Department of Health
John J. Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, Commissioner

• Background Checks Required for Those Providing Patient Care
• Controlled Substance Monitoring Program
• Disease and Issue Resources
• Emergency Medical Services
• Funding Opportunities
• Health Care Facilities
• Health Related Boards
• Laboratory Services
• Licensure (See below)
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Reporting
• Rural Health Access Incentive Program
• Training
• Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
• Volunteer for Mass Emergency Clinics
  

Additional Resources...

• Athletic Trainers
• Acupuncture
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
• Chiropractic Examiners
• Clinical Perfusionist
• Communications Disorders and Sciences
• Controlled Substance Monitoring Program
• Dentistry
• Dietitians and Nutritionist
• Dispensing Opticians
• Electrolysis
• Emergency Medical Services
• Genetic Counselors
• Hearing Instrument Specialist
• Massage
• Medical Examiners
• Medical Laboratory
• Nursing
• Nursing Home Administrators
• Occupational Therapy
• Optometry
• Osteopathic Examination
• Pain Management Clinics Registry
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Physicians Assistants
• Podiatric Medical Examiners
• Polysomnography Professional Standards Committee
• Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Pastoral Therapists
• Professional Midwifery
• Psychology
• Repiratory Care
• Reflexology
• Social Work
• Veterinary Medical Examiners
• X-Ray Operators

• Funding Opportunities
• Project Diabetes

• Renew Your License
• Update Your Practitioner Profile
• Abuse Registry
• License Verification
• Professional Privilege Tax Information

• REPORT TO A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY BY A PROVIDER OF A PERSON ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY DECEPTION
• Report Domestic Violence
• Report an Unusual Incident
• File a Complaint against an Individual Health Care Professional
• File a Complaint against a Facility
• File a Complaint against an Emergency Medical Service
• Reportable Diseases

• Appropriate Antibiotic Use
• Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
• Pandemic Flu
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Newborn Genetic Screening
• Newborn Hearing Screening
• Immunizations
• Resources for Outbreaks

• Nurse Aide Training Programs
• EMS Training Facilities
• Workshops from the Department of Health

• Approved Training and Continuing Education Requirements by Health Related Board

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• PandemicFlu.gov
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) "Healthcare 411" Audio Series
• Blood Glucose Testing in Newborns
  "In accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated 68-5-405, the Tennessee Department of Health provides the following links to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics. At either of these sites, the current edition of Guidelines for Perinatal Care can be purchased. Guidance for appropriate perinatal care can be found within this reference including guidance on the appropriate use of blood glucose testing in newborn infants."
  www.acog.org
  www.aap.org