Section 1000-04-.05 - RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE AND DEMONSTRATION OF COMPETENCYAll advanced practice nurses who hold a Tennessee registered nurse license must biennially renew their Tennessee registered nurse license pursuant to Rule 1000-01-.03 and must demonstrate competency as a registered nurse pursuant to Rule 1000-01-.14. Additionally, to demonstrate competency to hold and/or renew an Advanced Practice Nurse Certificate, an advanced practice nurse shall:
(1) have initially obtained or maintained, during the most recent biennial renewal period, certification from a nationally recognized certification body appropriate to the nurse's specialty area; and(2) if in possession of a Certificate of Fitness pursuant to Rule 1000-04-.04, have successfully completed a minimum of two (2) contact hours of continuing education designed specifically to address controlled substance prescribing practices. The continuing education must include instruction in the Tennessee Department of Health's treatment guidelines on opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and carisoprodol, and may include such other topics as medicine addiction and risk management tools.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-04-.05
Original rule filed October 26, 1999; effective January 9, 2000. Repeal filed March 9, 2001; effective May 23, 2001. New rule filed May 28, 2004; effective August 11, 2004. Repeal filed December 16, 2005; effective March 1, 2006. Amendment filed December 20, 2012; effective March 20, 2013. Amendment filed March 24, 2015; effective 6/22/2015.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-1-402, 63-7-114, 63-7-123, 63-7-126, and 63-7-207.