Tennessee § 63-9-109 Penalties

Tennessee Statutes

§ 63-9-109 — Penalties

Tennessee § 63-9-109

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-9-109 (2026).

Text

(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 practice osteopathic medicine illegally obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation or who uses in any of the forms or letters, "osteopathy," "osteopath," "osteopathist," "diplomate in osteopathy," "D.O.," "osteopathic physician," "doctor of osteopathy," or any other title or letters, either alone or with other qualifying words or phrases, under such circumstances as to induce the belief that the person who uses such term is engaged in the practice of osteopathic medicine without having com

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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 practice osteopathic medicine illegally obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation or who uses in any of the forms or letters, "osteopathy," "osteopath," "osteopathist," "diplomate in osteopathy," "D.O.," "osteopathic physician," "doctor of osteopathy," or any other title or letters, either alone or with other qualifying words or phrases, under such circumstances as to induce the belief that the person who uses such term is engaged in the practice of osteopathic medicine without having complied with this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any lawfully qualified osteopathic physician or surgeon in any other state meeting a registered osteopathic practitioner in the state of Tennessee for consultation.

Legislative History

Acts 1905, ch. 255, § 6; Shan., § 3654a9; Code 1932, § 7008; Acts 1939, ch. 150, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 9, § 13; C. Supp. 1950, § 7008; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-910; Acts 1984, ch. 937, §42; 1989, ch. 591, § 112; 1994, ch. 901, § 6.