Allows qualified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to testify in workers' compensation cases.
This bill amends Tennessee law to allow licensed nurse practitioners and physician assistants, qualified as experts under the Tennessee Rules of Evidence, to testify in workers' compensation cases. They can provide expert opinions on diagnoses, necessary medical care, treatment charges, medical causes of injuries, and impairment or disability ratings. This expert testimony is limited to workers' compensation claims and does not extend to health care liability actions or other civil actions. The changes take effect immediately upon becoming law.
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