Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1050-02-.01 - DEFINITIONS
As used in this Chapter of Rules the following terms and acronyms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) AOA - The American Osteopathic
Association.
(2) Board - The
Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination
(3) Board Administrative Office - The office
of the administrator assigned to the Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination
located at the 227 French Landing, Suite 300, Heritage Place, MetroCenter,
Nashville, TN 37243.
(4) Board
Consultant/Designee - Any person who has received delegation of authority from
the Board to perform Board functions subject to review and ratification by the
full Board where provided by these rules.
(5) COMLEX - The Comprehensive Osteopathic
Medical Licensure Exam.
(6) COMSPEX
- The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Special Purpose Exam.
(7) COMVEX - The Comprehensive Osteopathic
Medical Variable Purpose Examination
(8) Division - The Tennessee Department of
Health and Environment, Division of Health Related Boards, from which the Board
receives administrative support.
(9) Endorsement/Reciprocity - The method of
consideration for licensure for applicants previously licensed in another
state.
(10) Examination - Unless
otherwise stipulated, a written and/or oral examination specifically prepared
and administered by the Board.
(11)
FCVS - The Federation Credentials Verification Service which is a service
offered by the Federation of State Medical Boards that provides primary source
identification and verification of physician core credentials as required in
licensure applications by the states.
(12) FLEX - The Federation Licensing
Examination.
(13) Licensee - Any
person who has been lawfully issued a license to practice osteopathic medicine
in Tennessee by the Board.
(14)
Medical Service - An activity that falls within the definition of the "practice
of osteopathic medicine" as set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
63-9-106(a).
(15) N.B.M.E. - The National Board of Medical
Examiners' Examination
(16)
N.B.O.M.E. - The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners'
Examination.
(17) Practice of
Medicine - The "practice of osteopathic medicine" as set forth in Tennessee
Code Annotated, Section
63-9-106(a). See
also "Medical Service" or "Professional Service".
(18) Professional Service - An osteopathic
service.
(19) Shall or Must - Where
these words are used, compliance is mandatory.
(20) Should or May - Where these words are
used, it means a suggestion or a recommendation.
(21) SPEX - The Special Purpose Examination,
as written by the Federation of State Medical Boards.
(22) Supervising Physician - Where these
words are used, it shall include a licensed physician who actively oversees a
certified nurse practitioner or a licensed physician assistant; and shall also
include any properly authorized alternate or substitute supervising
physician.
(23) U.S.M.L.E. - The
United States Medical Licensing Examination.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-9-101, 63-9-105, 63-9-107, and 63-9-111.
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