Licensure Act

Tennessee · Professions Of The Healing Arts · §§ 63-17-101 to 63-17-222 · 50 sections

Overview

The act regulates the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing instruments, and extends to related speech-language pathology support roles, requiring a license to engage in the covered work. It creates a state licensing board — with defined powers, duties, staffing, and fee handling — that sets qualifications, administers examinations, issues licenses (including provisional and apprentice credentials), grants reciprocity to out-of-state practitioners, and recognizes limited exemptions. It also governs license renewal, inactive and pro bono status, continuing education, standards of professional conduct, and consumer protections such as return rights for purchased hearing instruments, with enforcement through disciplinary proceedings, injunctions, and penalties.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-101Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-102Purpose
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-103Chapter definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-104Board
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-105Powers and duties of board
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-106Compensation of board
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-107Employees of board
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-108Seal — Records as evidence
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-109Disposition of fees — Allotment of funds
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-110License requirements — Qualifications of applicants — Provisional license
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-111Examination of applicants
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-112Issuance of license
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-113Reciprocity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-114Exemptions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-115Fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-116Expiration of licenses — Renewal — Retirement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-117Denial, revocation and suspension of licenses
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-118Charges against licensees and applicants
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-119Enjoining violations
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-120Assistance of district attorneys general
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-121Penalties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-122[Reserved.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-123[Reserved.]
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-124Continuing education
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-125Return of purchased hearing instruments
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-126Standards of conduct
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-127Inactive licenses to perform pro bono services
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-128Registration as a speech language pathology assistant
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-201Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-202Council for licensing hearing instrument specialists
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-203Powers and duties of the council
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-204Meetings
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-205License required
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-206Construction — Application
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-207Preliminary application requirements — Fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-208Apprentice license
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-209Examination
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-210Examination requirements
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-211Provisions for fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-212Notification of change of address
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-213Registry of license holders — Review of qualifications
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-214Renewal — Fees — Retirement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-215Expenses of board and council paid by fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-216Sale of hearing instruments
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-217Return of purchased hearing instruments
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-218Liability of sponsors
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-219Causes of denial, revocation or suspension — Costs of prosecution — Witnesses — Subpoenas
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-220Hearing before council required
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-221Penalties council may enforce by seeking court injunction
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-222Licensed hearing aid dispenser eligible for hearing instrument specialist license

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