Title 63, Professions Of The Healing Arts

All disciplinary complaints filed against a chelation therapist shall be judged by the standard of medical care in the community where such complaint originated.

(a) Any person licensed to practice medicine in this state shall complete continuing medical education as required by the board of medical examiners. The board of medical examiners may establish waivers from such continuing medical education requirements and exemptions for certai…

(1) A physician serving as a United States public health service commissioned officer who is trained as a national health service corps ready responder shall be authorized to practice medicine at federally qualified health centers while pursuing licensure as provided in this part…

(a) A physician 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 medical examiners may iss…

(a) Any handwritten prescription order for a drug prepared by a physician or surgeon 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…

(a) In addition to the practice permitted by [former] § 63-6-902 [repealed], a radiologist may utilize the services of a radiologist assistant to practice radiology assistance under the supervision of such radiologist to the extent not prohibited by [former] § 63-6-902 [repealed]…

Psychiatrists are not required to notify patients that were treated by them at community mental health centers, as defined in § 33-1-101, of their departure from such community mental health centers. Patient records shall remain with the community mental health centers. The trans…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products”:(A) Means articles containing or consisting of human cells or tissues that are intended for implantation, transplantation, infusion, or transfer into a human recipient; and(B) Does not in…

(a) (1) The general assembly finds that a person who is licensed to practice medicine in this state and who is required to register with the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) as a sexual offender or violent sexual offender is injurious to the public safety, health and welfa…

(1) If a treating physician orders toxicology testing in the following circumstances, then the toxicology testing must include testing for the presence of Kratom:(1) Suspected drug overdose; or(2) Suspected neonatal abstinence syndrome. (1) Suspected drug overdose; or (2) Suspect…

(a) Any medical doctor licensed pursuant to this chapter who has reason to believe that an employee or contractor of the doctor or the doctor's firm, partnership or corporation has used the doctor's federal drug enforcement administration (DEA) registration number without authori…

(a) (1) “Hormone replacement therapy clinic” or “hormone therapy clinic” means a medical office in which the clinicians are primarily engaged in hormone replacement or supplementation therapy or a medical office which holds itself out to the public as being primarily or substanti…

(a) A physician licensed pursuant to this chapter may only practice interventional pain management if the licensee is either:(1) Board certified through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS)/American Association of …

(a) As used in this section, “physician” means an individual authorized by this chapter to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to chapter 9 of this title. (b) If a physician has determined, after a mammogram is performed, that a patient has …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Continuing medical education” means continued postgraduate medical education required by the board of medical examiners intended to provide medical professionals with knowledge of new developments or reinforcement of previously learned information…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Asthma” means a respiratory condition marked by coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath often triggered by allergies, exercise, or irritants;(2) “Authorized entity”:(A) Means an entity that may, at any time, have allergens present that are capa…

(a) The board of medical examiners may issue to an eligible physician or medical graduate from a foreign country or foreign territory a short-term visitor clinical training license for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days. (b) To be eligible for a short-term visitor cl…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Phil Timp-Amanda Wilcox Right to Try Act.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Advanced illness” means a progressive disease or medical or surgical condition that entails significant functional impairment, that is not considered by a treating physician to be reversible even with administra…

(a) A manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device may make available, and an eligible patient may request, the manufacturer's investigational drug, biological product, or device under this part; provided, that this part does not require that a manufactu…

(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 investigational drug, biological product, or device, …

If a patient dies while being treated by an investigational drug, biological product, or device, 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 investigational drug, biological product, or device. The rendering of counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a lice…

(a) This part does not create a private cause of action against a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device or against any other person or entity involved in the care of an eligible patient using the investigational drug, biological product, or device…

If a patient suffers an adverse event associated with the use of an investigational drug, biological product, or device, the patient's physician shall report the adverse event to the manufacturer of the investigational drug, biological product, or device.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.”

INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to stren…

This part shall be known as the “Physicians' Conflict of Interest Disclosure Act of 1991.”

(a) Physicians are free to enter lawful contractual relationships, including the acquisition of ownership interests in health facilities, equipment or pharmaceuticals, but these can create potential conflicts of interest. (b) The potential conflict of interest shall be addressed …

Nothing in this part is intended to nor shall it permit any action that is inconsistent with the federal Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987, or other provisions of federal law that prohibits such arrangements as a condition to receipt of federal funds.

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Entity” or “health care entity” means and includes a health care facility and an agency, company or health care professional, other than the referring physician, providing health care services;(2) “Health care f…

(a) Physician investment in health care can provide important benefits for patient care; however, when physicians refer patients to entities in which they have an ownership interest, a potential conflict of interest exists. A physician having an investment interest in a health ca…

(1) There may be situations in which a needed entity would not be built or instituted if referring physicians were prohibited from investing in the entity and a need might exist when there is no entity of reasonable quality in the community or when use of existing entities is one…

Cross referral arrangements or schemes between physicians or between physicians and entities, in which the physician or physicians know or should know that the arrangement has as its principal purpose generating referrals to an entity that if made directly by one of the participa…

If physicians have invested in entities prior to July 1, 1993, the physicians shall reevaluate their activity in accordance with this part and comply with its provisions. If compliance with the need and alternative investor criteria is not practical, it is essential that the iden…

(a) On and after July 1, 1995, all physicians are required either to:(1) Dispose of their ownership interests in entities outside their office practice at which they do not directly provide care or services when they have an investment interest in the entity unless the entity mee…

Any physician who makes or causes to be made a referral prohibited by this part is in violation of the medical practice law, as compiled in this chapter. Willful violations of this part are considered unprofessional conduct, which conduct is subject to licensure sanction by the b…

(1) The definition of “investment interest” does not include a publicly traded entity in which such physician has an investment interest if all of the following requirements are met:(1) The entity's stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Volunteer Health Care Services Act.”

(a) The general assembly finds that:(1) Access to high quality health care services is a concern of all persons;(2) Access to such services is severely limited for some residents of this state, particularly those who reside in remote, rural areas or in the inner city;(3) Physicia…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Free clinic” means a not for profit, out-patient, nonhospital facility in which a health care provider engages in the voluntary provision of health care services to patients without charge to the recipient of th…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no additional license or certificate otherwise required under this title is necessary for the voluntary provision of health care services by any person who:(1) Is a duly licensed health care provider as defined under § 63-…

With regard to a person who voluntarily provides health care services and who is covered by § 63-6-704(a), the prohibitions expressed in § 63-6-202, relative to itinerant physicians, shall not apply and all requirements regarding display of a license or certificate shall be satis…

(a) (1) Before providing volunteer medical services in this state, a sponsoring organization shall register with the department of health by submitting a registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and filing a registration form. The fifty-dollar registration fee shall not apply t…

No contract of professional liability insurance covering a health care provider in this state, issued or renewed on or after May 26, 1995, shall exclude coverage to any provider who engages in the voluntary provision of health care services; provided, that the sponsoring organiza…