Section 1200-34-01-.05 - EXEMPTIONS(1) A pain management clinic is not a clinic, facility, or office which provides interventional pain management as defined in T.C.A. § 63-6-244 and whose clinic, facility, or office does not provide chronic non-malignant pain treatment to a majority of the patients of a clinic, facility, or office for ninety (90) days or more in a twelve-month period.(2) A pain management clinic is not a medical or dental school, an osteopathic medical school, a nursing school, a physician assistant program, or an outpatient clinic associated with any of the foregoing schools or programs, including, but not limited to, clinics that have an agreement to train residents by members of that clinic who are appointed as adjunct faculty of the school or program.(3) A pain management clinic is not a hospital as defined in T.C.A. § 68-11-201, including any outpatient facility or clinic of a hospital if such outpatient facility or clinic is regulated under title 68.(4) A pain management clinic is not hospice services as defined in T.C.A. § 68-11-201.(5) A pain management clinic is not a nursing home as defined in T.C.A. § 68-11-201.(6) A pain management clinic is not a facility maintained or operated by this state.(7) A pain management clinic is not a hospital or clinic maintained or operated by the federal government.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-34-01-.05
Emergency rule filed September 30, 2011; effective through March 28, 2012. Emergency rule filed September 30, 2011 and effective through March 28, 2012; on March 29, 2012 the emergency rule expired and reverted to its previous status. Permanent rules 1200-34-01-.01 through .10 filed December 27, 2011; to have been effective March 26, 2012. The Government Operations Committee filed a seven-day stay of effective date of the rules; new effective date April 2, 2012. On March 26, 2012, the Government Operations Committee withdrew its stay; new effective date March 26, 2012. Emergency rule filed May 25, 2017 and effective through November 21, 2017. The emergency rule expired on November 22, 2017 and reverted to its previous status. Repeal and new rules filed August 28, 2017; effective 11/26/2017.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-1-301 and 63-1-302.