Section 1000-01-.20 - REGISTERED NURSE FIRST ASSISTANT CERTIFICATETo be issued a certificate as a registered nurse first assistant with privileges to hold oneself out as a registered nurse first assistant or use the abbreviation RNFA, the applicant must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) A current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse under T.C.A. Title 63, Chapter 7, or current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse with the multistate licensure privilege to practice in Tennessee;(2) A current certification in perioperative nursing or a current, unencumbered advanced practice registered nurse certificate;(3) Successful completion of a registered nurse first assistant education program that meets the education standard of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses for a registered nurse first assistant;(4) Payment of the applicable fee;(5) Completion of the appropriate application signed under penalty of perjury.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-01-.20
Original rule filed March 24, 2015; effective June 22, 2015. Amendments filed April 1, 2021; effective 6/30/2021.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-7-128, 63-7-207, and 63-7-302.