§ 63-1-306 — Medical director - Operation certificate - Disciplinary action

(a) (1) Each pain management clinic must have a medical director who is a medical doctor or osteopathic physician who practices in this state under an unrestricted and unencumbered license issued pursuant to § 63-6-201 or § 63-9-104 . (2) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a)(1), each physician serving as a medical director at a pain management clinic shall be a pain management specialist. (3) (A) All advanced practice registered nurses licensed under chapter 7 of this title, who practice in a licensed pain clinic, shall collaborate with a pain medicine specialist. (B) All physician assistants licensed under chapter 19 of this title who practice in a licensed pain clinic shall collaborate with a pain medicine specialist. (b) In the event that the medical director, for whatever reason, no longer meets the requirements of this part, the pain management clinic must notify the department, in writing within ten (10) business days, of the identity of another physician who meets the requirements of this part and will act as medical director and provide all necessary documentation required by the department to establish that the replacement is qualified as required by this part. Any clinic that fails to provide such timely written notice must cease operations until the notice is provided and the department has confirmed in writing that the replacement medical director is duly qualified. Continuation of operations without the timely written notice required by this subsection (b) constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against the clinic under this part. (c) Any board that assesses any discipline or penalty against a provider that it licenses for a violation of rules promulgated under this part shall inform the department of any penalty or discipline imposed on such a provider for a violation of rules promulgated under this part within thirty (30) days of imposing the discipline or penalty, and the department may consider such discipline or penalty as a basis for disciplinary action against the pain management clinic pursuant to this subsection (c). (d) The pain management clinic shall post the license in a conspicuous location so as to be clearly visible to patients. (e) The department shall have the authority to adopt rules, including emergency rules if deemed necessary, to implement this part for which the department has responsibility.

Legislative History

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 610,s 1, eff. 7/1/2018. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 334,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1033,s 10, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 475,s 5, eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 475,s 4, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2011, ch. 340, § 1; 2012, ch. 869, § 4.