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Tennessee Statutes, Title 63

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Title 63, Professions Of The Healing Arts

32 chapters · 1,093 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 631,093 Ch 6, Medicine and Surgery130 Ch 1, Division of Health Related Boards124 Ch 10, Pharmacy73 Ch 11, Psychologists69 Ch 7, Nursing52 Ch 17, Licensure Act for Communication Diso…52 Ch 12, Tennessee Veterinary Practice Act47 Ch 13, Occupational and Physical Therapy Pr…42 Ch 3, Podiatrists41 Ch 19, Physician Assistants40 Ch 5, Dentists38 Ch 22, Professional Counselors, Marital and…33 Ch 27, Respiratory Care Practitioner Act32 Ch 8, Optometry Law30

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-107 Renewal of certificates and licenses — Continuing education — Retirement. [Effective until January 1, 2028. See the version effective on January 1, 2028.]
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(a) (1) Every registered osteopathic physician shall annually pay a renewal fee as set by the board; provided, that satisfactory evidence is presented to the board that such licensee in the year preceding the application for renewal successfully completed the required number of h…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-108 Application of health laws
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(a) Osteopathic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to:(1) The control of contagious diseases;(2) The reporting and certifying of births and deaths; and(3) All matters pertaining to public health. (1) The control of contagious d…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-109 Penalties
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(a) Any person who practices or pretends or attempts to practice or use the science or system of osteopathic medicine in treating diseases of the human body or any person who buys, sells or fraudulently obtains any diploma, certificate, license or record of registration to practi…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-110 Investigation and prosecution of violations

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(a) The board shall investigate every supposed violation of this chapter coming within the scope of the authority of such board and report to the proper district attorney general all cases that, in the judgment of the board, warrant prosecution. (b) Every police officer, sheriff …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-111 Denial, suspension and revocation of licenses or certificates — Enjoining violations — Enforcement — Investigations

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(a) The board has the power to:(1) Deny an application for a license to any applicant who applies for the same through reciprocity or otherwise;(2) Permanently or temporarily withhold issuance of a license;(3) Suspend or limit or restrict a previously issued license for such time…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-112 Operation of X-ray equipment in physicians' offices — Adoption of rules and regulations establishing minimum educational standards

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(a) The board shall have, in regard to operators of X-ray equipment and/or machines in physician offices, the authority, by rules and regulations, to:(1) Establish and issue limited X-ray certifications to qualified individuals in the areas of densitometry, chest, extremities, sk…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-113 Supervised osteopathic medical service by physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, graduate physician, or pharmacist not prohibited

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Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to prohibit osteopathic medical service rendered by a physician assistant, registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a graduate physician, or a pharmacist pursuant to a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement, if such osteopa…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-115 Special volunteer license for practice in free health clinic — Exemption from fees — Renewal

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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 osteopathic examination may i…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-116 Drug prescriptions

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(a) Any handwritten prescription order for a drug prepared by an osteopathic physician 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 …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-117 Office-based surgery

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(a) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Board” means the board of osteopathic examination;(2) “Level II office-based surgery” means Level II surgery as defined by the board of osteopathic medical examination in its rules and regulations th…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-118 Mandatory disclosure of career fatigue for initial licensure prohibited

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(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. Physicians who experience career fatigue are encouraged to seek services from the Tennessee Medical Foun…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-119 Employee or contractor's unauthorized use of osteopathic physician's DEA registration number to write prescriptions

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(a) Any osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to this chapter who has reason to believe that an employee or contractor of the physician or the physician's firm, partnership or corporation has used the physician's federal drug enforcement administration (DEA) registration number…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-120 Hormone replacement therapy

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(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…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-121 Interventional pain management

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

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-122 Exemption for physician for visiting sports team

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(a) A physician who is duly qualified to practice medicine under the laws of another state is exempt from the licensure requirements of § 63-9-104, subject to this section, if either of the following applies:(1) The physician has a written or oral agreement with a sports team to …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-123 Maintenance of licensure or certification not required

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

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-124 Short-term visitor clinical training license

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(a) The board of osteopathic examination 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 visi…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-101 Short title

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This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Third-Party Prescription Program Act.”

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-102 Part definitions

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As used in this part, “program” and “third-party prescription program” mean any system of providing for the reimbursement of pharmaceutical services under a contractual arrangement or agreement between a provider of such services and another party who is not the consumer of those…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-103 Contract between pharmacy and program administrator

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(1) Any agreement or contract entered into in this state between the program administrator of a third-party prescription program and a pharmacy shall include a statement of: (1) The method and amount of reimbursement to the pharmacy for services rendered to persons enrolled in su…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-104 Cancellation of program benefits

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(a) The administrator of a program shall notify all pharmacies enrolled in such program of any cancellation of the coverage of benefits of any group enrolled in such program at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such cancellation. In those cases where the admin…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-105 Denying or withholding payment

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(a) No program administrator shall deny payment for services to any pharmacy that may have resulted from the fraudulent or illegal use of an identification card by any person, unless the pharmacy has been notified that the card has been cancelled or discontinued and that the prog…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-106 Reimbursement rates

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No agreement between a program administrator and a pharmacy shall establish reimbursement rates or procedures that result in reimbursement rates for services rendered to persons covered by the plan that are less than the usual and customary rate charged by that vendor and paid by…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-107 Applicability

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This part does not apply to any services rendered pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act of 1968, compiled in title 71, chapter 5, part 1.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-108 Price level determinations

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(a) The commissioner of health, in cooperation with the board of pharmacy, shall determine the price level of prescriptions furnished under this part and those furnished otherwise. A determination shall also be made of the price level in other states having a program similar to t…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-201 Short title

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Parts 2-5 of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Pharmacy Practice Act of 1996.”

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-202 Practice of pharmacy

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The practice of pharmacy within the state is declared to be a professional practice affecting public health, safety and welfare and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-203 Statement of purpose

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(a) The purpose of parts 2-5 of this chapter is to define and regulate the practice of pharmacy to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of Tennessee. (b) The persons engaged in the practice of pharmacy shall be pharmacists, duly recognized by the state as necessar…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-204 Definitions

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(1) As used in parts 2-5 of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Administer” means the direct application of a drug to a patient or research subject by injection, inhalation, ingestion, topical application or by any other means;(2) “Board” means the Tennessee …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-205 Consultation on drugs by board to department of health

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(a) The board shall, at the request of the commissioner of health, provide consultation to the department of health regarding drugs to be issued by the department or by a local health clinic. (b) The department of health shall develop policies and protocols for inventory controls…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-206 Sale of nonprescription drugs and devices

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(a) Any nonprescription drug or device can be sold in its original single package by any retail business unless such nonprescription drug or device is required by federal or state law to be dispensed or sold only by or under the supervision of a pharmacist. (b) Notwithstanding su…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-207 Dispensing of medication prior to authorization

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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a pharmacist may, in good faith, dispense to a patient without proper authorization the number of dosages of a prescription drug necessary to allow such patient to secure such authorization from such patient's prescriber, …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-208 Penalty for violation

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Any violation of parts 2-5 of this chapter, unless otherwise specified by law, shall be classified as a Class C misdemeanor.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-209 Distribution of drugs or drug samples by manufacturer's representative — Distribution of free samples

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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the distribution of drugs or sample drugs by a manufacturer's representatives acting in the normal and customary performance of their duties. (b) Manufacturers or their agents may distribute free samples of prescription drugs or controll…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-210 Registration fees for out-of-state pharmacies mailing into Tennessee

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A pharmacy that dispenses and mails a prescription into Tennessee from another state shall first pay the licensure fee required of a Tennessee pharmacy in accordance with the fees established by the board under the authority of [former] § 63-10-308 [now § 63-10-312]. The license …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-211 Consortia for bulk purchases authorized

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It is not a violation of any state law relative to restraint of trade, antitrust or any provision of the licensing laws for pharmacists, pharmacies, wholesalers, distributors or manufacturers under § 63-10-306 for pharmacists, independently or through any pharmacist or pharmacy, …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-212 Confidentiality of information entrusted to pharmacist

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(a) Notwithstanding any requirement of state law to the contrary, a pharmacist is immune from liability to any person for disclosing patient information to a person authorized by this title to prescribe drugs or devices or to communicate a prescription order where necessary to:(1…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-213 Legibility of prescriptions

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(a) No pharmacist may dispense medication pursuant to a handwritten, typed or computer-generated prescription order for a drug issued by a prescriber in this state, unless the prescription order is comprehensible to the pharmacist. Nothing in this section shall be construed to pr…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-214 Centralized prescription processing — Licensing — Rules

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(a) Each pharmacy participating in centralized prescription processing shall be licensed by the board of pharmacy. (b) The board shall promulgate rules relative to centralized prescription processing, including, but not limited to, the usage of common electronic files or a common…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-215 Transfer of prescriptions to another prescription form

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(a) Pharmacists, pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians are authorized to comply with federal and state prescription requirements, including the requirement of a separate prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance found in §§ 63-1-160, 63-7-123(b)(3)(B), and 63-19-107…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-216 Compounding pharmacies

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(a) (1) Prior to initial licensure in this state as a compounding pharmacy, a pharmacy located outside of this state must have an inspection by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy practice site is physically located. Out-of-state pharmacy practic…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-217 Collaborative pharmacy practice agreements

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(a) A collaborative pharmacy practice agreement under this chapter shall be between one (1) or more pharmacists licensed in this state and an individual prescriber licensed in this state, or one (1) or more prescribers licensed in this state in an organized medical group, includi…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-218 Professional judgment in dispensing of varying quantities of medication not to exceed ninety-day supply — Exclusion of controlled substances

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(a) Unless the prescriber has specified on the prescription that dispensing a prescription for a maintenance medication in an initial amount followed by periodic refills is medically necessary, a pharmacist may exercise professional judgment to dispense varying quantities of medi…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-219 Provision of hormonal contraceptives

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(a) As used in this section, “hormonal contraceptive” means a self-administered drug, or a transdermal patch applied to the skin of a patient, by the patient or by a practitioner, that releases a drug composed of a combination of hormones that are approved by the United States fo…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-220 Facilities engaging in distribution of dialysate and devices for home use

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(a) (a) This chapter does not apply to a facility to the extent the facility engages in the distribution of dialysate or devices necessary to perform home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patients with end stage renal disease if:(1) The dialysate are comprised of dextrose or icodext…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-221 Medication therapy management — Standards

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Medication therapy management provided under this chapter as part of the practice of pharmacy shall meet the standards for medication therapy management established by rule by the board of pharmacy.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-222 Medication therapy management pilot program — Reporting of costs and patient outcomes

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The bureau of TennCare is directed to report to the senate health and welfare committee and the health committee of the house of representatives regarding program costs and patient outcomes related to incorporating the pharmacist-provided medication therapy management pilot progr…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-223 Agreement limiting ability of pharmacist to discuss issue related to dispensing of controlled substance with patient void and unenforceable

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(a) (a) The general assembly finds that patient access to information about controlled substances is crucial to combating the deadly opioid epidemic in this state and that any obstacle to patients' receiving information about controlled substances is a serious threat to public he…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-224 Provision of ivermectin by pharmacists

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(a) A pharmacist, in good faith, may provide ivermectin to a patient who is eighteen (18) years of age or older pursuant to a valid collaborative pharmacy practice agreement containing a non-patient-specific prescriptive order and standardized procedures developed and executed by…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-225 Notification of lowest available cost for prescription drugs — Explanation of effect on insurance — Immunity from civil liability

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(a) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a pharmacy or other authorized dispensing person or entity of prescription drugs is encouraged, after a request to fill or renew a prescription drug and prior to the point of sale for such prescription drug, to make reasonable effo…