Title 63, Professions Of The Healing Arts

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Apprentice licensee applicant” means any person who is registered with the council and, who is engaged in an approved licensing program and who is sponsored by a hearing instrument specialist duly licensed in th…

(a) There is hereby created a council within the board to be known as the council for licensing hearing instrument specialists, with the duties and powers as provided in § 63-17-203. (b) (1) The council shall consist of five (5) members, to be appointed by the governor. Such memb…

(1) The powers and duties of the council are to:(1) Supervise and administer qualifying examinations to test the knowledge and proficiency of applicants for a license;(2) License persons who apply to the council and who are qualified to practice the fitting of hearing instruments…

(a) The council shall meet at least once each year at a place and time determined by the chair. The council shall also meet at such other times and places as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part. (b) (1) Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of …

(a) No person shall engage in the sale of or practice of dispensing and fitting hearing instruments or display a sign or in any other way advertise or hold out to be a hearing instrument specialist unless direct hands-on testing and follow-up services are provided to persons to w…

(a) This part shall not be construed to prevent any person who is a physician licensed to practice by the board of medical examiners from treating or fitting hearing instruments to the human ear. (b) It is lawful for any person, who meets the requirements of §§ 63-17-205 and 63-1…

(a) An applicant for a license shall:(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; and(2) Have an education equivalent to two (2) years of accredited college level coursework or national board for certification in hearing instrument sciences (NBC-HIS) board certification. (1) Be at…

(a) Applicants who meet the requirements of § 63-17-207 with respect to age and education may apply for an apprentice license. (b) The apprentice licensee shall function under the direct supervision of the sponsoring licensed hearing instrument specialist for a period of at least…

(a) Upon the payment of an examination fee as set by the council, an applicant for a license who is notified by the council that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements of § 63-17-207 shall appear at a time, place and before such persons as the council may designate to be ex…

(a) The examination provided in § 63-17-209 shall consist of:(1) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the fitting of hearing instruments:(A) Basic physics of sound;(B) The human hearing mechanism, including the science of hearing and the causes and rehabil…

(a) (1) Upon payment of an initial license fee as determined by the council, the council shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination. Such initial license shall expire as provided by rules and regulations promulgated by the board.(2) During the second year …

Each licensee shall notify the council of any change of address of the licensee's place of business, within thirty (30) days of such change. Failure to give such notice shall be deemed just cause for disciplinary action by the council.

The council shall issue, under the board's name, all licenses approved by the council, and the board and shall maintain a registry of all license holders. It is the duty of the council to review and approve the qualifications of applicants for certification or renewal as hearing …

(a) (1) Each licensed hearing instrument specialist shall pay to the council a biennial renewal fee as set by the council, payable in advance, for the ensuing two (2) years.(2) The council shall notify each licensee that such renewal is due. (1) Each licensed hearing instrument s…

The fees relating to the practice of dispensing hearing instruments shall be set by the board in an amount sufficient to pay all of the expenses of the council, as well as all of the expenses of the board that are directly attributable to the performance of its duties pursuant to…

(a) Any person who engages in the practice of dispensing and fitting hearing instruments shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing instrument, by the dispensing person's or at the dispensing person's order or direction, a bill of sale that contains each of the followin…

(a) Within thirty (30) days of the date of delivery, any purchaser of a hearing instrument from a licensee is entitled to return the hearing instrument for any reason; provided, that such instrument is returned in satisfactory condition and such purchaser pays only reasonable cha…

Any person sponsoring an apprentice licensee and/or apprentice licensee applicant under this part shall be held responsible for the acts or omissions of the sponsor's apprentice licensee and/or apprentice licensee applicant within the course and scope of the licensee's or applica…

(a) Subject to the due process requirements of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, any person registered under this part may have such license denied, revoked or suspended for a fixed period to be determined by the council for any of the fol…

(a) Except as otherwise provided by § 63-17-214, no license issued pursuant to this part may be suspended, revoked, denied or renewal denied without a hearing before the council or its duly authorized trial examiner, if requested by the certificate holder or applicant, on due not…

(a) A violation of this part is a Class B misdemeanor. (b) The council, with the approval of the board, may seek to enforce any provision of this part by petitioning a court of appropriate jurisdiction for an injunction to enjoin continuing violations of this part or by any other…

(a) Upon July 1, 1995, any person who is a trainee, apprentice or who has entered into a training program to become a licensed hearing aid dispenser shall be eligible to receive a license as a hearing instrument specialist; provided, that such person complies with all of the requ…

(1) A licensed hearing instrument specialist shall comply with the following cerumen management principles:(1) The indications for cerumen management for a licensed hearing instrument specialist include:(A) Enabling audiometric testing;(B) Making ear impressions;(C) Fitting heari…

(a) A licensed hearing instrument specialist who engages in cerumen management under § 63-17-223, must have completed a cerumen management course approved by the International Hearing Society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, or another organization a…

This part is known and may be cited as the “Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact.”

The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Audiology and Speech-Language…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Massage Licensure Act of 1995.”

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Board” means the massage licensure board;(2) “Compensation” means the payment, loan, advance, donation, contribution, deposit or gift of money or anything of value;(3) “Massage/bodywork/somatic” means the man…

(a) There is hereby created the Tennessee massage licensure board. (b) The board shall be composed of seven (7) members who are residents of the state. Except for the two (2) citizen members, each member shall have at least five (5) years current experience in the practice of mas…

(a) Persons or massage establishments engaged in massage for compensation shall be licensed by the massage licensure board. (b) Any person or establishment who advertises or engages in massage for compensation without a current valid license from the massage licensure board commi…

(a) The board shall establish procedures and criteria for the issuance of licenses to persons and establishments engaged in massage for compensation. (b) No person or establishment shall be issued a license until the applicant and each person engaged in massage at such massage es…

In order to effectuate this chapter, the board or its authorized representative is empowered to conduct an investigation of persons engaged in massage or massage establishments and to inspect the license of practitioners and establishments for compliance. The refusal of a practit…

The board has the power and authority to enter into any court of this state having proper jurisdiction to seek an injunction against any person or massage establishment not in compliance with this chapter and is further empowered to enter into any such court to enforce this chapt…

(a) The board is authorized to deny, restrict or condition any application for licensure or revoke, suspend or otherwise discipline the license of a massage therapist or an establishment, if the applicant, licensee or holder of an establishment license upon proof:(1) Is guilty of…

(a) Charges relative to a violation of this chapter may be presented by any person, or the board may, on its own motion, direct the chair of the board to present charges. An accusation may be filed with the chair of the board, charging any licensed massage therapist with any of t…

(a) Any person granted an exemption under this chapter is effective only to the extent that the bona fide practice of the profession or business that is licensed, certified or registered under the laws of this state overlaps into the field comprehended by this chapter, and exempt…

(a) The board is hereby authorized to promulgate, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this chapter. (b) The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations regardin…

(a) The board may, at its discretion, grant licensure to any person who is licensed or registered in another state or country with standards as stringent as those required by this chapter. (b) (1) The board may, in its discretion, grant a temporary license to a person who has bee…

Notwithstanding law to the contrary, the act of a duly licensed massage therapist in performing a massage shall be deemed to be medically therapeutic in nature and shall not be subject to the collection of any form of state or local taxation regulations not also imposed on other …

No person licensed by the massage licensure board shall ever be referred to as a primary care provider nor be permitted to use such designation.

(1) In addition to the powers and duties granted to or imposed upon it by other provisions of this chapter, the board shall have the following powers and duties:(1) Prescribe the minimum curricular and minimum standards for schools of massage therapy and for courses of training t…

(a) The board is authorized to issue a license to practice massage therapy to an applicant who:(1) Meets the qualifications set forth in § 63-18-105(b)(1) and (2); and(2) Has been certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for the five-year…

This part is known and may be cited as the “Physician Assistants Act.”

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Board” means the board of physician assistants, created by § 63-19-103;(2) “Orthopedic physician assistant” (OPA-C) means an individual who renders service in collaboration with a licensed orthopedic physician or surgeon and who has been licensed by …

(a) (1) There is established the board of physician assistants to regulate physician assistants. The board must consist of nine (9) members appointed by the governor, each of whom is a resident of this state, seven (7) of whom are physician assistants who meet the criteria for li…

(1) The board has the duty to:(1) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, promulgate, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, all rules that are reasonably necessary for the implementation of this chapter, including, but n…