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TN Code § 63-12-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 12 - Tennessee Veterinary Practice Act|Part 2 - Animal Massage Therapy|§ 63-12-203. Use of Term “Certified Animal Massage Therapist” or “Registered Animal Massage Therapist” — Requirements

 In order to use the term “certified animal massage therapist” or “registered animal massage therapist”, a person must:   Complete at least fifty (50) hours of training in anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, and pathologies in order to gain aptitude in preventing the delay of care to animals;   Complete at least fifty (50) hours of supervised in-class hands-on work, which would include assessment and execution of bodywork skills being studied, benefits of massage, benefits of acupressure, and practice guidelines; and   Take and pass an examination by the National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage or a comparable examination that tests the aptitude in the course of training described in subdivisions (1) and (2).   [Deleted by 2019 amendment.]
TN Code § 63-12-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 12 - Tennessee Veterinary Practice Act|Part 2 - Animal Massage Therapy|§ 63-12-204. Liability Insurance Requirement

 A person practicing animal massage therapy shall obtain liability insurance in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the benefit of any person who is damaged because of the negligence of the person in the performance of animal massage therapy services.
TN Code § 63-13-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 63-13-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act.”
TN Code § 63-13-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 63-13-102. Legislative Intent

 This chapter is enacted for the purposes of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare and providing for state administrative control, supervision, licensure and regulation of the practice of physical therapy and occupational therapy. It is the general assembly's intent that only individuals who meet and maintain prescribed standards of competence and conduct may engage in the practice of physical therapy and occupational therapy as authorized by this chapter. This chapter is intended to promote the public interest and to accomplish the purposes stated in this section.
TN Code § 63-13-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 63-13-104. Unauthorized Practice of Medicine — Scope of Practice

  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as allowing physical therapists to practice medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, chiropractic or nursing.    The scope of practice of physical therapy shall be under the written or oral referral of a licensed doctor of medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, podiatry or osteopathy, with exceptions as stated in § 63-13-303.   The scope of practice of physical therapy shall not include the performance of treatment where the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant uses direct thrust to move a joint of the patient's spine beyond its normal range of motion without exceeding the limits of anatomical integrity.
TN Code § 63-13-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-201. Legislative Purpose

  This part is enacted to:  Safeguard the public health, safety and welfare;   Protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous and unauthorized persons;   Assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; and   Assure that the available occupational therapy services are of high quality to persons in need of such services.     It is the purpose of this part to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public.
TN Code § 63-13-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-202. Applicants for Licensure — Qualifications — Examinations

 An applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall file an application showing, to the satisfaction of the board of occupational therapy, that the applicant:   Is of good moral character;   Has successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program accredited by ACOTE or its predecessor organization. The accredited program shall be a program for occupational therapists or a program for occupational therapy assistants, depending upon the category of licensure for which the applicant is applying;   Has successfully completed the period of supervised fieldwork experience required by ACOTE; and   Has made an acceptable score on a written or computerized examination designed to test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical services related to occupational therapy, occupational therapy techniques and methods and other subjects that may help to determine an applicant's fitness to practice. The board of occupational therapy shall approve an examination for occupational therapists and an examination for occupational therapy assistants and shall establish standards for acceptable performance on each examination. The board is authorized to use the entry level national examinations prepared and administered by NBCOT as the examinations used to test applicants for licensure as occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants and is authorized to use the standards of NBCOT in determining an acceptable score on each examination.
TN Code § 63-13-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-203. Determining Qualifications of Applicants — Granting Licenses and Permits

  In determining the qualifications of an applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant, only a majority vote of the board of occupational therapy shall be required.   Licenses and permits issued by the board shall be granted by the board as provided in § 63-13-204.
TN Code § 63-13-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-204. Licenses — Issuance — Fees — Revocation — Reinstatement — Renewal

   The board of occupational therapy shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this part upon payment of the appropriate fees.   Each licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall pay a biennial renewal fee to the board as prescribed in this part, payable in advance, for the ensuing years. The secretary of the board shall notify each licensee.   When any licensee fails to register and pay the biennial registration fee within thirty (30) days after registration becomes due as provided in this section, the license of such person shall be administratively revoked at the expiration of the thirty (30) days after the registration was required, without further notice or hearing. Any person whose license is automatically revoked as provided in this section may make application in writing to the board for the reinstatement of such license; and, upon good cause being shown, the board in its discretion may reinstate such license upon payment of all past-due renewal fees.     For purposes of implementing § 63-13-108(b) [repealed], the board shall prescribe and publish nonrefundable fees.    Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the division, with the approval of the commissioner, shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals that will allow for the distribution of the license workload as uniformly as is practicable throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period; however, during a transition period, or at any time thereafter when the board shall determine that the volume of work for any given interval is unduly burdensome or costly, either the licenses or renewals, or both of them, may be issued for terms of not less than six (6) months nor more than eighteen (18) months. The fee imposed for any license under the alternative interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportionate to the biennial fee and modified in no other manner, except that the proportional fee shall be rounded off to the nearest quarter of a dollar (25¢).   No renewal application will be accepted after the last day of the month following the license expiration date under the alternative method authorized in this subsection (c).     The board is authorized to establish requirements for assessing continued competence of licensees.
TN Code § 63-13-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-205. Limited Permits — Failure of Initial Examination

  A limited permit may be issued by the board to an applicant who has applied for a license under § 63-13-202, has successfully completed the educational and field experience requirements of §  63-13-202(2) and (3) and is scheduled to take the examination required by § 63-13-202(4).   An applicant who has received a limited permit shall take the examination within ninety (90) days of the date the applicant received the limited permit. If the applicant does not take the examination within that ninety-day period, the limited permit expires at the end of the ninety-day period.   If an applicant fails the examination, the applicant's limited permit expires upon the board's receipt of notice that the applicant failed the examination.   If an applicant passes the examination, the applicant's limited permit remains effective until the board grants or denies a license to the applicant.   An applicant may obtain a limited permit only once.   A limited permit allows an applicant to engage in occupational therapy practice under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist.   The board shall adopt rules governing the supervision of persons to whom a limited permit has been issued. The rules shall address, at a minimum, initial and periodic inspections, written evaluations, written treatment plans, patient notes and periodic evaluation of performance.
TN Code § 63-13-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-206. Supervision of an Occupational Therapy Assistant by an Occupational Therapist

  A licensed occupational therapy assistant shall practice under the supervision of an occupational therapist who is licensed in Tennessee.   The supervising occupational therapist is responsible for all services provided by the occupational therapy assistant, including, but not limited to, the formulation and implementation of a plan of occupational therapy services for each client, and has a continuing responsibility to follow the progress of each client and to ensure the effective and appropriate supervision of the occupational therapy assistant according to the needs of the client.   The supervising occupational therapist shall assign to the occupational therapy assistant only those duties and responsibilities that the occupational therapy assistant is qualified to perform.   The board shall adopt rules governing the supervision of occupational therapy assistants by occupational therapists. Those rules may address the following:  The manner in which the supervising occupational therapist oversees the work of the occupational therapy assistant;   The ratio of occupational therapists to occupational therapy assistants required under different conditions and in different practice settings; and   The documentation of supervision contacts between the supervising occupational therapist and the occupational therapy assistant.     The rules adopted by the board shall recognize that the frequency, methods and content of supervision of occupational therapy assistants by occupational therapists may vary by practice setting and are dependent upon the following factors, among others:  Complexity of the client's needs;   Number and diversity of clients;   Skills of the occupational therapy assistant and the supervising occupational therapist;   Type of practice setting; and   Requirements of the practice setting.
TN Code § 63-13-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-207. Delegation of Tasks to Unlicensed Personnel

  A licensed physician, occupational therapist or licensed occupational therapy assistant may delegate to an unlicensed person specific routine tasks associated with nontreatment aspects of occupational therapy practice that are not evaluative, assessive, task selective or recommendational in nature and do not require making decisions or making assessment or treatment entries in official patient records, if the following conditions are met:  The physician, occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant accepts professional responsibility for the performance of that duty by the person to whom it is delegated. In the case of duties delegated by an occupational therapy assistant, the occupational therapy assistant, the physician and occupational therapist who supervises the occupational therapy assistant shall be responsible;   The unlicensed person does not perform any duties that require licensure under this chapter; and   The physician, occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant ensures that the unlicensed person has been appropriately trained for the performance of the tasks.     Tasks that may be delegated may include:  Transporting of patients;   Preparing or setting up a work area or equipment;   Routine department maintenance or housekeeping activities;   Taking care of patient's personal needs during treatments; and   Clerical, secretarial or administrative duties.
TN Code § 63-13-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-208. Construction of Part — Activities Not Prohibited

  Nothing in this part shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of:  Any person licensed under any chapter of this title;   Any person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by an agency of the United States government while providing occupational therapy services in that capacity;   Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy in an educational program accredited or granted developing program status by ACOTE, if:  The activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study; and   The person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person's status as a student;     Any person fulfilling the supervised fieldwork experience requirements of § 63-13-202(3), if the activities and services constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirements of § 63-13-202(3);   An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is licensed or certified to practice in another state that has licensure or certification requirements at least as stringent as the requirements of this part while in Tennessee for the purpose of providing educational, consulting or training services for no more than fourteen (14) days in a calendar year; and   Any person who is certified by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification as a certified therapeutic recreation specialist, while engaged in practicing the profession of recreation therapy.     Nothing in this part shall prevent certified orthotists from designing, fabricating and fitting orthotic devices.   Nothing in this part shall prevent any person employed by a physician from performing activities related to casting and splinting or teaching exercises related to specific treatment by the employing physician.
TN Code § 63-13-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-210. Administrative Procedure

 All administrative proceedings for disciplinary action against a licensee under this part shall be conducted by the board of occupational therapy in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 63-13-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-211. Unlawful Practices — Penalty

  It is unlawful for any person to violate this part. It is unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this part as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or whose license has been suspended or revoked to use, in connection with the person's name or place of business, the words “occupational therapist,” “occupational therapist registered,” “licensed occupational therapist,” “occupational therapy assistant,” “certified occupational therapy assistant” or “licensed occupational therapy assistant,” the letters “OT,” “OTA,” “OTR,” “OT/L,” “OTA/L” or “COTA” or any other words, letters, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying that the person is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or who in any way, orally, in writing, in print or by sign, directly or by implication, claims to be an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant.   A violation of this part is a Class B misdemeanor.
TN Code § 63-13-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-212. License Requirement

 No person shall practice occupational therapy or act as an occupational therapy assistant, nor claim to be able to practice occupational therapy or act as an occupational therapy assistant, unless the person holds a license and otherwise complies with this part and the rules adopted by the board.
TN Code § 63-13-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-213. Reciprocity

 The board of occupational therapy may grant a license to an applicant who presents proof of current licensure or certification as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state, the District of Columbia or a territory of the United States and who possesses educational and experiential qualifications that meet or exceed the requirements for licensure in Tennessee, as determined by the board of occupational therapy.
TN Code § 63-13-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-214. Internationally Trained Applicants

 Applicants for licensure who have completed educational programs outside the United States shall furnish proof of good moral character and of completion of an educational program and supervised fieldwork substantially similar to those contained in § 63-13-202(2) and (3) and shall satisfy the examination requirements of §  63-13-202(4).
TN Code § 63-13-215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 2 - Certification of Occupational Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-215. Retirement — Inactive Status

  Any person licensed by the board of occupational therapy to practice in this state who has retired or may retire from such practice in this state shall not be required to register as required by this chapter if such person files with the board an affidavit on a form to be furnished by the board, which affidavit shall state the date on which the person retired from such practice and any other facts, as the board shall consider necessary, that tend to verify such retirement. If such person thereafter reengages in practice in this state, such person shall apply for registration with the board as provided by this chapter and shall meet such continuing education requirements that are established by the board, except for good and sufficient reasons as determined by the board.   Any person licensed by the board of occupational therapy may place the person's license on inactive status by filing the proper forms with the board and by paying a biennial fee in accordance with rules adopted by the board. If the person thereafter reengages in active practice in this state, the person shall apply for relicensure with the board as provided by this part and shall meet the continuing education requirements that are established by the board, except for good and sufficient reasons as determined by the board.
TN Code § 63-13-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 3 - Licensure of Physical Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-301. License Requirement

   A physical therapist, or physiotherapist, licensed under this chapter is fully authorized to practice physical therapy.   A physical therapist, or physiotherapist, is not licensed under this chapter unless the individual holds a degree from a professional physical therapy program accredited by a national accreditation agency recognized by the United States department of education and by the board of physical therapy.     No person shall practice or in any manner claim to be engaging in the practice of physical therapy or designate as being a physical therapist unless duly licensed as a physical therapist in accordance with this chapter.
TN Code § 63-13-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 13 - Occupational and Physical Therapy Practice Act|Part 3 - Licensure of Physical Therapists and Assistants|§ 63-13-302. Referrals — Ethical Standards

  A physical therapist shall refer persons under the physical therapist's care to appropriate health care practitioners, after consultation with the referring practitioner, if the physical therapist has reasonable cause to believe symptoms or conditions are present that require services beyond the scope of practice or when physical therapy treatment is contraindicated.   Physical therapists shall adhere to the recognized standards of ethics of the physical therapy profession and as further established by rule.