# Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-102: Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-102
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 17 / Section 63-17-102

## Text

It is the purpose and intent of the general assembly by this enactment to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous and unauthorized persons and to protect the public from unprofessional conduct by qualified speech language pathologists and audiologists and hearing instrument specialists, by providing regulatory authority over persons offering speech language pathology, audiology and hearing instrument dispensing services to the public. Acts 1973, ch. 93, § 2; T.C.A., § 63-1702; Acts 1994, ch. 849, § 5; 1995, ch. 481, §§ 34, 37.
It is the purpose and intent of the general assembly by this enactment to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous and unauthorized persons and to protect the public from unprofessional conduct by qualified speech language pathologists and audiologists and hearing instrument specialists, by providing regulatory authority over persons offering speech language pathology, audiology and hearing instrument dispensing services to the public.
Acts 1973, ch. 93, § 2; T.C.A., § 63-1702; Acts 1994, ch. 849, § 5; 1995, ch. 481, §§ 34, 37.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-102 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-103 Chapter definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-104 Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-105 Powers and duties of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-106 Compensation of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-107 Employees of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-108 Seal - Records as evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-109 Disposition of fees - Allotment of funds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-109.md)
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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-111 Examination of applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-111.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-112 Issuance of license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-112.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-113 Reciprocity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-113.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-17-114 Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C17_S63-17-114.md)

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