Tennessee Code Title 63. Professions of the Healing Arts § 63-1-178

(a) As used in this section, “board” means the governing body of any state entity created under this title.

(b) A person must not be excluded from membership on a board on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin.  A person must not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin as a member of a board.

(c) A board shall not establish or operate under race-based policies pertaining to the composition of such entities, including policies on affirmative action, racial preferences, or racial quotas.

(d) A board shall not use a person's race, color, ethnicity, or national origin to determine the person's participation as a member of the board.  The use of aggregated data concerning the race, color, ethnicity, or national origin of such persons to make such decisions is prohibited.

(e) There is established a private cause of action against a board that violates this section.