Title 63, Professions Of The Healing Arts

(a) To receive certification to practice acupuncture from the board, a person must document:(1) Either:(A) Current active status as a diplomate in acupuncture of the NCCAOM; or(B) Current state licensure in good standing by another state with substantially equivalent or higher st…

A certificate to practice acupuncture must be renewed every two (2) years. To renew a certificate, a person must submit proof of current active NCCAOM certification in acupuncture or document compliance with § 63-6-1005. To renew an ADS certificate, a person must submit proof of …

(1) The board, in consultation with the committee, may deny, suspend or revoke certification, require remedial education or issue a letter of reprimand, if an applicant or certified acupuncturist:(1) Engages in false or fraudulent conduct that demonstrates an unfitness to practic…

(a) All certified individuals under this part shall use only presterilized, disposable needles in their administration of acupuncture treatments. The use of staples in the practice of acupuncture is prohibited. (b) Health practices shall include:(1) Hands shall be washed with soa…

(a) The board, in consultation with the committee, shall set fees relative to the application, certification and renewal thereof in amounts sufficient to pay all of the expenses of certification and of the committee directly attributable to the performance of its duties under thi…

(a) (1) There shall be a board to be known as the board of medical examiners, referred to in this chapter as the “board,” to consist of twelve (12) members. Nine (9) members shall be duly licensed physicians, each of whom must meet the following qualifications:(A) Graduation from…

(a) The titles “licensed acupuncturist” or “ADS” may be used by persons certified under this part. No person who is not properly licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy shall use certification under this part to identify such person as a doctor or physician. (b) Each person c…

(a) (1) (A) The members of the board shall be appointed by the governor for terms of five (5) years' duration, which terms shall commence on May 1 and expire on April 30, five (5) years thereafter. All board members subsequently added to the board after May 2, 1993, shall be appo…

(a) The board is authorized to elect from its own members a president and secretary and to create such other officers as may be necessary for its efficient operations. (b) For purposes of conducting administrative business and promulgating rules and regulations, seven (7) members…

(a) All regular meetings of the board shall be held upon the call of the president. (b) (1) The members of the board shall be entitled to a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day's service in attending meetings of the board, as provided in this section, and for condu…

(a) The board of medical examiners, in consultation with the board of osteopathic examination, shall establish and maintain an online registry for medical spas as defined in § 63-1-153, and, notwithstanding § 63-1-153, the registry shall include any physician-owned practice that …

(a) The board shall not require an applicant for licensure pursuant to this title to disclose career fatigue, as defined in § 63-1-173, as a requirement for initial licensure. (b) (1) During an informal initial application interview during an executive session held pursuant to § …

(a) The board of medical examiners shall establish and maintain an online registry of physicians licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 9 of this title, who are willing to enter into a collaborative agreement with a physician assistant. (b) The online registry must include,…

This part is known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act.”

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Abortion”:(A) Means the elective use or prescription of an instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance, or device, with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a patient, with knowledge that the termination by those means w…

(a) An abortion-inducing drug may be provided only by a qualified physician following the procedures set forth in this part. (b) A manufacturer, supplier, pharmacy, physician, qualified physician, or other person shall not provide an abortion-inducing drug to a patient via courie…

(a) Because the failure and complication rates from a chemical abortion increase with advancing gestational age and because the physical symptoms of chemical abortion can be identical to the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy and abortion-inducing drugs do not treat ectopic pregnancie…

(a) (a) An individual who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this part commits a Class E felony and, upon conviction, may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). As used in this subsection (a), “intentional,” “knowing,” and “reckless” have the same …

(a) In addition to all other remedies available under the laws of this state, failure to comply with this part:(1) Provides a basis for a civil malpractice action for actual and punitive damages;(2) Provides a basis for professional disciplinary action under this title or title 6…

(1) This part does not:(1) Create or recognize a right to abortion;(2) Make lawful an abortion that is otherwise unlawful; or(3) Repeal, replace, or otherwise invalidate existing federal laws, regulations, or policies. (1) Create or recognize a right to abortion; (2) Make lawful …

(a) The attorney general and reporter may bring a civil action to:(1) Enforce compliance with this part; or(2) Impose a civil penalty, as described in subsection (b), for a knowing violation of § 63-6-1103(b). (1) Enforce compliance with this part; or (2) Impose a civil penalty, …

(1) For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Cytopathology services” means the examination of cells from fluids, aspirates, washings, brushings or smears, including the Pap test examination performed by a physician or under the supervision of a physic…

(1) A clinical laboratory or physician, located in this state, or in another state, providing cytopathology services for patients in this state, shall present or cause to be presented a claim, bill or demand for payment for these services only to the following:(1) The patient dir…

Except as provided by § 63-6-1206, no licensed practitioner in the state shall, directly or indirectly, charge, bill or otherwise solicit payment for cytopathology services, unless the professional component of the services was rendered personally by the licensed practitioner or …

No patient, insurer, third party payor, hospital, public health clinic or nonprofit health clinic shall be required to reimburse any licensed practitioner for charges or claims submitted in violation of this part.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to mandate the assignment of benefits for cytopathology services as defined in § 63-6-1201.

This part does not prohibit billing of a referring laboratory for cytopathology services in instances where a sample or samples must be sent to another specialist; provided, that, for purposes of this section, “referring laboratory” does not include a laboratory of a physician's …

The appropriate state licensing board having jurisdiction over any practitioner who may request or provide cytopathology services may revoke, suspend or deny renewal of the license of any practitioner who violates this part.

This part is known and may be cited as the “Individualized Investigational Treatment Act.”

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Eligible facility” means an institution operating under principles of Federalwide Assurance (FWA) for the Protection of Human Subjects in accordance with 45 CFR 46 and 42 U.S.C. § 289(a);(2) “Eligible patient” means an individual who meets all of the…

(a) A manufacturer operating within an eligible facility and pursuant to all applicable FWA laws and regulations may make available an individualized investigative treatment and an eligible patient may request an individualized investigational treatment from an eligible facility …

(a) This part does not expand the coverage required of an insurer under title 56, chapter 7. (b) A health plan, third-party administrator, or governmental agency may, but is not required to, provide coverage for the cost of an individualized investigational treatment, or the cost…

If a patient dies while being treated by an individualized investigational treatment, the patient's heirs are not liable for any outstanding debt related to the treatment or lack of insurance due to the treatment.

A licensing board or disciplinary subcommittee shall not revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a healthcare provider's license issued under this title, based solely on the healthcare provider's recommendations to an eligible patient regarding access to or tre…

An official, employee, or agent of this state shall not block or attempt to block an eligible patient's access to an individualized investigational treatment. The rendering of counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed health…

(a) This part does not create a private cause of action against a manufacturer of an individualized investigational treatment or against any other person or entity involved in the care of an eligible patient using the individualized investigational treatment for any harm done to …

(a) No person shall practice medicine in any of its departments within this state unless and until such person has obtained a license from the board created by § 63-6-101. The provisions in this chapter with reference to obtaining a license from the board do not apply to any pers…

(a) It is unlawful for any itinerant physician or vendor of any drug, nostrum, ointment or application of any kind intended for treatment of disease or injury to sell or apply the same or for such itinerant physician or vendor, by writing, printing or other methods, to profess to…

(a) (1) Any person who practices medicine or surgery in this state without having first complied with the provisions of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor for each instance of such practice.(2) Each time any person practices medicine or surgery without first obtaining a v…

(a) (1) Any person shall be regarded as practicing medicine within the meaning of this chapter who treats, or professes to diagnose, treat, operates on or prescribes for any physical ailment or any physical injury to or deformity of another, or who, using clinical judgment, deter…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice naturopathy in this state. (b) “Naturopathy” means nature cure or health by natural methods and is defined as the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human injuries, ailments and disease by the use of such physical forces as air, l…

(a) It is a Class B misdemeanor, and disqualifies for office, for the board to issue a license to any person except as prescribed in this chapter. Should the board be so disqualified, the governor shall appoint a new board in full as provided in this chapter. (b) In no event shal…

(a) A person desiring to practice medicine or surgery in this state shall make application in writing to the board or via online application, which shall be accompanied by:(1) If a United States or Canadian medical school graduate:(A) A certificate from a medical school whose cur…

(a) A physician who is duly qualified to practice medicine under the laws of another state is exempt from the licensure requirements of § 63-6-201, subject to this section, if either of the following applies:(1) The physician has a written or oral agreement with a sports team to …

(a) Licenses shall be issued promptly by the division as directed by the board after the board determines that an applicant has met all licensure criteria or qualifications and successfully passed the examination. The board shall also issue to such applicant a certificate of regi…

(a) Each person licensed to practice medicine in this state shall, pursuant to the renewal system established in subsection (b), biennially apply to the board for a renewal of licensure and shall pay a renewal fee as set by the board. Each application shall be made on a form to b…