Section 1000-04-.04 - CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS(1) Certification by the Tennessee Board of Nursing to prescribe and/or issue legend drugs, pursuant to T.C.A. § 63-7-123, shall authorize a nurse practitioner to prescribe and/or issue such drugs. Any nurse who prescribes and/or issues drugs without proper certification by the Tennessee Board of Nursing shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Nursing in accordance with the provisions of T.C.A. § 63-7-115.(2) In order to be issued a certificate of fitness as a nurse practitioner with privileges to write and sign prescriptions and/or issue legend drugs, a nurse must meet all of the following requirements: (a) A current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse under T.C.A. Title 63, Chapter 7;(b) Preparation in specialized practitioner skills at the master's, post-master's, doctoral, or post-doctoral level, including, but not limited to, at least three (3) quarter hours of pharmacology instruction or its equivalent;(c) A current national certification in the appropriate nursing specialty area; and(d) Graduation from a program conferring a master's or doctoral degree in nursing.(3) Those applicants intending to prescribe, issue or administer controlled substances pursuant to T.C.A. § 63-7-123(b)(2) shall maintain their Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate to Prescribe Controlled Substances at their practice location to be inspected by the Board or its authorized representative.(4) A nurse who has been issued a certificate of fitness shall file a notice with the Board of Nursing containing: (a) The nurse's full name;(b) a copy of the formulary describing the categories of legend drugs to be prescribed and/or issued by the nurse; and(c) the name of the licensed physician having supervision, control and responsibility for prescriptive services rendered by the nurse.(5) Every nurse who has been issued a certificate of fitness shall be responsible for updating the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (4) within thirty (30) days of the change.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-04-.04
Original rule filed March 11. 1993; effective April 25. 1993. Amendment filed February 21. 1996; effective May 6. 1996. Repeal and new rule filed May 28. 2004; effective August 11. 2004.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202. 4-5-204.63-7-123. and 63-7-207.