(a) A physician licensed pursuant to this chapter may only practice interventional pain management if the licensee is either:
(1) Board certified through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS)/American Association of Physician Specialists (AAPS) in one of the following medical specialties:
(A) Anesthesiology;(B) Neurological surgery;(C) Orthopedic surgery;(D) Physical medicine and rehabilitation;(E) Radiology; or(F) Any other board certified physician who has completed an ABMS subspecialty board in pain medicine or completed an ACGME-accredited pain fellowship;(2) A recent graduate in a medical specialty listed in subdivision (a)(1) not yet eligible to apply for ABMS or ABPS/AAPS board certification; provided, that there is a practice relationship with a physician who meets the requirements of subdivision (a)(1) or an osteopathic physician who meets the requirements of § 63-9-121(a)(1);(3) A licensee who is not board certified in one of the specialties listed in subdivision (a)(1) but is board certified in a different ABMS or ABPS/AAPS specialty and has completed a post-graduate training program in interventional pain management approved by the board;(4) A licensee who serves as a clinical instructor in pain medicine at an accredited Tennessee medical training program; or(5) A licensee who has an active pain management practice in a clinic accredited in outpatient interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation by the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities or any successor organization.(b) For purposes of this section, “interventional pain management” is the practice of performing invasive procedures involving any portion of the spine, spinal cord, sympathetic nerves of the spine or block of major peripheral nerves of the spine in any setting not licensed under title 68, chapter 11.(c) The board is authorized to define through rulemaking the scope and length of the practice relationship established in subdivision (a)(2).(d) A physician who provides direct supervision of an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician’s assistant pursuant to § 63-7-126 or § 63-19-107 must meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(3).(e) A physician who violates this section is subject to disciplinary action by the board pursuant to § 63-6-214, including, but not limited to, civil penalties of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for every day this section is violated.
