{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-19-205","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-19-205","heading":"Practices of collaborating physician","body":"A licensed physician who is collaborating with orthopedic physician assistants shall comply with the following practices:\n(1) No one (1) collaborating physician shall collaborate with more than two (2) licensed orthopedic physician assistants at any one time;\n(2) More than one (1) physician may collaborate with the same licensed orthopedic physician assistant;\n(3) The collaborating physician shall designate one (1) or more alternate physicians who have agreed to accept the responsibility of collaborating with the orthopedic physician assistant on a prearranged basis in the absence of the collaborating physician;\n(4) The licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall render services and care commensurate with such orthopedic assistant's education, training and experience;\n(5) The licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall not make any definitive diagnosis or prescribe any treatment program independent of the collaborating physician;\n(6) Pre-signed prescriptions shall not be used by the licensed orthopedic physician assistant. Medications dispensed by the licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall be approved by the collaborating physician; and\n(7) The patient of any physician receiving services from a licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall be fully informed that the individual is a licensed orthopedic physician assistant and/or a sign shall be conspicuously placed within the office of the physician indicating that certain services may be rendered by a licensed orthopedic physician assistant.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 19"],"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":"74875b6a7efded7b371bcca2fecb8b2669ef1470d862b4c14bb0f21156402908","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-19-204","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-19-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}