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Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-101 (2026)

Purpose of chapter

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The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life and health by requiring each person who is practicing or is offering to practice nursing to submit evidence that the person is qualified to practice and to be licensed as provided in this chapter. Such evidence of qualifications shall be submitted to the state board of nursing, which is the regulatory body authorized to enforce this chapter.

Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 1; T.C.A., § 63-729; Acts 1990, ch. 651, § 1; 2005, ch. 387, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2021 · leading case: Anita Adkins v. Assocs. of the Mem'l/Mission Outpatient Surgery Ctr., LLC. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015).
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Anita Adkins v. Assocs. of the Mem'l/Mission Outpatient Surgery Ctr., LLC. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 10× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-101 ; S.B. 2124, 104th Gen.”
Jack Wayne Butler v. Tennessee Bd. of Nursing (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “Accordingly, we must consider the statutory scheme governing the licensure of nurses, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 63-7-101, et seq. Appellant points to no provisions in the code to support his argument that he was entitled to a contested case.”
Catherine J. Hollahan v. Tennessee Dep't of Health (2017). “The Board then made the following Conclusions of Law:2 The Board, having jurisdiction over this matter, finds the facts in this Order are sufficient to establish that the Respondent has violated the following provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-101 , et seq., and the Official…”
Tennessee Dep't of Health v. Christina K. Collins, RN, APRN (2020). “Collins, the Expert utilized prescribing guidelines that were put in place in January 2015 when 1 Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-101 , et seq.; Rules of the Tennessee Board of Nursing, Tenn.”
Shahnaz Poursaied v. Tennessee Bd. of Nursing (2021). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 63-7-101 , -115, -207.”
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