1. (1) A physician seeking an appointment to the MIR Registry shall submit a “Physician Application for Appointment to the Certified Physician Program (CPP) and/or Medical Impairment Rating (MIR) Registries” and must satisfy the following qualifications:

   1. (a) Possess a license to practice medicine, chiropractic, or osteopathy in Tennessee which is current, active, and unrestricted;
   2. (b) Be board-eligible or board-certified in his/her medical specialty by a board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the American Osteopathic Association or another organization acceptable to the Administrator;
   3. (c) Have successfully completed a training course, approved by the Administrator, dedicated to the proper application of the applicable edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment™ (hereafter the “AMA Guides™”) in impairment evaluations and furnish satisfactory evidence thereof; and
   4. (d) Furnish satisfactory proof of carrying the minimum medical malpractice insurance coverage amounts enumerated in T.C.A. § 29-20-403.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 50-6-102, 50-6-204, 50-6-205, and 50-6-233. Administrative History: Public necessity rule filed June 15, 2005; effective through November 27, 2005. Public necessity rule filed November 16, 2005; effective through April 30, 2006. Original rule filed January 30, 2006; effective April 15, 2006. Amendments filed March 25, 2013; effective June 23, 2013. Amendment filed December 26, 2013; effective March 26, 2014. Amendments filed June 10, 2016; effective September 8, 2016. Amendments filed December 5, 2023; effective March 4, 2024.