Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0480-01-.03 - NECESSITY OF LICENSURE
(1) It is
unlawful for any person who is not licensed in the manner prescribed in Title
63, Chapter 14 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to represent himself as a
dispensing optician or to hold himself out to the public as being licensed by
means of using a title on signs, mailboxes, address plates, stationery,
announcement, telephone listings, calling cards, or other instruments of
professional identification.
(2)
The practice of a Dispensing Optician is one of the healing arts, and as such
the practice is restricted to those persons credentialed by the Board . Persons
engaging in the practice of dispensing opticianry without being licensed or
expressly exempted by the laws are in violation of division law, T.C.A. §
63-1-123.
(3) No person shall hold
himself out to the public by a title or description of services incorporating
the words "dispensing optician ", nor shall state or imply that he is licensed
as such, unless such person is licensed or expressly exempted pursuant to
T.C.A. §§
63-14-101, et seq.
(4) Use of Titles - Any person who possesses
a valid, current and active license issued by the Board that has not been
suspended or revoked has the right to use the title "Licensed Dispensing
Optician" and to engage in the practice of dispensing opticians, as defined in
T.C.A. §
63-14-102. Any person licensed by the Board to whom this rule
applies must use the title authorized by this rule in every "advertisement" [as
that term is defined in Rule 0480-01-.20(2)(a) ] he or she publishes or the
failure to do so will constitute an omission of a material fact which makes the
advertisement misleading and deceptive and subjects the dispensing optician to
disciplinary action pursuant to T.C.A. §
63-14-104(2).
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-1-145, 63-1-146, 63-14-101, 63-14-102, 63-14-103, and 63-14-104.
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