Tennessee Code Title 56. Insurance § 56-7-1006

(1) “Continuing medical education” means board of medical examiners or board of osteopathic examination required continued postgraduate medical education intended to provide medical professionals with knowledge of new developments in the professional's field;

(2) “Maintenance of certification” means any process requiring periodic recertification examinations or other activities to maintain specialty medical board certification;

(3) “Maintenance of licensure” means the proprietary framework for physician license renewal established through the Federation of State Medical Boards or its successor organization, which includes additional periodic testing or requirements other than continuing medical education; and

(4) “Specialty medical board certification” means certification by a board that specializes in one (1) particular area of medicine and typically requires additional examinations other than the requirements of the board of medical examiners or board of osteopathic examination to practice medicine.