(a) The board of medical examiners shall establish and maintain an online registry of physicians licensed pursuant to this chapter or chapter 9 of this title, who are willing to enter into a collaborative agreement with a physician assistant.(b) The online registry must include, at a minimum:(1) The physician's name and physical practice address;(2) Designation as a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy;(3) The physician's medical specialty and board certifications, if any;(4) The region or regions of the state in which the physician is willing to enter into a collaborative agreement with a physician assistant; and(5) An address, telephone number, or email address at which the physician can be contacted by a physician assistant who may desire to enter into a collaborative relationship with the physician.(c) A physician included on the registry shall update the physician's information described in subsection (b).(d) Inclusion by a physician on the registry does not obligate a physician to enter into a collaborative agreement with a physician assistant.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1042,s 12, eff. 5/28/2024.
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