The commissioner of health has the authority to regulate the laboratory practices of optometrists to ensure that such practices are in full compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) (42 U.S.C. § 263a).
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts
§ 63-8-102. Chapter Definitions
§ 63-8-104. Oath of Board Members
§ 63-8-110. Compensation of Board Members
§ 63-8-111. Administrative Support
§ 63-8-112. Powers of Board — Examinations
§ 63-8-116. Display of Certificate
§ 63-8-118. Discrimination Between Ocular Practitioners Prohibited
§ 63-8-121. Administrative Procedures
§ 63-8-123. Regulation of Laboratory Practices of Optometrists