Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0260 - Chiropractic Examiners
Chapter 0260-02 - General Rules Governing Chiropractic Examiners
Section 0260-02-.25 - FREE HEALTH CLINIC AND VOLUNTEER PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0260-02-.25
Current through April 3, 2024
(1) Free Health Clinic Practice Pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 63-1-201.
(a) Any chiropractor licensed to practice
chiropractic in this state or any other state who has not been disciplined by
any licensure board may have his/her license converted to or receive a
Tennessee "Special Volunteer License," as defined in T.C.A. §§
63-1-201, which will entitle the
licensee to practice without remuneration solely within a "free health clinic,"
as defined by T.C.A. §§
63-1-201, at a specified site or
setting by doing the following:
1. Obtaining
from the Board's administrative office a "Special Volunteer License"
application, completing it and submitting it along with any required
documentation to the Board's administrative office; and
2. Have the licensing authority of every
state in which the chiropractor holds or ever held a license to practice submit
directly to the Board's administrative office the equivalent of a "certificate
of fitness" as described in T.C.A. §§
63-1-118 which shows that the
license has never been subjected to any disciplinary action and is free and
clear of all encumbrances; and
3.
For chiropractors who have not been licensed in Tennessee, comply with all
provisions of subparagraphs (2) (d), (2) (e), and (2) (f) of rule 0260-02-.05
and the Health Care Consumer-Right-To-Know Act compiled at T.C.A. §§
63-51-101, et seq.; and
4. Submitting the specific location of the
site or setting of the free health clinic in which the licensee intends to
practice along with proof of the clinic's private, and not-for-profit
status.
(b) A
chiropractor holding a Special Volunteer License is not required to pay any fee
for its issuance or the required biennial renewal pursuant to the Division of
Health Related Board's biennial birthdate renewal system.
(c) A chiropractor holding a Special
Volunteer License may not do any of the following:
1. Practice chiropractic anywhere other than
in the free health clinic site or setting specified in the application;
and
2. Charge any fee or receive
compensation or remuneration of any kind from any person or third party payor
including insurance companies, health plans and state or federal benefit
programs for the provision of medical or any other services; and
3. Practice for any free health clinic that
imposes any charge on any individual to whom health care services are rendered
or submits charges to any third party payor including insurance companies,
health plans and state or federal benefit programs for the provision of any
services.
(d) Special
Volunteer Licenses are subject to all of the following
1. All rules governing renewal, retirement,
reinstatement and reactivation as provided by rules 0260-02-.09 and .11, except
those requiring the payment of any fees; and
2. The rules governing continuing education
as provided by rule 0260-02-.12; and
3. Disciplinary action for the same causes
and pursuant to the same procedures as all other licenses issued by the
Board.
(2) Practice Pursuant to the "Volunteer Health Care Services Act" T.C.A. §§ 63-6-701, et seq.
(a) Any chiropractor licensed in this or any
other state, territory, district or possession of the United States whose
license is not under a disciplinary order of suspension or revocation may
practice chiropractic in this state but only under the auspices of an
organization that has complied with the provisions of this rule and T.C.A.
§§
63-6-701 through
63-6-707 and rule 1200-10-1-.12 of
the Division of Health Related Boards.
(b) Any person who may lawfully practice
chiropractic in this or any other state, territory, district or possession of
the United States under an exemption from licensure and who is not under a
disciplinary order of suspension or revocation and who is not and will not
"regularly practice," as defined by T.C.A. §§
63-6-703(3) may
practice chiropractic in this state but only under the auspices of an
organization that has complied with the provisions of this rule and T.C.A.
§§
63-6-701 through
63-6-707 and rule 1200-10-1-.12 of
the Division of Health Related Boards.
(c) A chiropractor or anyone who practices
under an exemption from licensure pursuant to this rule may not charge any fee
or receive chiropractic compensation or remuneration of any kind from any
person or third party payor including insurance companies, health plans and
state or federal benefit programs for the provision of medical or any other
services; and may not practice for any organization that imposes any charge on
any individual to whom health care services are rendered or submits charges to
any third party payor including insurance companies, health plans and state or
federal benefit programs for the provision of any services.
(d) Any organization that organizes or
arranges for the voluntary provision of health care services on residents of
Tennessee may utilize persons described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) to
practice chiropractic only when it has complied with the provisions of T.C.A.
§§
63-6-701 through
63-6-707 and rule 1200-10-1-.12 of
the Division of Health Related Boards.
(3) Application review and licensure decisions for these types of licensure or organization registration shall be governed by rule 0260-02-.07.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-1-201, 63-6-701 through 63-6-707, 63-4-103, 63-4-106, 63-4107, and 63-4-124.
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