Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0450 - Counselors and Marital/Family Therapists
Chapter 0450-03 - General Rules Governing Clinical Pastoral Therapists
Section 0450-03-.01 - DEFINITIONS

(1) AAPC - When the acronym AAPC appears in this rule, it is intended to mean American Association of Pastoral Counselors.

(2) Actively engaged - Engaged in the practice of clinical pastoral therapy 10 or more face-to-face client contact clock hours per week.

(3) Applicant - Any individual seeking licensure by the Board who has submitted an official application and paid the application fee.

(4) Board - The Board for Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists.

(5) Board Administrative Office - The office of the administrator assigned to the Board located at 227 French Landing, Suite 300, Heritage Place, MetroCenter, Nashville, TN 37243.

(6) Clinical Contact Hour - A 50 minute period a counselor or therapist spends working with an individual, family, or group.

(7) Closed Files - An Administrative action which renders an incomplete or denied file inactive.

(8) Clock Hour - Sixty minutes in a continuing education activity. Providers who measure continuing education activities in "continuing education units" shall define CEU in clock hours.

(9) Continuing Education - Education beyond the basic licensing educational requirement which is related to the practice of clinical pastoral therapy.

(10) Department - Division of Health Related Boards, Tennessee Department of Health, from which the Board receives Administrative support.

(11) Endorsement - The process of licensure which is governed by T.C.A. § 63-22-205 and Rule 0450-03-.05.

(12) Fee - Money, gift, services or anything of value offered or received as compensation in return for rendering services.

(13) Fee Splitting - The practice of paying commissions to colleagues out of fees received from clients who have been referred by the colleague for services.

(14) Good Moral Character - Any individual being highly regarded in personal behavior and professional ethics.

(15) He/she His/her - When he or his appears in the text of these rules the word represents both the feminine and masculine genders.

(16) HRB - When the acronym HRB appears in this rule, it is intended to mean health related boards.

(17) Internship - The supervised, planned, practical experience completed near the end of the education process and obtained in the clinical setting by observing and applying the principles, methods, and techniques learned in training and/or educational settings. The internship involves a longer period of time than the practicum.

(18) License - Document issued to an applicant who successfully completes the licensure process. The license takes the form of an "artistically designed" license as well as other versions bearing an expiration date.

(19) Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist - A person who has met the qualifications for a licensed clinical pastoral therapist and holds a current, unsuspended or unrevoked license that has been lawfully issued by the Board.

(20) Person - Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, or body politic.

(21) Practicum - The supervised, planned, practical experience occurring in a clinical setting for an early introduction to subject matter. It is generally time-bound and for a shorter period of time than an internship, but it allows for demonstration and testing of information, knowledge, and skills acquired.

(22) Private Practice - Practice of counseling or therapy other than in a public or nonprofit agency or entity.

(23) Relative - Parent, spouse, former spouse, siblings, children, cousins, in-laws (present and former), aunts, uncles, grandparents, grandchildren, step-children, employees, or anyone sharing the same household.

(24) Supervisee - An individual who is engaged in post graduate or graduate supervised experience under the direction of a supervisor.

(25) Written Evidence - Includes, but is not limited to, verification from supervisors or other professional colleagues familiar with the applicant's work.