§ 63-9-101 Board – Composition and terms of members – Administrative support
§ 63-9-102 Meetings and records of board
§ 63-9-103 Disposition of funds – Operating expenses – Compensation of members
§ 63-9-104 Application for certificate to practice – Special training and conditional licenses
§ 63-9-105 Examination of applicants – Reciprocity
§ 63-9-106 Right of licensees to practice – Cross-referrals
§ 63-9-107 Renewal of certificates and licenses – Continuing education – Retirement
§ 63-9-108 Application of health laws
§ 63-9-109 Penalties
§ 63-9-110 Investigation and prosecution of violations
§ 63-9-111 Denial, suspension and revocation of licenses or certificates – Enjoining violations – Enforcement – Investigations
§ 63-9-112 Operation of X-ray equipment in physicians’ offices – Adoption of rules and regulations establishing minimum educational standards
§ 63-9-113 Supervised osteopathic medical service by physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or pharmacist not prohibited
§ 63-9-113 v2 Supervised osteopathic medical service by physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, graduate physician, or pharmacist not prohibited
§ 63-9-115 Special volunteer license for practice in free health clinic – Exemption from fees – Renewal
§ 63-9-116 Drug prescriptions
§ 63-9-117 Office-based surgery
§ 63-9-118 Reserved Reserved
§ 63-9-119 Employee or contractor’s unauthorized use of osteopathic physician’s DEA registration number to write prescriptions
§ 63-9-120 Hormone replacement therapy
§ 63-9-121 Interventional pain management
§ 63-9-122 Exemption for physician for visiting sports team
§ 63-9-123 Maintenance of licensure or certification not required
§ 63-9-124 Short-term visitor clinical training license

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 63 > Chapter 9 - Osteopathic Physicians

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriate sampling: means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse selected by the commission from all profiled cases submitted by the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • Commission: means the Tennessee second look commission. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Family support services: means community-based services to promote the safety and well-being of children and families designed to increase the strength and stability of families, including adoptive, foster, and extended families, to increase parents' confidence and competence in their parenting abilities, to afford children a safe, stable and supportive family environment, and otherwise to enhance child development. See Tennessee Code 37-3-602
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Imminent risk of placement: means circumstances or behavior likely to produce, within a relatively short period of time, a reasonably strong probability that the child will be placed in state custody as a result of being adjudicated dependent and neglected, delinquent and unruly, or in need of mental health services under §. See Tennessee Code 37-3-602
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Insane: includes all persons of unsound mind. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Investigatory meetings: means commission meetings where information made confidential pursuant to state or federal law is examined by the commission or information is being discussed that is relevant to a pending criminal action. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Profiled cases: means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse provided by the department of children's services to the commission. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse: means an indicated incident of severe child abuse to a victim who had a prior indicated incident of child abuse or severe child abuse, as determined by the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-3-802
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Time-limited family reunification services: means the services and activities described below that are provided to a child that is removed from the child's home and placed in a foster family home or a child care institution and to the parents or primary caregiver of such a child, in order to facilitate the reunification of the child safely and appropriately within a timely fashion, but only during the fifteen-month period that begins on the date that the child, pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 37-3-602
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105