Rules of the Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination — Introduction

RULES OF THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINATION 665 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37243 Chapter Title

1050-01 ….............................................................Rules of Procedure for Hearing Contested Cases

1050-02 ……….....................General Rules and Regulations Governing the Practice of Osteopathy

1050-03 ......................................General Rules and Regulations Governing the Utilization of X-Ray Operators in Osteopathic Physicians’ Offices

1050-04-01 …………............General Rules Governing Osteopathic Medical Professional Corporations

1050-04-02 ........................General Rules Governing Osteopathic Medical Limited Liability Companies

1050-05 …….……..…...…………………..General Rules Governing Certified Professional Midwives

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY The Administrative History following each rule gives the date on which the rule was filed and its effective date. The Administrative History also shows the date of any amendments or repeals. Original chapter 1050-01 filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979. Original chapter 1050-02 filed April 29, 1988; effective June 13, 1988. Original rule 1050-02-.06 filed January 4, 1990; effective February 18, 1990. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.05 filed January 31, 1990; effective March 17, 1990. Amendment to rules 1050-02-.01 through 1050-02-.05 filed November 30, 1990; effective January 14, 1991. Original chapter 1050-03 filed November 27, 1990; effective January 11, 1991. Original rule 1050-02-.06 filed May 14, 1993; effective June 18, 1993. Original rule 1050-02-.07 filed June 6, 1994; effective August 20, 1994. Amendment to rules 1050-02-.01 through 1050-02-3-.08 filed July 12, 1995; effective September 25, 1995. Repeal and new chapter 1050-03 filed July 31, 1995; effective October 13, 1995. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.02 filed January 4, 1996; effective March 19, 1996. Suspension of rule 1050-02-.02 filed April 17, 1996; effective April 25, 1996. Original chapter 1050-04-01 filed November 13, 1996; effective January 27, 1997. Original chapter 1050-04-02 filed October 14, 1997; effective December 28, 1997. Repeal and New rule 1050-02-.02 filed August 13, 1999; effective October 27, 1999. New rule 1050-02 filed April 10, 2000; effective June 24, 2000. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.13 filed April 10, 2000; effective June 24, 2000. Amendment to rule 1050-04-01-.05 filed April 10, 2000; effective June 24, 2000. New rule 1050-02-.18 and amendment to rules 1050-02-.09, 1050-02-.10 and 1050-03-.03 filed July 27, 2000; effective October 10, 2000. Original rules 1050-05-.04 and 1050-05-.06 filed August 21, 2001; effective November 4, 2001. Amendment to rules 1050-03-.01 through 1050-03-.05, 1050-03-.07 through 1050-03-.09, and 1050-03- .12 filed August 23, 2001; effective November 6, 2001. Amendment to rules 1050-02-.13 and 1050-03-.10 filed January 28, 2002; effective April 13, 2002. Repeal of rules 1050-05-.01 through 1050-05-.07 and new rules 1050-05-.01 through 1050-05-.19 filed February 4, 2002; effective April 20, 2002. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.02 filed April 19, 2002; effective July 3, 2002. Amendment to rules 1050-02-.02 and 1050-03-.06 filed September 17, 2002; effective December 1, 2002. Amendment to rules 1050-02-.01, 1050-02-.02, 1050-02-.05, 1050-02-.06, 1050-02-.07, 1050-02-.09,

1050-02-.10, 1050-02-.12, 1050-02-.13, 1050-03-.01, and 1050-03-.09 filed October 2, 2002; effective December 16, 2002. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.13 filed October 23, 2002; effective January 6, 2003. Amendment to rules 1050-05-.01, 1050-05-.06, 1050-05-.09, 1050-05-.11, and 1050-05-.15 filed April 8, 2003; effective June 22, 2003. Repeal and new rule 1050-02-.18 filed April 29, 2003; effective July 13, 2003. Amendment to rules 1050-02-.13, 1050-03-.07, and 1050-03-.08 filed May 28, 2003; effective August 11, 2003. Original rule 1050-02-.19, amendment to rules 1050-02-.08, 1050-03-.02, 1050-03-.04, 1050-03-.05,

1050-03-.07, and 1050-03-.08, and repeal of rules 1050-04-01-.01 through 1050-04-01-.17 and 1050-04- 02-.01 through 1050-04-02-.08 filed August 29, 2003; effective November 12, 2003. Amendment to rule 1050-03-.06 filed December 4, 2003; effective February 17, 2004. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.10 filed August 27, 2004; effective November 10, 2004. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.18 filed October 18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.02 filed January 14, 2005; effective March 30, 2005. Original rule 1050-02-.20 and amendment to rule 1050-02-.13 filed October 6, 2005; effective December 20, 2005. Amendment to rule 1050-05-.15 filed December 16, 2005; effective March 1, 2006. Amendment to rule 1050-05-.06 filed March 15, 2006; effective May 1, 2006. Repeal and new rule 1050-03-.10; and amendments to rules 1050-02-.03, 1050-02-.04, 1050-02-.05,

1050-02-.17, 1050-03-.04, and 1050-03-.05, and filed March 14, 2006; effective May 28, 2006. Amendment to rules 1050-05-.05 and 1050-05-.19 and original rules 1050-05-.03 and 1050-05-.14 filed March 8, 2007; effective May 22, 2007. Amendment to rules 1050-02-.09, 1050-02-.13, 1050-02-.19, 1050-03-.01, 1050-03-.02, 1050-03-.05,

1050-03-.07, and 1050-03-.08 filed March 22, 2007, effective June 5, 2007. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.12 filed April 17, 2007; effective July 1, 2007. Amendment to rules 1050-05-.09, 1050-05-.12, and 1050-05-.19 filed August 9, 2007; effective October 23, 2007. Public necessity new rule 1050-02-.21 filed October 5, 2007; effective through March 18, 2008. Public necessity rule filed October 5, 2007 expired effective March 19, 2007, and the rule reverted to its previous status. Original rule 1050-02-.21 filed January 25, 2008; effective April 9, 2008. Amendments to rules 1050-02-.04, 1050-02-.10, 1050-02-.13, 1050-03-.04, 1050-03-.05, 1050-03-.07, and 1050-03-.12 filed October 21, 2008; effective January 4, 2009. Public necessity rule 1050-02-.22 filed June 25, 2009; effective through December 7, 2009. Amendments to rule 1050-02-.12 filed August 27, 2009; effective November 25, 2009. Public necessity rule 1050-02-.22 filed June 25, 2009 expired; on December 8, 2009, the rule reverted to its prior status. Emergency rule 1050-02-.22 filed December 21, 2009; effective through June 19, 2010. Original rule 1050-02-.22 filed March 22, 2010; effective June 20, 2010. Amendment to rule 1050-02-.21 filed April 30, 2010; effective July 29, 2010. Amendments to rules 1050-02-.02 and 1050-02-.18 filed August 26, 2013; effective November 24, 2013. Amendments to rules 1050-02-.12 and 1050-02-.13 filed April 17, 2014; effective July 16, 2014. Amendments to rules 1050-02-.12 and 1050-02-.18 filed August 29, 2014; effective November 27, 2014. Amendments to rule 1050-05-.06 filed January 31, 2017; effective May 1, 2017. Emergency rule 1050-02-.23 filed March 29, 2019; effective through September 25, 2019. Original rule 1050-02-.23 filed May 14, 2019; effective August 12, 2019. Amendments to rules 1050-02-.02, 1050-02-.07, 1050-02-.08, 1050-02-.12, 1050-02-.13, and 1050-02- .20 filed April 22, 2022; effective July 21, 2022. Amendments to rule 1050-05-.06 filed March 26, 2024; effective June 24, 2024. Amendments to rules 1050-05-.01, 1050-05-.09, and 1050-05-.12 filed March 26, 2024; effective June 24, 2024. Emergency rules 1050-02-.02 and 1050-02-.24 filed August 12, 2025; effective through February 8, 2026. Amendments to rule 1050-02-.02 and new rule 1050-02-.24 filed September 19, 2025; effective December 18, 2025.