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§ 63-31-108. Issuance, renewal and retirement of licenses -- Display of license -- Lost license -- Change of address or name.

TN Code § 63-31-108 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Licenses shall be issued and renewed by the board pursuant to the biennial issuance and renewal system of the division of health related boards.

(b) Any person who has been issued a license to practice under this chapter who wishes to retire that license shall file with the committee an affidavit on a form to be furnished by the committee stating the date on which the person retired from practice and other facts that verify the retirement as the board deems necessary. Any such person who thereafter wishes to reenter practice shall request reinstatement of licensure.

(c) Any license issued by the board shall contain the name of the person to whom it is issued, the address of the person, the date and number of the license and other information that the board deems necessary. The address contained on the license shall be the address where all correspondence and renewal forms from the board shall be sent. Any person whose address changes shall, within thirty (30) days after the change in address, notify the board of the address change. The most recent address contained in the board's records for each license holder shall be the address deemed sufficient for purposes of service of process.

(d) Every person issued a license pursuant to this chapter shall either keep the license prominently displayed in the office or place in which the person practices or have it stored in a place from which it can be immediately produced upon request of a patient or representative of the department of health.

(e) Any person whose license has been lost may make application to the committee for a replacement. The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting out the facts concerning the loss of the original license.

(f) Any person whose name is changed by marriage or court order may surrender the person's license and apply to the board for a replacement license.

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