Section 1200-10-02-.04 - REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS(1) Applications (a) Any individual who desires to practice as a registered certified reflexologist in Tennessee shall apply to the Division on forms provided by the Division. 1. All applicants shall submit the fees required by rule 1200-10-2-.06.2. All applicants shall submit a clear and recognizable, recently taken, "passport-style" photograph which shows the full head, face forward from at least the top of the shoulders up.(b) It is the intent of this rule that all steps necessary to accomplish the filing of the required documentation be completed prior to filing an application and that all documentation be filed simultaneously.(2) Requirements (a) An applicant shall cause to have submitted documentation of completion of a two hundred (200) hour reflexology only course offered by an institution approved by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission or its equivalent in other states. It is the applicant's responsibility to request that such documentation be submitted directly from the course provider to the Administrative Office.(b) An applicant shall submit proof that he/she has attained eighteen (18) years of age.(c) An applicant shall provide evidence of good moral character by submitting two (2) original letters attesting to the applicant's character from health care professionals on the signator's letterhead. The letters cannot be from immediate family and/or relatives.(d) An applicant shall attest that he/she has not been convicted of any felony under the laws of this state or any other state within ten (10) years of applying for registration.(e) An applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Administrative Office directly from the vendor identified in the Division's registration application materials, the result of a criminal background check.(f) If an applicant has ever been authorized to practice as a reflexologist or any other health profession in any other state or country, the applicant shall cause to be submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement from each such licensing agency which indicates the applicant either holds a current or active authorization to practice as a reflexologist or other health professional and 1. whether the authorization to practice is in good standing; and2. whether the authorization to practice has imposed or pending disciplinary action; and3. if the authorization to practice is currently inactive, whether it was in good standing at the time it became inactive.(g) It is the applicant's responsibility to request the information required in subparagraph (f) be submitted directly from each such licensing agency to the Administrative Office.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-10-02-.04
Original rule filed April 26, 2002; effective August 28, 2002. Amendment filed November 2, 2004; effective March 30, 2005. Amendments filed January 23, 2006; effective May 31, 2006.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-30-102, 63-30-103, 63-30-104, 63-30-106, 63-30-111, and 63-30-112.