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Tenn. Code § 63-1-116: Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-116
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Health profession licensing boards may require criminal background checks from applicants, obtain criminal history records through TBI, and require fingerprinting. Applicants pay background check costs. Boards are immune from suit for denying or restricting licenses based on background information.
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