Tennessee Statutes
§ 63-6-231 — Transfer of patient medical information outside the state
Tennessee·Title 63
(a)The transfer of patient medical information to a person in another state who is not licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the state of Tennessee, using any electronic, telephonic or fiber optic means or by any other method, constitutes the practice of medicine or osteopathy if such information is employed to diagnose and/or treat, any person physically located within the state of Tennessee.
(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a) to the contrary, the transfer of such information shall not constitute the practice of medicine if:
(1)Such information is to be used by a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed in Tennessee;
(2)Such information is to be used for a second opinion requested by a Tennessee licensed medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy; provided, no charges are a
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Legislative History
Acts 1998, ch. 1017, §§ 1, 2.
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