Tennessee Code Title 48. Corporations and Associations § 48-249-1102

(1) “Disqualified person” means an individual or entity that for any reason is or becomes ineligible under this part to be a member of a PLLC or holder of financial rights of a PLLC;

(2) “Foreign professional LLC,” “foreign PLLC” or a PLLC that is otherwise designated as “foreign” means a foreign LLC that is formed under a law other than the law of this state for the purpose of rendering professional services under a law other than the law of this state;

(3) “Law” includes rules promulgated in accordance with §§ 48-249-1109 and 48-249-1129;

(4) “Licensing authority” means the officer, board, agency, court or other authority in this state empowered to license or otherwise authorize the rendition of a professional service;

(5) “Professional LLC,” “PLLC,” “domestic professional LLC,” “domestic PLLC” or a professional LLC or PLLC that is otherwise designated as “domestic,” means a professional LLC that is formed under this chapter, an LLC for which professional LLC status has been elected under this part or, where expressly indicated, a professional LLC that is formed under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title, or an LLC that is formed under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title, for which professional LLC status has been elected under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title;

(6) “Professional service” means a service that may be lawfully rendered only by a person licensed or otherwise authorized by a licensing authority in this state to render the service;  and

(7) “Qualified person” means an individual, general partnership, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, professional association or domestic or foreign PLLC that is eligible to be a member of or holder of financial rights in a PLLC under § 48-249-1109.