Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1000 - Nursing
Chapter 1000-02 - Rules and Regulations of Licensed Practical Nurses
Section 1000-02-.17 - FREE HEALTH CLINIC AND VOLUNTEER PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1000-02-.17
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Free Health Clinic Practice Pursuant to T.C.A. § 63-1-201
(a) Any nurse licensed to practice in this
state or any other state who has not been disciplined by any nursing licensure
board may have their 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. For nurses who have not been licensed in
Tennessee, comply with all provisions of paragraph (1) of rule 1000-02-.02 and,
if applicable, the Health Care Consumer-Right-To-Know Act compiled at T.C.A.
§§63-51-101,et
seq.; and
3. 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 nurse
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 nurse holding a Special Volunteer
License may not do any of the following:
1.
Practice nursing 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 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 applicants and
licensees are subject to all of the following:
1. All rules governing renewal, retirement,
reinstatement and reactivation as provided by rules 1000-02-.03, except those
requiring the payment of any fees; and
2. The rules governing continuing nursing
competence as provided by rule 1000-02.14; 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 nurse 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 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 707 and rule
1200-10-01-.12 of the Division of Health Related Boards.
(b) Any nurse who may lawfully practice 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 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 707 and rule
1200-10-01-.12 of the Division of Health Related Boards.
(c) A nurse or anyone who practices under an
exemption from licensure pursuant to this rule may not 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 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 only when it has complied with the
provisions of T.C.A. §§ 63-6701 through 707 and rule 1200-10-01-.12
of the Division of Health Related Boards.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-1-201, 63-6-701 through 63-6-707, 63-7-102, 63-7-108, 63-7109, 63-7-207, and 63-7-210.
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