Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0460-02-.04 - LICENSURE EXEMPTION PROCESS
Any person who pursuant to T.C.A. § 63-5-109, may be eligible to practice dentistry in Tennessee without a Tennessee dental license or with a Board issued exemption from licensure may practice or secure an exemption upon compliance with any of the following which apply to the person's circumstances:
(1) Dentists licensed
in Tennessee who intend to call into Tennessee, a dentist licensed in another
state for consultative or operative purposes, must obtain prior or advance
approval by submitting a letter of request to the Board Administrative Office.
In emergency situations, telephone requests for prior approval may be
utilized.
(2) The director of any
special project not affiliated with a state supported institution or public
health agency who intends to employ dentists licensed in another state must
obtain approval of the special project by submitting a letter of request to the
Board Administrative Office which sets forth all particulars of the special
project. Dentists employed in the approved special projects may practice only
until the next Board-approved examination as provided in rule 0460-02-.05(1)
(a). However, dentists employed in such projects who are under the sponsorship
of a dentist licensed in Tennessee and are under the auspices of a local dental
society may only be employed for a period of six (6) months.
(3) The Director or Owner of any agency other
than a licensed hospital which intends to employ dental interns, externs or
graduates of dental schools when such individuals are not licensed in any state
must obtain approval of the agency by submitting a written request for approval
to the Board Administrative Office which sets forth the particulars of the
agency and justification for employing such individuals.
(4) The Director of any research or
development project employing personnel who will be performing dental
procedures must obtain approval of the project by submitting a written request
for approval to the Board Administrative Office which sets forth the
particulars of the project and contains evidence that the project is under the
auspices and direction of a recognized educational institution or the Tennessee
Department of Health.
(5) The Dean
of the dental teaching institution which intends to employ or utilize
unlicensed graduates of dental schools, colleges or universities as clinical
instructors must submit a written application for exemption to the Board
Administrative Office which contains the following:
(a) The duties to be performed by the
graduates, and
(b) The method of
supervision imposed by the institution over the graduates, and
(c) A list of all graduates requiring
exemption, and
(d) The student
clinical instructor exemption fee as provided in rule 0460-01-.02(1) for each
graduate requiring exemption.
(6) Exemptions granted pursuant to paragraph
(5) of this rule shall be effective only until the next scheduled applicable
examination of the Board and shall not be extended.
(7) Application review and decisions required
by this rule are governed by rule 0460-01-.04.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-5-105, 63-5-105(7), and 63-5-109.
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