In September, the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners adopted policy stating that "physicians who generate and spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation are risking disciplinary action by state medical boards." A state Representative sent the Board letters telling them to remove the statement from their website because it should have gone before the rulemaking oversight committee before adoption. The Board has done so, but an attorney for the Board has stated that there was "nothing wrong or erroneous" with the Board adopting the policy. The Board indicated that the policy has not been rescinded.
The Tennessee legislature has also passed legislation requiring any board disciplinary process related to dispensing or prescribing medication for COVID-19 to go through the legislative rulemaking process.
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