Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0260-03-.03 - NECESSITY OF CERTIFICATION
(1) Except as
provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), prior to engaging in practice as a
chiropractic x-ray technologist in Tennessee, a person must hold a current
Tennessee certification.
(2)
Students engaged in clinical internship are exempt from the certification
requirements.
(3) Graduates of a
Board-approved chiropractic x-ray technologist course who have successfully
completed examination and are working in a clinical Internship are exempt from
the certification requirements, but only for a period not to exceed one (1)
year from the date of examination, unless an extension is granted by the Board.
At all times until certification is received, graduates shall practice only
under supervision as set forth in rule
0260-03-.10.
(4) It is unlawful for any person who is not
certified in the manner prescribed in T.C.A. §
63-4-119 to represent
himself/herself as a certified chiropractic x-ray technologist or to hold
himself/herself out to the public as being certified by means of using a title
on signs, mailboxes, address plates, stationary, announcements, telephone
listings, calling cards, or other instruments of professional
identification.
(5) A chiropractic
x-ray technologist is one who serves the public only on the orders of a
Physician, and as such the practice is restricted to those persons
credentialed. Persons engaging in practice as a chiropractic x-ray technologist
without being credentialed are in violation of T.C.A. §§
63-1-119 and 63-1-123.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-1-123, 63-4-101, 63-4-106, 63-4-119, and 63-4-123.
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