Practice in Your State

Home / Practice / Practice in Your State / Tennessee
Puerto Rico Washington Oregon California Nevada Idaho Montana Wyoming Utah Colorado Arizona Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania New York Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida Kentucky Virginia North Carolina Maine Connecticut Rhode Island New Jersey Delaware Maryland Alaska Hawaii West Virginia Washington, D.C. South Carolina

Tennessee Practice Law & Requirements

Are advanced degrees currently required?

‘Advanced practice nurse’ means a registered nurse with a Master’s degree or higher in a nursing specialty and national specialty certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, or clinical nurse specialist.” An advanced practice nurse “who holds a Tennessee registered nurse license in good standing and current national specialty certification in the advanced practice specialty shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice nurse upon passage of this act and shall be exempt from the requirement of a Master’s degree or higher in the nursing specialty if licensed in Tennessee and holding national specialty certification prior to July 1, 2005.”
“Notwithstanding the previous requirements, a nurse anesthetist shall be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice nurse if the nurse anesthetist graduated prior to January 1, 1999, from a nurse anesthesia educational program approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation.”
[Tenn. Code Ann., Title 63, Chapter 7, sec. 63-7-126 (a) and (d)]
Out-of-State Applicants: No explicit reference; the above provision, however, appears to implicitly apply to out-of-state applicants who meet the stated requirements.

Is there an explicit new graduate provision?

No reference.

Do dentists require a permit/training to use a CRNA?

State Dental Board Permit Status for CRNA Practice in Dental Offices Map

Do CRNAs have prescriptive authority?

 

CRNA Prescriptive Authority Map

New DEA MATE Act Requirements

Congress has passed the MATE Act requiring all CRNAs who need to renew or are applying for a DEA license to complete a one-time training (totaling 8 hours) on managing patients with substance use disorders. View our FAQs below to learn more about this requirement and for information about our new DEA Bundle to help you meet this requirement.

FAQs

  • Who is required to complete these requirements?
    CRNAs renewing their DEA license or applying for an initial DEA license.
  • Can AANA help me fulfill these requirements?
    Yes, AANA has developed a collection of CE offerings to satisfy these requirements which includes 8 Class A CE (designated as 8 pharmacology credits). This bundle will be available to stream starting June 7 but can be preordered through CKN.
  • When do I need to complete these requirements?
    Starting on June 27, 2023, all CRNAs who are applying for a new DEA license or are renewing their DEA license.
  • The AANA is not listed as an approved provider. Will CE offered by the AANA meet this requirement?
    Yes, through our accreditation with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), AANA meets the requirements to offer these CE credits.
  • How do I report the completion of this requirement?
    CRNAs will self-report completion during their DEA licensing process. CRNAs who complete DEA Bundle through the AANA will receive individual certificates documenting the completion of the training. This should be retained as proof of training.

Do Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAs) have authority to practice?

Anesthesiologist Assistants Map - July 2025

Has Tennessee opted out of the federal supervision requirement?

Opt-Out Map

 

 

Are physician office settings regulated in my state?

CRNA Physician Office Setting Map

State Licensure

CRNAs are a type of “advanced practice registered nurse.”
. . . [N]urse anesthetists . . . holding such education and practice credentials shall apply to the board for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse….” [Tenn. Code Ann., Title 63, Chapter 7, sec. 63-7-126 (b)]