(a) The board may either refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke any certificate of registration for any one (1) or combination of the following causes:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-3-121

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Conviction of a felony for the commission of an offense that bears directly on the person‘s fitness to practice competently, as determined by the board;
(2) Gross malpractice or gross incompetency;
(3) Continued practice by a person knowingly having an infectious or contagious disease;
(4) Advertising by means of knowingly false or deceptive statements;
(5) Habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to the use of morphine, cocaine or other habit-forming drug;
(6) Immoral or unprofessional conduct; or
(7) A violation of this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter.
(b) An action taken under this section shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title.
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