Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1000 - Nursing
Chapter 1000-04 - Advanced Practice Nurses and Certificates of Fitness to Prescribe
Section 1000-04-.05 - RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE AND DEMONSTRATION OF COMPETENCY

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1000-04-.05

Current through April 3, 2024

All advanced practice nurses who hold a Tennessee registered nurse license must biennially renew their Tennessee registered nurse license pursuant to Rule 1000-01-.03 and must demonstrate competency as a registered nurse pursuant to Rule 1000-01-.14. Additionally, to demonstrate competency to hold and/or renew an Advanced Practice Nurse Certificate, an advanced practice nurse shall:

(1) have initially obtained or maintained, during the most recent biennial renewal period, certification from a nationally recognized certification body appropriate to the nurse's specialty area; and

(2) if in possession of a Certificate of Fitness pursuant to Rule 1000-04-.04, have successfully completed a minimum of two (2) contact hours of continuing education designed specifically to address controlled substance prescribing practices. The continuing education must include instruction in the Tennessee Department of Health's treatment guidelines on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol, and may include such other topics as medicine addiction and risk management tools.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-1-402, 63-7-114, 63-7-123, 63-7-126, and 63-7-207.

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