to such provider. Likewise current trends make decisions about which managed care organizations to choose equally important to health care consumers. Because of the foregoing reasons and because of the increasing concerns over the quality of health care, the general assembly finds that a system should be established to provide public access to information about certain health care providers and managed care organizations in this state.   For the purposes of this chapter, “provider” or “health care provider” means a physician, regulated pursuant to chapter 6 of this title; osteopathic physician, regulated pursuant to chapter 9 of this title; chiropractor, regulated pursuant to chapter 4 of this title; dentist, regulated pursuant to chapter 5 of this title; podiatrist, regulated pursuant to chapter 3 of this title; optometrist, regulated pursuant to chapter 8 of this title; dietitian or nutritionist, regulated pursuant to chapter 25 of this title; physician assistant, regulated pursuant to chapter 19 of this title; respiratory care practitioner, regulated pursuant to chapter 27 of this title; pharmacist, regulated pursuant to chapter 10 of this title; audiologist and speech pathology therapist, regulated pursuant to chapter 17 of this title; certified nurse practitioner, as such nurses are regulated pursuant to § 63-7-123; registered nurse anesthetist, regulated pursuant to chapter 7 of this title; social worker regulated pursuant to chapter 23 of this title; psychologist, regulated pursuant to chapter 11 of this title; professional counselor, marital and family therapist, and clinical pastoral therapist regulated pursuant to chapter 22 of this title; massage therapist, regulated pursuant to chapter 18 of this title; medical laboratory personnel, regulated pursuant to title 68, chapter 29; alcohol and drug abuse counselors, regulated pursuant to title 68, chapter 24; occupational therapist and physical therapist regulated pursuant to chapter 13 of this title; dispensing optician, regulated pursuant to chapter 14 of this title; electrologist, regulated pursuant to chapter 26 of this title; veterinarian, regulated by chapter 12 of this title; and nursing home administrator, regulated pursuant to chapter 16 of this title.
TN Code § 63-32-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-103. Duties of Division of Health Related Boards

 It is the duty of the division of health related boards to compile, consolidate, manage and disseminate the information collected by entities of the department of health and the department of commerce and insurance as required by this chapter.
TN Code § 63-32-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-104. Requirements

  When collecting information or compiling reports intended to compare individual health care providers, the commissioner of health shall require that:  Provider organizations that are representative of the target group for profiling shall be meaningfully involved in the development of all aspects of the profile methodology, including collection methods, formatting and methods and means for release and dissemination;   The entire methodology for collecting and analyzing the data shall be disclosed to all relevant provider organizations and to all providers under review;   Data collection and analytical methodologies shall be used that meet accepted standards of validity and reliability;   The limitations of the data sources and analytic methodologies used to develop provider profiles shall be clearly identified and acknowledged, including, but not limited to, the appropriate and inappropriate uses of the data;   To the greatest extent possible, provider-profiling initiatives shall use standard-based norms derived from widely accepted, provider-developed practice guidelines;   Provider profiles and other information that have been compiled regarding provider performance shall be shared with providers under review prior to dissemination; provided, that an opportunity for corrections and additions of helpful explanatory comments shall be provided prior to publication; and provided, further, that such profiles shall only include data that reflect care under the control of the provider for whom such profile is prepared;   Comparisons among provider profiles shall adjust for patient care-mix and other relevant risk factors and control for provider peer groups, when deemed appropriate by the respective board; and   The quality and accuracy of provider profiles, data sources and methodologies shall be evaluated at least biannually.     The department of health is authorized to charge a reasonable fee for any information, documents, or reports requested by the public that are not required as part of the implementation of this chapter. The fee shall be set per rules and regulations promulgated by the department in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 63-32-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-106. Conviction of Unlicensed Provider—report to Relevant Board

 The district attorney general for any court in which an unlicensed provider is convicted of being represented as a licensed provider shall, within one (1) week thereafter, report the same to the relevant board together with a copy of the court proceedings in the case.
TN Code § 63-32-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-107. Publication of Provider Profiles — Certain Restrictions

 The department of health, in implementing § 63-32-105 shall not disseminate a provider profile by electronic media, including the World Wide Web of the internet or toll-free telephone line before May 1, 1999. The department shall conduct a study of the impact of publication of provider profiles by electronic media on the personal safety of providers and their families, and shall report its findings to the government operations committees on or before October 1, 1998. The department shall include in such report a sample profile designed with safeguards recommended by the department pursuant to the aforementioned study. No later than January 1, 1999, and after public hearing, the board shall promulgate regulations to eliminate, to the extent practicable, the possibility that certain information contained in such profiles may jeopardize the personal safety of providers and their families.
TN Code § 63-32-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-108. Assessment of Costs

 The department of health shall assess boards of providers that they regulate for the costs reasonably associated with providing the services and information pursuant to this chapter. Further, the department shall provide the cost to the department of commerce and insurance that is associated with providing the services and information relative to the board of pharmacy and managed care organizations. The department of commerce and insurance shall assess the cost to the providers that the department regulates. These costs shall be assessed in compliance with § 9-4-5117 and § 56-1-310.
TN Code § 63-32-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-109. Costs Assessed Against Boards

 The costs assessed against each board of providers shall be paid from the separate account established pursuant to § 63-1-137 in the general fund for each board.
TN Code § 63-32-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-110. Managed Care Organizations

  Managed care organizations regulated pursuant to title 56, chapter 32, shall provide an accurate listing of provider information as required by this chapter to the department of health.   A managed care organization shall report any addition or deletion of a provider from its panel of contracted members within twenty-one (21) business days of the date on which the managed care organization receives notice of the addition or deletion of a provider. The department shall cross-reference the change with the existing provider profile within seven (7) days of receipt of the information.   The department of commerce and insurance, to the extent to which it already collects the data required by this chapter, shall forward the existing data and all subsequent data to the department in such manner as the commissioner of health shall direct after consultation with the commissioner of commerce and insurance.
TN Code § 63-32-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-111. Annual Report and Provider Profiles — Availability

  The annual report required by § 56-32-110(b)(4) [repealed], and information required for a profile by this section shall be made available to consumers by the department of health through the World Wide Web of the internet or a toll-free telephone line. Such information shall be made available by May 1, 1999, and shall be updated by May 1 of each succeeding year.   The information made available by the department pursuant to subsection (a) shall be based on reports filed with the department of commerce and insurance pursuant to § 56-32-110 [repealed], and shall include, to the extent practicable, the following:  A description of the grievance review system;   The total number of grievances handled through such grievance review system, and a compilation of the causes underlying the grievances filed;   The ratio of the number of adverse decisions issued to the number of grievances received;   The ratio of the number of successful grievance appeals to the total number of appeals;   The average of:  The number of enrollees at the beginning of the calendar year; and   The number of enrollees at the end of the calendar year; and     The number, amount and disposition of health care liability claims made by enrollees that resulted in settlements, court judgments and arbitration awards by the plans during the calendar year.     For each year the reports are filed, the information described in subdivisions (b)(2)-(6) shall be shown for a period of five (5) consecutive calendar years. The information for more than five (5) calendar years shall not be required.   The profile of managed care organizations regulated pursuant to title 56, chapter 32, maintained by the department shall include:  The number of years in existence;   A summary of the financial information, including profits or losses, as reported by the plan in its annual statement filed with the commissioner of commerce and insurance;   The geographic plan area for which the plan is authorized;   The composition of the provider network, including names, addresses and specialties of providers;   Identification of those providers that have notified the plan that they are not accepting new patients;   Measures of quality and consumer satisfaction if the commissioner of health determines by rule that such measures are valid and comparable among organizations;   The certification and accreditation status of the organization, if any;   Procedures governing access to specialists and emergency care services; and   The information voluntarily submitted by the managed care organization to the commissioner relative to consumer satisfaction and quality standards or measures.
TN Code § 63-32-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-112. Hospitals

  Hospitals regulated pursuant to title 68, chapter 11, shall provide an accurate listing of information as required by this act to the department of health.   The information that the department shall disseminate shall include, but not be limited to:  The corporate form of the facility, including whether the facility is publicly or privately owned, whether the facility is not-for-profit or for-profit, the nature of the ownership and management, and its affiliations with other corporate entities;   Health care plans accepted by the hospital;   Accreditation status; and   The specialty programs that meet the guidelines established by the specialty societies or other appropriate bodies as determined by the commissioner.
TN Code § 63-32-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-113. Intentional Misrepresentations

 A provider who makes an intentional misrepresentation when providing information to the department of health that the department uses in a provider profile commits a violation of the practice act under which the provider is licensed or certified.
TN Code § 63-32-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-114. Development of System for Collection and Dissemination of Information

  The initial development of a system for the collection and dissemination of information as provided under this chapter shall be contracted to an appropriate service provider by the department under compliance with title 12, chapters 3 and 4. The cost of such contract shall be paid from fees collected from providers regulated by the division of health related boards.   In disseminating information under this chapter, the department of health is directed to use the department's existing toll-free telephone resources. The creation of an additional toll-free telephone line is not required by this chapter.
TN Code § 63-32-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-115. Compiling and Dissemination of Information — Liability of the Department of Health

  Under this chapter, the department of health only compiles information. The department shall not vouch for or assert the accuracy of any information it disseminates under this chapter. Before the department disseminates information to consumers under this chapter, the department shall permit each provider, hospital, or managed care organization, whose information is to be disseminated, the opportunity to review and correct any information the department proposes to disseminate. The department shall also allow a collaborating physician at any time the opportunity to review, accept, and update the existence of a collaborating relationship between the physician and a physician assistant licensed under § 63-19-105. The department shall also allow a collaborating physician at any time the opportunity to review, accept, and update the existence of a collaborating relationship between the physician and the holder of a certificate of fitness pursuant to § 63-7-123.   On or after January 1, 2015, the collaborative relationship contained in the controlled substance database, as established in title 53, chapter 10, part 3, shall be used by the department to update provider profiles which have been established pursuant to this chapter.   The department shall not be subject to any suit for damages concerning any information that the department disseminates that a provider, hospital, managed care organization, collaborating physician, or supervisory physician had the opportunity to correct, but did not correct.   Nothing contained in this section shall repeal or override the confidentiality provisions contained in title 53, chapter 10, part 3, except to the extent that the department uses the information to update the existence of:  A collaborating relationship between a physician and a holder of a certificate of fitness pursuant to § 63-7-123; or   A collaborating relationship between a physician and a physician assistant licensed under § 63-19-105.
TN Code § 63-32-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 32 - Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 1998|§ 63-32-116. Public Records

 No provision of this chapter shall be construed as restricting the status of any record as a public record for the purposes of title 10, chapter 7.