Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-29-112

(a) A license to conduct a medical laboratory, where the owner is not the director, shall be issued jointly to the owner and the director for the purposes stated in the application, and they shall be separately and jointly responsible to the board for the maintenance and conduct of the laboratory or for any violations of this chapter and the regulations promulgated under this chapter.

(b) A license shall be valid only in the hands of the person or persons to whom it is issued and shall not be the subject of sale, assignment or transfer, voluntary or involuntary, nor shall a license be valid for any premises other than those for which issued.

(c) A new license may be secured for the new location, director or owner prior to the actual change; provided, that the contemplated change is in compliance with this chapter and the regulations promulgated under this chapter.