Section 0880-06-.01 - DEFINITIONSAs used in these rules the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
(1) Certified nurse practitioner - A registered nurse who is certified by the Board of Nursing pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 63-7-123 and 63-7-207(14) and has been issued a certificate of fitness by the Board of Nursing.(2) Formulary - A list of legend and non-legend drugs arranged by therapeutic categories, included in the protocols, that are approved to be prescribed and/or issued by a certified nurse practitioner, which may include controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, IV and V of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.(3) Protocols - Written guidelines for medical management developed jointly by the supervising physician and the certified nurse practitioner.(4) Supervising physician - A licensed and actively practicing physician who has been identified as accepting the responsibility for supervising certified nurse practitioners or nurse practitioners with a temporary certificate of fitness.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-06-.01
Original rule filed September 30, 1987; effective November 14, 1987. Repeal and new rule filed March 18, 1999; effective June 1, 1999.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-6-101, 63-6-204, 63-6-214, 63-7-103, 63-7-123, and 63-7-207.