Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-19-202: Licensure requirement

(a) A person shall not claim to be or function as an orthopedic physician assistant unless the person holds a valid orthopedic physician assistant license issued by the board. (b) The board shall not license a person as an orthopedic physician assistant or renew the license of an orthopedic physician assistant unless: (1) (A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board; (B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and (C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or (2) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on or after January 1, 2021, and has been continuously licensed as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state since 1995. (c) The board may require that an applicant for licensure as an orthopedic physician assistant appear before the board to answer questions regarding the applicant's fitness for licensure. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 565, s 8, eff. 5/26/2021. Acts 1995, ch. 337, § 4; 1997 , ch. 207, § 5.

(a) A person shall not claim to be or function as an orthopedic physician assistant unless the person holds a valid orthopedic physician assistant license issued by the board.

(b) The board shall not license a person as an orthopedic physician assistant or renew the license of an orthopedic physician assistant unless: (1) (A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board; (B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and (C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or (2) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on or after January 1, 2021, and has been continuously licensed as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state since 1995.

(1) (A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board; (B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and (C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or

(A) The person is a graduate of an orthopedic physician assistant training program approved by the board;

(B) The person has successfully completed the examination of the National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants; and

(C) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on January 1, 2021; or

(2) The person was performing services as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state on or after January 1, 2021, and has been continuously licensed as an orthopedic physician assistant in this state since 1995.

(c) The board may require that an applicant for licensure as an orthopedic physician assistant appear before the board to answer questions regarding the applicant's fitness for licensure.