Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-248: Short-term visitor clinical training license

(a) The board of medical examiners may issue to an eligible physician or medical graduate from a foreign country or foreign territory a short-term visitor clinical training license for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days. (b) To be eligible for a short-term visitor clinical training license under this section, an applicant physician or medical graduate must provide to the board, in a manner and form prescribed by the board by rule: (1) Proof that the applicant holds a medical degree from an institution recognized in the World Directory of Medical Schools; (2) Proof of written acceptance to a clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program in this state; (3) Proof that the applicant is able to lawfully enter and remain in the United States during the period of the clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program; (4) Evidence that the host institution or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) has verified the applicant's credentials; (5) Evidence that the applicant: (A) Has an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the applicant's country or territory of origin or country or territory of practice; or (B) Is enrolled in an accredited resident training program in the applicant's country or territory of origin; (6) A written statement that the applicant does not have, as determined by the board: (A) A disqualifying criminal history; or (B) A history of disqualifying disciplinary action by an educational or training institution, employer, or foreign licensing authority; (7) Proof of medical liability insurance coverage; and (8) A written statement signed by the applicant acknowledging that a short-term visitor clinical training license cannot be used to: (A) Obtain or hold a position in a residency program in the United States; (B) Satisfy United States graduate medical education requirements; or (C) Remain in this state to practice medicine beyond the expiration date of the license. (c) A short-term visitor clinical training licensee: (1) Shall not assume independent responsibility for patient care; (2) May only engage in training activities under the supervision and control of a physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 9 of this title; and (3) To the extent permitted by the board based upon the licensee's education and training, and by compliance with subdivision (c)(2), may engage in direct interaction with a patient, including, but not limited to: (A) Taking medical history; (B) Conducting a physical examination; (C) Reading a radiologic study; (D) Administering anesthesia; and (E) Performing a surgical procedure. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 970, s 1, eff. 5/3/2022.

(a) The board of medical examiners may issue to an eligible physician or medical graduate from a foreign country or foreign territory a short-term visitor clinical training license for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days.

ination; (C) Reading a radiologic study; (D) Administering anesthesia; and (E) Performing a surgical procedure. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 970, s 1, eff. 5/3/2022.

(a) The board of medical examiners may issue to an eligible physician or medical graduate from a foreign country or foreign territory a short-term visitor clinical training license for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days.

(b) To be eligible for a short-term visitor clinical training license under this section, an applicant physician or medical graduate must provide to the board, in a manner and form prescribed by the board by rule: (1) Proof that the applicant holds a medical degree from an institution recognized in the World Directory of Medical Schools; (2) Proof of written acceptance to a clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program in this state; (3) Proof that the applicant is able to lawfully enter and remain in the United States during the period of the clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program; (4) Evidence that the host institution or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) has verified the applicant's credentials; (5) Evidence that the applicant: (A) Has an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the applicant's country or territory of origin or country or territory of practice; or (B) Is enrolled in an accredited resident training program in the applicant's country or territory of origin; (6) A written statement that the applicant does not have, as determined by the board: (A) A disqualifying criminal history; or (B) A history of disqualifying disciplinary action by an educational or training institution, employer, or foreign licensing authority; (7) Proof of medical liability insurance coverage; and (8) A written statement signed by the applicant acknowledging that a short-term visitor clinical training license cannot be used to: (A) Obtain or hold a position in a residency program in the United States; (B) Satisfy United States graduate medical education requirements; or (C) Remain in this state to practice medicine beyond the expiration date of the license.

(1) Proof that the applicant holds a medical degree from an institution recognized in the World Directory of Medical Schools;

(2) Proof of written acceptance to a clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program in this state;

(3) Proof that the applicant is able to lawfully enter and remain in the United States during the period of the clinical professional development or short-term clinical training program;

(4) Evidence that the host institution or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) has verified the applicant's credentials;

(5) Evidence that the applicant: (A) Has an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the applicant's country or territory of origin or country or territory of practice; or (B) Is enrolled in an accredited resident training program in the applicant's country or territory of origin;

(A) Has an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the applicant's country or territory of origin or country or territory of practice; or

(B) Is enrolled in an accredited resident training program in the applicant's country or territory of origin;

(6) A written statement that the applicant does not have, as determined by the board: (A) A disqualifying criminal history; or (B) A history of disqualifying disciplinary action by an educational or training institution, employer, or foreign licensing authority;

(A) A disqualifying criminal history; or

(B) A history of disqualifying disciplinary action by an educational or training institution, employer, or foreign licensing authority;

(7) Proof of medical liability insurance coverage; and

squalifying criminal history; or (B) A history of disqualifying disciplinary action by an educational or training institution, employer, or foreign licensing authority;

(A) A disqualifying criminal history; or

(B) A history of disqualifying disciplinary action by an educational or training institution, employer, or foreign licensing authority;

(7) Proof of medical liability insurance coverage; and

(8) A written statement signed by the applicant acknowledging that a short-term visitor clinical training license cannot be used to: (A) Obtain or hold a position in a residency program in the United States; (B) Satisfy United States graduate medical education requirements; or (C) Remain in this state to practice medicine beyond the expiration date of the license.

(A) Obtain or hold a position in a residency program in the United States;

(B) Satisfy United States graduate medical education requirements; or

(C) Remain in this state to practice medicine beyond the expiration date of the license.

(c) A short-term visitor clinical training licensee: (1) Shall not assume independent responsibility for patient care; (2) May only engage in training activities under the supervision and control of a physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 9 of this title; and (3) To the extent permitted by the board based upon the licensee's education and training, and by compliance with subdivision (c)(2), may engage in direct interaction with a patient, including, but not limited to: (A) Taking medical history; (B) Conducting a physical examination; (C) Reading a radiologic study; (D) Administering anesthesia; and (E) Performing a surgical procedure.

(1) Shall not assume independent responsibility for patient care;

(2) May only engage in training activities under the supervision and control of a physician licensed under this chapter or chapter 9 of this title; and

(3) To the extent permitted by the board based upon the licensee's education and training, and by compliance with subdivision (c)(2), may engage in direct interaction with a patient, including, but not limited to: (A) Taking medical history; (B) Conducting a physical examination; (C) Reading a radiologic study; (D) Administering anesthesia; and (E) Performing a surgical procedure.

(A) Taking medical history;

(B) Conducting a physical examination;

(C) Reading a radiologic study;

(D) Administering anesthesia; and

(E) Performing a surgical procedure.