Bill > HB2107

This bill establishes a new section of Tennessee law that creates a "rebuttable presumption" for the board of nursing, meaning it's assumed to be true unless proven otherwise, that a license or renewal should be denied if an applicant or current licensee has been convicted in the last five years of certain alcohol-related offenses that resulted in injury to another person. These offenses include driving under the influence (DUI), vehicular assault, aggravated vehicular assault, vehicular homicide, and aggravated vehicular homicide, or similar offenses from other states. The presumption is triggered if the conviction involved an alcohol concentration at least twice the legal limit and evidence shows another person was injured during the offense. If the board of nursing decides to grant a license or renewal despite these criteria being met, they must provide written findings explaining their decision. The bill also clarifies that "license" refers to any authorization to practice nursing or a related profession regulated by the board and empowers the board to create rules to implement this new law.

Health and Social Services

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2107&ga=114