Medical Occupations - As introduced, deletes transitional language pertaining to the appointment and length of terms of members of the former board of medical examiners’ committee on physician assistants who were transferred to the new board of physician assistants in 2021, with the longest remaining term expiring in 2024; removes language limiting former committee members to a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms on the new board, inclusive of time as a member of the former committee. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63.

SB 197 removes outdated language from Tennessee law regarding the transition of physician assistant board members. It deletes provisions that previously limited former committee members (transferred to the new board in 2021) to two consecutive four-year terms, including their time on the old committee. The bill also removes transitional language about appointment terms, with the longest remaining term set to expire in 2024. This is an administrative cleanup of obsolete rules, not a substantive policy change. The bill affects only former committee members who served on the prior board structure.