Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-10-.03 - NECESSITY OF LICENSURE
Current through March 20, 2022
(1) Prior to the
engagement of the practice as an orthopedic physician assistant in Tennessee, a
person must hold a current Tennessee license unless exempted from licensure
pursuant to T.C.A. §
63-19-208.
(2) It is unlawful for any person who is not
licensed in the manner prescribed in T.C.A. §
63-19-201 et seq. to represent
himself as a licensed orthopedic physician assistant or to hold himself out to
the public as being licensed by means of using a title on signs, mailboxes,
address plates, stationery, announcements, telephone listings, calling cards,
or other instruments of professional identification.
(3) Use of Titles - Any person who holds a
valid license or temporary license from the Committee shall have the right to
use the title "orthopedic physician assistant" or the abbreviations "OPA-C" or
"OPA" and to practice as an orthopedic physician assistant, as defined in
T.C.A. §
63-19-102. Any person licensed by
the Committee to whom this rule applies must use one of the titles authorized
by this rule in every "advertisement" [as that term is defined in rule
0880-10-.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 orthopedic physician assistant to
disciplinary action pursuant to Rule 0880-10-.15(1) (a), (1) (c), (1) (h), (1)
(p), and (1) (v).
(4) The
profession of orthopedic physician assistant is one of the healing arts and as
such the practice of which is restricted to those persons licensed by the
Committee. Persons engaging in the practice as an orthopedic physician
assistant without being licensed are in violation of T.C.A. §§
63-19-202 and 63-19-206.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-1-145, 63-1-146, 63-1-116, 63-6-101, 63-19-104, 63-19-201, 63-19-202, 63-19-206, 63-19-208, and 63-19-210.
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