Tennessee § 63-7-101 - Purpose of chapter.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-7-101 — Purpose of chapter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-7-101. Purpose of chapter.
The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life and health by requiring each person who is practicing or is offering to practice nursing to submit evidence that the person is qualified to practice and to be licensed as provided in this chapter. Such evidence of qualifications shall be submitted to the state board of nursing, which is the regulatory body authorized to enforce this chapter. Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 1; T.C.A., § 63-729; Acts 1990, ch. 651, § 1; 2005, ch. 387, § 1. Cross-References. Duties of nurses regarding known or suspected child sexual abuse, §§ 37-1-403 , 37-1-605 . Liability of professional societies, title 62, ch. 50, part 1. Loan-scholarship program for graduate students in professional nursing, § 49-4-702 . Prevention of HIV transmission, rulemaking authority, § 68-11-222 . Training of nurses to include courses in detection and treatment of child sexual abuse, § 49-7-117 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 20 Tenn. Juris., Physicians and Surgeons, § 6. Law Reviews. Report on Administrative Law to the Tennessee Law Revision Commission, 20 Vand. L. Rev. 777. Attorney General Opinions. Authority to set standards for public school nurses, OAG 98-073, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 73 (3/31/98).
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