TN HB1203

Licensing boards may issue "private advocacy orders" during initial application interviews, requiring healthcare applicants to participate in board-approved peer assistance programs tailored to their individual conditions

Private advocacy orders are explicitly not considered restrictions on the license and are issued at the board's discretion under Tennessee Code Annotated §63-1-169

Failure to maintain participation in the peer assistance program constitutes a violation of the practice act, subjecting the licensee to disciplinary action

Private advocacy orders are confidential, privileged, and exempt from public records laws unless the practitioner fails to comply and formal disciplinary proceedings are initiated

Applies to both the Board of Medical Examiners (§63-6-106) and the Board of Osteopathic Examination (§63-9-118); effective immediately upon becoming law