Legal
The Tennessee Medical Association offers aggressive pursuit of physician rights in every forum as well as personal access to a multitude of legal services including the online Law Guide, one of our biggest values to members. We advocate in court, represent physicians on state and federal regulatory boards and committees, and offer compliance guidance, legal consultation,* hospital medical staff and managed care and employment contract assistance.
*Due to its tax-exempt status, the TMA cannot provide legal advice or representation to individual members.
Legal Resources
Law GuideTMA’s popular online guide to TN health law and practice management. This feature is easy to navigate and a helpful search feature making this the signature resource for medico-legal information for TMA members.
Legal FundSupport strong legal advocacy for physicians by donating to the TMA legal fund. Through the years, TMA has been aggressive battling private contract auditors, sham peer reviewers, and protecting medical liability reform in court. Help us to continue these invaluable services.
Contract ReviewGet exclusive member discounts on employee and insurance contract review and negotiations from a vetted health law firm.
HIPAA Compliance TrainingTMA helps medical practice employees learn how to understand and navigate HIPAA laws and apply them to real-life scenarios with a new training course, Employee HIPAA Training: Maintaining Privacy and Security.
Supervising Physician KitTMA "Supervising Physician" Kit is offered to members as a resource guide for physicians that supervise an Advance Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) or Physician Assistant.