Tennessee § 63-3-116 Continuing medical education - Exemptions

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§ 63-3-116 — Continuing medical education - Exemptions

Tennessee § 63-3-116

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-3-116 (2026).

Text

(a)As a condition of the biennial renewal of a podiatrist license, every licensed podiatrist must obtain at least fifteen (15) hours of continuing medical education each calendar year in programs approved by the board. The only basis upon which a podiatrist may seek an exemption from this requirement or an extension of time for meeting this requirement is illness or disability.

(b)Podiatrists who have properly retired their licenses pursuant to § 63-3-115(d) are exempt from the requirement of subsection (a).

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(a) As a condition of the biennial renewal of a podiatrist license, every licensed podiatrist must obtain at least fifteen (15) hours of continuing medical education each calendar year in programs approved by the board. The only basis upon which a podiatrist may seek an exemption from this requirement or an extension of time for meeting this requirement is illness or disability. (b) Podiatrists who have properly retired their licenses pursuant to § 63-3-115(d) are exempt from the requirement of subsection (a).

Legislative History

Acts 1931, ch. 31, § 5; 1949, ch. 152, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 7182.17 (Williams, § 7182.18); Acts 1971, ch. 188, § 9; 1974, ch. 495, § 7; 1976, ch. 796, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-316; Acts 1984, ch. 937, § 14; 1986, ch. 675, §§ 3, 17; 1988, ch. 600, § 1; 1989, ch. 360, § 17; 1989, ch. 523, §§ 69, 70; 2005, ch. 228, § 5.