Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Purpose of
Board - The Board is charged by law with the responsibility of regulating the
practice of physical therapy.
(2)
Board Meetings.
(a) The time, place, and
frequency of Board meetings shall be at the discretion of the Board except at
least one (1) meeting shall be held annually.
(b) Special meetings are called at the
discretion of the Chair or at the request of two (2) members of the Board,
provided all members are adequately notified.
(c) Three (3) members of the Board shall at
all times constitute a quorum.
(d)
Non-board members present at meetings may address the Board only on recognition
by the chairperson.
(e) All
meetings of the Board shall be open to the public.
(3) The Board shall elect annually from its
members the following officers:
(a) Chair -
who shall preside at all Board meetings.
(b) Secretary - who shall preside in the
absence of the chair and who along with the Board's Unit Director, shall be
responsible for correspondence from the Board.
(4) Responsibilities of the Board include,
but are not limited to:
(a) Adopting and
revising rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its powers and
duties;
(b) Adopting and/or
administering examinations;
(c)
Denying, withholding, or approving the license of an applicant and renewing
licenses pursuant to Rule 1150-01-.09;
(d) Appointing designees to assist in the
performance of its duties; and
(e)
Conducting hearings.
(5)
Board Conflict of Interest - Any Board member having an immediate personal,
private, or financial interest in any matter pending before the Board shall
disclose the fact in writing and shall not vote upon such matter.
(6) The Board has the authority to select a
Board consultant who shall serve as a consultant to the Division and who is
vested with the authority to do the following acts:
(a) Recommend whether and what type
disciplinary actions should be instituted as the result of complaints received
or investigations conducted by the Division.
(b) Recommend whether and under what terms a
complaint case or disciplinary action might be settled. Any matter proposed for
settlement must be subsequently ratified by the full Board before it will
become effective.
(c) Undertake any
other matters authorized by a majority vote of the Board.
(7) Records and Complaints
(a) All requests, applications, notices,
other communications and correspondence shall be directed to the Board's
administrative office. Any requests or inquiries requiring a Board decision or
official Board action, except documents relating to disciplinary actions or
hearing requests, must be received fourteen (14) days prior to a scheduled
Board meeting and will be retained in the administrative office and presented
to the Board at the meeting. Such documentation not timely received shall be
set over to the next Board meeting.
(b) All records of the Board, except those
made confidential by law, are open for inspection and examination under the
supervision of an employee of the Division at the Board's administrative
office.
(c) Copies of public
records shall be provided to any person upon payment of the cost of
copying.
(d) Complaints made
against a licensed practitioner become public information upon the filing of a
notice of charges.
(8)
Declaratory Orders - The Board adopts, as if fully set out herein, rule
1200-10-01-.11, of the Division of Health Related Boards and as it may from
time to time be amended, as its rule governing the declaratory order process.
All declaratory order petitions involving statutes, rules or orders within the
jurisdiction of the Board shall be addressed by the Board pursuant to that rule
and not by the Division. Declaratory Order Petition forms can be obtained from
the Board's administrative office.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
4-5-105,
4-5-202, 4-5-204, 4-5-223, 4-5-224,
63-1-117, 63-13-102 through 63-13-105, 63-13-108, and 63-13-304.
