{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-20-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-20-102","heading":"Chapter definitions","body":"As used in this chapter: (1) \"Graduate physician\" means a medical school graduate who: (A) Is a resident and citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien in the United States; and (B) Has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or the equivalent of Step 1 and Step 2 of any other medical licensing examination or combination of examinations that is approved by the board of medical examiners or board of osteopathic examination, within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the person's application for licensure as a graduate physician, but not more than three (3) years after graduation from a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine; (2) \"Graduate physician collaborative practice arrangement\" means an agreement between a licensed physician and a graduate physician that meets the requirements of this chapter; (3) \"Medical school graduate\" means any person who has graduated from a medical school as described in § 63-6-207 or a school of osteopathic medicine as described in § 63-9-104 ; and (4) \"Primary care services\" means medical services in pediatrics, internal medicine, and family medicine. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 470, s 1, eff. 1/1/2025.\nAs used in this chapter:\n(1) \"Graduate physician\" means a medical school graduate who: (A) Is a resident and citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien in the United States; and (B) Has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or the equivalent of Step 1 and Step 2 of any other medical licensing examination or combination of examinations that is approved by the board of medical examiners or board of osteopathic examination, within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the person's application for licensure as a graduate physician, but not more than three (3) years after graduation from a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine;\n(A) Is a resident and citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien in the United States; and\n(B) Has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or the equivalent of Step 1 and Step 2 of any other medical licensing examination or combination of examinations that is approved by the board of medical examiners or board of osteopathic examination, within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the person's application for licensure as a graduate physician, but not more than three (3) years after graduation from a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine;\n(2) \"Graduate physician collaborative practice arrangement\" means an agreement between a licensed physician and a graduate physician that meets the requirements of this chapter;\n(3) \"Medical school graduate\" means any person who has graduated from a medical school as described in § 63-6-207 or a school of osteopathic medicine as described in § 63-9-104 ; and\n(4) \"Primary care services\" means medical services in pediatrics, internal medicine, and family medicine.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 20"],"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":"29cdf4ab4ad85970f0c8c0961745717d5f480000486d9ba2b1ceea7e5d4abb37","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-20-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-20-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}