Title 63, Professions Of The Healing Arts

(a) 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 cha…

(a) Any handwritten prescription order for a drug prepared by a podiatrist who is authorized by law to prescribe a drug must be legible so that it is comprehensible by the pharmacist who fills the prescription. The handwritten prescription order must contain the name of the presc…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Board” means the board that licenses and regulates podiatrists in Tennessee in part 1 of this chapter;(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;(3) “Custom fabricated and fitted device” means an orthos…

(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations, promulgated in compliance with all requirements of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to:(1) Establish licensure categories and issue licenses for prosthetists, orthotists and pedorthists;(2)…

(a) Licenses shall be issued and renewed by the board pursuant to the division's biennial issuance and renewal system. (b) Any person who has been issued a license to practice under this part and who wishes to retire that license shall file with the board an affidavit, on a form …

(a) The board shall have the power to:(1) Deny, restrict or condition a license;(2) Permanently or temporarily withhold issuance of a license;(3) Suspend, limit or restrict a previously issued license, for such time and in such manner as the board may determine;(4) Reprimand, sus…

(a) On and after January 1, 2008, no person shall practice orthotics, prosthetics or pedorthics in this state, or hold out as being able to practice either profession, or dispense an orthosis, prosthesis or pedorthic device, unless such person is licensed in accordance with the r…

A licensed orthotist, prosthetist or pedorthist may provide care or services only if the care or services are provided pursuant to an order from a licensed health care practitioner authorized to issue such an order.

(a) The scope of practice of a licensed orthotist, prosthetist or pedorthist shall not include the right to diagnose a medical problem or condition or the right to give medical advice as to the nature, cause or treatment for the problem or condition for which the orthotic, prosth…

(a) Nothing in this part or in the rules adopted by the board pursuant to this part shall be interpreted to limit or restrict a health care practitioner licensed under this title from engaging in the full scope of practice of such person's profession, training or services. Nothin…

(1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to restrict:(1) The practice of orthotics, prosthetics or pedorthics by a person who is employed by the federal government or any bureau, division or agency of the federal government while in the discharge of the employee's official dut…

(a) Any person who practices in this state without having first complied with this part commits a Class C misdemeanor; provided, however, that, for a period of one (1) year after January 1, 2006, an offense under this section shall only result in a warning and such person shall h…

(a) The board is authorized 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 such person from con…

(a) The board 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 o…

(a) To assist in the implementation and administration of this part, the governor shall initially appoint to the board one (1) person who is eligible for licensure as an orthotist, or prosthetist or pedorthist. (b) That person's term of office on the board shall be three (3) year…

(1) A licensed orthotist or prosthetist may utilize one (1) or more non-licensed persons to assist in:(1) The performance of minor repairs on devices which have been previously dispensed to patients; and(2) The performance of other tasks approved by the board of podiatric medical…

(a) (1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(A) “Animal chiropractic”:(i) Means the evaluation and treatment of a non-human's vertebral or extremity joint dysfunction through spinal, joint, or musculoskeletal manipulative therapy and soft tissue therapy…

(a) 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) y…

(1) It is the duty of the board to:(1) 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 …

The board shall hold one (1) regular meeting in each year and such additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine.

(a) 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. (b) The commissioner of finance and administration shall make allotments out of the general fund for the proper…

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, cha…

It is unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic within this state without having procured a license.

(1) Any person of good moral character is eligible for licensure, if that person:(1) 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 chiroprac…

(a) Application for licensure shall be made to the board in writing or via online application. (b) 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…

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.

(a) 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:(1) Prov…

(a) Each licensed practitioner of chiropractic shall register the practitioner's license and renew the practitioner's certificate of registration as provided in §§ 63-1-107 and 63-1-108. (b) In addition, every licensed chiropractor shall apply to the board for a renewal of the li…

(a) 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 practitioner…

(a) The board has the duty and authority to suspend for a specified time, within the discretion of the board, or to revoke any license to practice chiropractic, or to otherwise discipline any licensee or refuse to grant any certificate of fitness, whenever the licensee or applica…

(a) In enforcing this section, the board shall, upon probable cause, have the authority to compel an applicant or licensee or certificate holder to submit to a mental and/or physical examination, by a designated committee of at least three (3) practicing physicians, including a p…

(a) (1) 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 j…

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) 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 willf…

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 ev…

(a) (1) 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.(2) These regulations may include, but are not limited to, provisi…

(a) 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 chap…

(a) 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…

(a) 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. (b) Any licensed chiropractor who advertises or announces to the public that the licensed chiropractor …

(a) (1) 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,…

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…

(a) The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for:(1) Regulating the performance of animal chiropractic;(2) Establishing educational standards for certification of a chiropractic physician to perform animal…

(a) 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.” (b) The administrative duties pursuant to licensure and the collection of fees for licensure sha…

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 sta…

(a) (1) The dentist members of the board may be appointed by the governor from lists of qualified nominees submitted by interested dentist groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Association. No person is eligible for appointment as a dentist member of the boar…

(a) (1) 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.(2) At its annual meeting the board shall elect from its membership a president, vice president and secretary-treasurer.(3) A majority of th…

(1) 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:(1) Prescribe rules and regulations for examination of candidates;(2) Conduct examinations to ascertain the qualifications an…