{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-13-104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-104","heading":"Unauthorized practice of medicine - Scope of practice","body":"(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as allowing physical therapists to practice medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, chiropractic or nursing. (b) (1) Except as provided in § 63-13-303 , the scope of practice of physical therapy is under the written or oral referral of a licensed: (A) Doctor of medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, podiatry, or osteopathy; or (B) Nurse practitioner or physician assistant pursuant to § 63-6-204(b) . (2) The scope of practice of physical therapy shall not include the performance of treatment where the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant uses direct thrust to move a joint of the patient's spine beyond its normal range of motion without exceeding the limits of anatomical integrity. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107, s 1, eff. 4/4/2023. Acts 1999, ch. 528, § 10; 2007 , ch. 423, § 1.\n(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as allowing physical therapists to practice medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, chiropractic or nursing.\n(b) (1) Except as provided in § 63-13-303 , the scope of practice of physical therapy is under the written or oral referral of a licensed: (A) Doctor of medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, podiatry, or osteopathy; or (B) Nurse practitioner or physician assistant pursuant to § 63-6-204(b) . (2) The scope of practice of physical therapy shall not include the performance of treatment where the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant uses direct thrust to move a joint of the patient's spine beyond its normal range of motion without exceeding the limits of anatomical integrity.\n(1) Except as provided in § 63-13-303 , the scope of practice of physical therapy is under the written or oral referral of a licensed: (A) Doctor of medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, podiatry, or osteopathy; or (B) Nurse practitioner or physician assistant pursuant to § 63-6-204(b) .\n(A) Doctor of medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, podiatry, or osteopathy; or\n(B) Nurse practitioner or physician assistant pursuant to § 63-6-204(b) .\n(2) The scope of practice of physical therapy shall not include the performance of treatment where the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant uses direct thrust to move a joint of the patient's spine beyond its normal range of motion without exceeding the limits of anatomical integrity.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"58e9dc89047656bb18f13c4de53231c8bbc6555995349b4b9ba476b430833742","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-13-103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-13-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}