Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-90-124

  • Medical education program: means a program of study that is a biomedical research program, dental program, nursing program, medical program, including graduate medical education, or allied health program. See Tennessee Code 7-90-103
  • Project: means any facilities or group of facilities to be used for a medical school, dental school, biomedical research, graduate medical education, nursing degree programs, or allied health profession degree programs. See Tennessee Code 7-90-103
  • THEC: means the Tennessee higher education commission. See Tennessee Code 7-90-103

Notwithstanding any other language in this chapter to the contrary, if the proposed project includes a medical education program affiliated with a public institution of higher learning, then such project shall be subject to the capital outlay priority policies of the respective higher education governing board with respect to such public institution and also such policies of THEC.