Consumer Right-To-Know Requirements

(1) Health Care Liability Reporting Requirements - The threshold amount for which licensees must report health care liability judgments, awards, or settlements in which payments are awarded to complaining parties, is set forth by statute under T.C.A. § 63-51-105 of the “Health Care Consumer Right-To-Know Act of 1998.” (2) Criminal Conviction Reporting Requirements - For purposes of the “Health Care Consumer Right-To-Know Act of 1998,” the following criminal convictions must be reported: (a) Conviction of any felony; and (b) Conviction or adjudication of guilt of any misdemeanor, regardless of its classification, in which any element of the misdemeanor involves any one (1) or more of the following: 1. Sex. 2. Alcohol or drugs. 3. Physical injury or threat of injury to any person or any animal. 4. Abuse or neglect of any minor, spouse or the elderly, or abuse of any animal. 5. Fraud or theft. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING VETERINARIANS CHAPTER 1730-01 (c) If any misdemeanor conviction reported under this rule is ordered expunged, a copy of the order of expungement signed by the judge must be submitted to the Department before the conviction will be expunged from any profile.