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TN Code § 63-22-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 1 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists|§ 63-22-117. Prohibited Activities — Penalties — Exceptions to Limitations

   Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this part, commencing July 1, 1991, it is an offense for any person to engage in any of the following acts:  Representing or advertising such person as, or using a title or description such as, “licensed professional counselor” without being duly licensed according to this part;   Making use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations, or any combination thereof, that may reasonably be confused with licensure provided by this part to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence, without being duly licensed under this part; and   Performing activities that may reasonably be construed to fall within the defined scope of practice of persons licensed under this part who are designated as mental health service providers as defined in § 63-22-122 without being duly licensed hereunder.     Any person who engages in any unlawful act enumerated in this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.   In addition to the foregoing, the department of health may institute appropriate proceedings, in law or equity, to enjoin any person from engaging in any unlawful act enumerated in this section, such action or proceeding to be brought in the circuit or chancery court of the county in which the unlawful act occurs or in which the defendant resides.     Nothing in this part shall be construed as permitting any person licensed or certified as a professional counselor or designated as a mental health service provider under this chapter to engage in the practice of licensed psychological examiner, licensed senior psychological examiner, certified psychological assistant, licensed psychologist, licensed social worker, psychiatric nurse, law or medicine.   This part does not apply to the person if the person is preparing for the practice of professional counseling or the practice permitted to a person designated as a mental health service provider pursuant to this chapter under qualified supervision.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the ministry, activities or services of a rabbi, priest, minister of the gospel or others authorized by a regularly organized and functioning religious body in performing the ordinary duties or functions of the clergy; nor shall anything in this chapter apply to or be construed as limiting the activities or services of Christian Science practitioners. Nor shall any rabbi, priest, or minister who offers counseling services, even if fees are charged, be subject to the limitations of this chapter, as long as they do not hold themselves out as certified or licensed professional counselors.
TN Code § 63-22-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 1 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists|§ 63-22-118. Applicability of Part

  The provisions of this part, except those contained in § 63-22-122, shall not apply to any persons regulated by the board of nursing or the state board of education, nor to professional counselors employed in community/human service agencies and working directly under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor nor to nurses licensed under chapter 7 of this title.   Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent members of other professional groups, including, without limitation, licensed social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and other physicians, attorneys or members of the clergy, from performing or advertising that they provide or offer counseling services consistent with the accepted standards of their respective professions; provided, that none of such persons shall violate § 63-22-117.
TN Code § 63-22-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 1 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists|§ 63-22-119. Applicability of Chapter 11 of This Title

 Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, any person licensed pursuant to this part and chapter 11 of this title shall be subject to the limitations of chapter 11 of this title.
TN Code § 63-22-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 1 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists|§ 63-22-120. Requirements for Licensure

 A professional counselor licensed under this part and designated as a mental health service provider must have:   Met all qualifications for licensure as a professional counselor as stated in §§ 63-22-104 and 63-22-110;   Completed a minimum of nine (9) graduate semester hours of coursework specifically related to diagnosis, treatment, appraisal and assessment of mental disorders; and   Completed the two (2) years of post-master's supervised experience required for licensure in a clinical setting that provides substantial opportunities to diagnose, treat, appraise and assess mental disorders.
TN Code § 63-22-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy|§ 63-22-202. Prohibited Acts by Nonlicensed Therapists — Penalties

  Except as specifically provided in § 63-22-204, beginning January 1, 2004, no person who is not licensed as a clinical pastoral therapist under this part shall:  Advertise that the performance of clinical pastoral therapy services is by a licensed clinical pastoral therapist; or   Use the title “licensed clinical pastoral therapist” to denote that the person is a licensed clinical pastoral therapist.     Any person who engages in any unlawful act enumerated in this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.   The department of health may institute appropriate proceedings, in law or equity, to enjoin any person from engaging in any unlawful act enumerated in this section, such action or proceeding to be brought in the circuit or chancery court of the county in which the unlawful act occurs or in which the defendant resides.   Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting any person certified as a clinical pastoral therapist to engage in the practice of licensed psychological examiner, licensed senior psychological examiner, certified psychological assistant, licensed psychologist, or licensed social worker, as defined in the laws of this state.   Nothing in this section, except in subsection (b), applies to any person regulated by the board of nursing.   Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting a certified clinical pastoral therapist to prescribe medications or to interpret psychological tests intended to measure and/or diagnose mental illness.   Certified clinical pastoral therapists shall establish and maintain effective working relationships with an interdisciplinary network of professionals, including at least one (1) psychologically oriented physician, usually a psychiatrist, with an unlimited license to practice the healing arts in Tennessee, in order to make provision for referral for the diagnosis and treatment of medical or mental conditions falling outside the scope of clinical pastoral therapy as defined in § 63-22-201.
TN Code § 63-22-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy|§ 63-22-203. Application for License — Fees — Qualifications

 An applicant for licensure as a licensed clinical pastoral therapist shall pay the board a nonrefundable fee as set by the board and shall satisfy the board that the applicant:   Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;   Is of good moral character;   Has met the educational standards set by the board, which shall include:  The completion of a course of studies consisting of a minimum of sixty (60) graduate semester hours in a curriculum approved by the board, of which a minimum of nine (9) graduate semester hours must relate specifically to the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and the awarding of a master's or doctoral degree from a recognized educational institution; and   The completion of a supervised clinical experience within the academic degree program as either a practicum or internship that includes experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the psychodynamics, interpersonal dynamics, and spiritual dynamics of persons experiencing emotional, behavioral, relational, or spiritual distress or dysfunction. The experience required under this subdivision (3)(B) must be conducted under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor;     Has provided a minimum of one thousand four hundred (1,400) hours of pastoral therapy with individuals, couples, families, or groups while receiving a minimum of two hundred seventy (270) hours of supervision of such therapy under board-approved supervision; and   Has passed examinations as approved by the board.
TN Code § 63-22-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy|§ 63-22-204. Exclusions From Part

  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the ministry, activities or services of a rabbi, priest, minister of the gospel or others authorized by a regularly organized and functioning religious body in performing the ordinary duties or functions of the clergy, nor shall anything in this chapter apply to or be construed as limiting the activities or services of Christian Science practitioners. Nor shall any rabbi, priest or minister who offers counseling services, even if fees are charged, shall be subject to the limitations of this part, as long as they do not hold themselves out as licensed pastoral therapists or licensed pastoral counselors and as long as they do not purport to provide the integration and professional application of resources and techniques from the religious community's traditions of pastoral care and counsel along with recognized principles, methods and procedures of clinical psychotherapy.   This part does not apply to a person if the person is preparing for the practice of clinical pastoral therapy under qualified supervision in a training institution or facility or supervisory arrangement recognized and approved by the board; provided, that such person is designated by such titles as “pastoral therapy intern,” “pastoral therapy trainee” or others clearly indicating such training status.   Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other professional groups as defined by the board, including, but not limited to, licensed clinical social workers, licensed psychologists, licensed psychological examiners, licensed senior psychological examiners, certified psychological assistants, psychiatric nurses, physicians or attorneys at law, from performing or advertising that they provide or offer counseling services consistent with the accepted standards of their respective professions nor to prevent alcohol and drug abuse counselors licensed under § 68-24-605 or operating under qualified supervision while seeking such licensure from doing counseling consistent with the accepted standards of such profession.
TN Code § 63-22-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy|§ 63-22-205. Reciprocal Agreements — License by Endorsement

  The board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state that licenses, certifies or registers clinical pastoral therapists, if the board finds that such state has substantially the same or higher licensure requirements than Tennessee. This agreement shall provide that the board may license without examination any resident of another state who is currently licensed, certified or registered by the state, if that resident has met the same or higher requirements as provided in this part.   The board may license by endorsement a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who is a fellow or diplomate of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors if that person otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter.   The board may also license by endorsement a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who is:  Certified as a clinical member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors;   Can document five (5) years of full-time practice in pastoral therapy subsequent to AAPC certification; and   Otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter.
TN Code § 63-22-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy|§ 63-22-206. License of Certain Applicants Prior to January 1, 2006 — Documentation

  Until January 1, 2006, applicants who fulfill at least one (1) of the following conditions shall be entitled to receive a license as a licensed clinical pastoral therapist:  Hold current certification as a clinical pastoral therapist. Such certification must be lawfully issued by the board and not be suspended or revoked;   Document satisfaction of the requirements of § 63-22-203(1)-(4) only;   Document current active status as a fellow or diplomate of AAPC and being actively engaged in the practice of pastoral psychotherapy for at least five (5) years prior to January 1, 2003; or   Document having received a graduate theological degree from a recognized educational institution and being currently licensed in Tennessee as a psychologist designated as a health service provider, a professional counselor designated as a mental health service provider, a marital and family therapist, a clinical social worker or an alcohol and drug abuse counselor and, in addition, document being actively engaged in the practice of clinical pastoral therapy for at least five (5) years prior to January 1, 2003.     Persons who qualify for licensure as a clinical pastoral therapist pursuant to this section shall provide satisfactory proof to the board of such qualification. The board shall issue a license as a licensed clinical pastoral therapist to those persons who meet the qualifications of subsection (a) and who submit required proof of such qualifications.
TN Code § 63-22-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy|§ 63-22-207. Issuance of License

 A person who is certified as a certified clinical pastoral therapist on June 3, 2003, shall be issued a license as a licensed clinical pastoral therapist when such person's certification is renewed or upon request of such person before the expiration of such person's current certification.
TN Code § 63-22-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy|§ 63-22-208. Temporary License

  The board is authorized to issue a temporary license to a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who has completed the academic course work and supervised clinical experience for the license sought; provided, that in order to retain the temporary license, the applicant shall take the written examination required by the board the first time it is scheduled following issuance of the temporary license unless granted an extension by the board after submitting a written request to the board and making a showing of good cause as determined by the board. The applicant must successfully pass the exam within two (2) years following issuance of the temporary license unless the applicant receives a good cause extension by the board. An applicant may only receive one (1) good cause extension from the board.   A temporary license obtained pursuant to this section authorizes the applicant to engage in the practice of clinical pastoral therapy under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor.   In order to receive a temporary license, the applicant must submit to the board the following:  A completed application for a temporary license;   Satisfactory evidence of an agreement with a board-approved supervisor; and   All required fees.     A temporary license shall be nonrenewable and shall be valid for a period of not more than three (3) years. A temporary license may be extended beyond the three-year period at the discretion of the board if an applicant shows good cause for an extension as determined by the board. Only one (1) extension may be granted by the board for an applicant to extend the length of the applicant's temporary license. Within the period of temporary licensure, the applicant shall submit to the board an application for the regular license and shall present supporting documentation demonstrating the satisfactory completion of the required supervised clinical experience. The board shall then grant or deny the application for the regular license, based on satisfactory completion of all requirements for licensure. If the board approves or denies the application for the regular license or if the board revokes the temporary license for any reason, then the temporary license shall cease to be valid and shall be returned to the board.   The holder of a temporary license as a clinical pastoral therapist shall not represent himself or herself to be a licensed clinical pastoral therapist. The holder of a temporary license as a clinical pastoral therapist may only represent himself or herself to be a “pastoral therapy intern,” a “pastoral therapy trainee,” or such other title designation that clearly reflects trainee status and temporary licensure.
TN Code § 63-22-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 3 - Conscientious Objections to Provision of Counseling or Therapy Services|§ 63-22-301. Part Definitions

 For purposes of this part, “counseling or therapy services” means assisting an individual, who is seeking or engaged in the counseling relationship in a private practice setting, in a manner intended to facilitate normal human growth and development, using a combination of mental health and human development principles, methods, and techniques, to achieve mental, emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual, or career development and adjustment throughout the individual's life span.
TN Code § 63-22-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists|Part 3 - Conscientious Objections to Provision of Counseling or Therapy Services|§ 63-22-302. Conscientious Objections — Referrals to Other Providers — Liability

  No counselor or therapist providing counseling or therapy services shall be required to counsel or serve a client as to goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held principles of the counselor or therapist; provided, that the counselor or therapist coordinates a referral of the client to another counselor or therapist who will provide the counseling or therapy.   The refusal to provide counseling or therapy services as described in subsection (a) shall not be the basis for:  A civil cause of action; or   Criminal prosecution.     Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to a counselor or therapist when an individual seeking or undergoing counseling is in imminent danger of harming themselves or others.
TN Code § 64-1-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 1 - Beech River Watershed Development Authority|§ 64-1-103. Cooperation With Tennessee Valley Authority and Other Agencies

  The authority is further authorized to:  Cooperate with the Tennessee Valley authority in a study of engineering works as part of plans for comprehensive development of the Beech River watershed and in a study of the economic effects of such works in terms of agricultural production, industrial locations, trade, land values and county and state tax revenues;   Ascertain the availability of, and obtain to the extent possible, commitments from local interests for financial contributions toward the cost of constructing, operating and maintaining such works;   Negotiate with the Tennessee Valley authority regarding assistance by that agency in planning and financing the works;   Report to the governor on plans that may be developed for constructing, operating and maintaining the projects, including recommendations for further legislation to put such plans into effect; and   Cooperate with other groups authorized to investigate state participation in federal water projects.     All agencies of the state are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to extend their cooperation and assistance to the authority in the formulation and implementation of its program of development.
TN Code § 64-1-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 1 - Beech River Watershed Development Authority|§ 64-1-104. Local Contributions to Authority — Tax Levy

  Decatur County, Henderson County and any city or town in either county are hereby authorized and empowered to contribute to the work of the Beech River watershed development authority any amount or amounts as recommended by the authority that their respective governing bodies, acting in their sole discretion, shall approve to be paid from the general fund of the respective county or city.   The county legislative bodies and governing bodies of such cities or towns shall be empowered to levy and collect ad valorem taxes for such purposes, which are hereby declared to be for municipal and county public purposes.
TN Code § 64-1-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 64 - Regional Authorities|Chapter 1 - River Basin Development Authorities|Part 1 - Beech River Watershed Development Authority|§ 64-1-105. Creation of Position of Board Member Emeritus

  The board of directors of the authority is authorized, by majority vote, to create the position of board member emeritus for the authority.   The position, if created, is intended to honor, and to provide to the authority the benefit of, the knowledge and experience of a qualified individual who has chosen to devote many years to public service and particularly to the Beech River watershed area.   The position of board member emeritus shall be nonvoting and in an advisory capacity but shall otherwise be considered a member of the board for purposes of notice of meetings, board discussion and planning. The member emeritus shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses as provided in § 64-1-101(d).   If the authority creates the position of board member emeritus, it shall then appoint, by majority vote, an emeritus member. The qualifications for appointment to this position are:  At least twenty-five (25) years of service, whether consecutive or not, as a member of the board of directors of the authority;   At least fifteen (15) years of service as the chairman of the authority;   At least ten (10) years of service in the Tennessee general assembly; and   At least four (4) years of service as speaker of either house of the Tennessee general assembly.