Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-04-.01 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE
(1) Tennessee Code
Annotated §
63-7-126 requires nurse
practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and clinical nurse
specialists meeting certain qualifications to apply to the Board of Nursing for
a certificate to practice as an advanced practice nurse including authorization
to use the title "advanced practice nurse" or the abbreviation "APN." These
rules implement this process and set forth the requirements for a registered
nurse to hold himself/herself out as an advanced practice nurse.
(2) Certification by the Tennessee Board of
Nursing as an advanced practice nurse shall authorize such person to represent
him/herself as an advanced practice nurse under the appropriate category of
nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife or clinical nurse
specialist.
(3) The Nurse Practice
Act, T.C.A. §§
63-7-101,
et
seq.. requires a
certification process for a nurse practitioner to prescribe and/or issue legend
drugs. These rules implement this certification process only and set forth the
requirements a nurse must meet for certification as a nurse practitioner who
prescribes and/or issues legend drugs.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202. 4-5-204.63-7-123. 63-7-126. and 63-7-207.
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