As used in these rules, the following terms and acronyms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) ABCP - American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion or its successor organization.(2) ACPE - Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education or its successor organization.(3) Administrative Office - The office of the administrator assigned to the Board and Committee located at 227 French Landing, Suite 300, Heritage Place, MetroCenter, Nashville, TN 37243.(4) AmSECT - American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology.(5) Board - Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.(6) C.A.H.E.A. - The Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or its successor accrediting agency.(7) Committee - The Committee for Clinical Perfusionists.(8) Division - The Division of Health Related Boards, Tennessee Department of Health, from which the Committee receives administrative support.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-11-.01
Original rule filed April 26, 2002; effective July 10, 2002.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-6-101, 63-28-114, and 63-28-118.