How to file a board complaint in Tennessee
Complaints about licensed practitioners in Tennessee go to the board that issued the license. For MDs and DOs that is the Tennessee Medical Board. For chiropractors it is the TENNESSEE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS. Anyone can file, you do not need to be a patient, and every link below goes to the board's own published process.
- Confirm the practitioner's license with the state lookup below.
- Describe what you observed in your own words, with dates, links, and screenshots.
- Submit through the board's portal, form, mail, email, or fax as listed.
- The board reviews the complaint, may investigate, and decides the outcome.
A complaint is a request for the board to review conduct; it is not a finding, and filing one does not make an accusation true. Boards decide; we do not allege.
Tennessee Medical Board
This board publishes its complaint process on its own site. Start from the links below and look for the complaints or enforcement section.
- Practice beyond the licensed scope (the state's medical practice act and board advertising rules)
- Advertising and public representation concerns (the state's medical practice act and board advertising rules)
TENNESSEE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
- Complaint form
- https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/file-a-complaint.html
- Board website
- https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/health/licensure/ceb.html
- License lookup
- https://apps.health.tn.gov/Licensure/
- Accepted
- Online portal, Mail
- Practicing beyond the lawful scope of chiropractic (T.C.A. Section 63-4-101 and Rule 0260-02-.02)
- Deceptive and misleading conduct (Rule 0260-02-.13(1) and T.C.A. Section 63-1-123)
- Misrepresentation of professional status and title (Rule 0260-02-.03)
- Excessive examinations and treatment (Rule 0260-02-.13(5) and 0260-02-.13(6))
- Use of unlicensed assistants (Rule 0260-02-.13(9))
Prefilled packets for Tennessee
- Joshua Axe · TENNESSEE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
- Martin Hart · TENNESSEE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
- Todd Vincent Farney · TENNESSEE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
These templates are prepared from public records and are not legal advice. Every observation is a potential, unverified signal; the board is the sole finder of fact. Review and edit each statement before signing and submitting.