Section 1730-03-.16 - LICENSE(1) Issuance - Upon the Board determining that an applicant for licensure has successfully met all the requirements as set forth in T.C.A. §§ 63-12-101, et seq. and these rules the Board shall issue the applicant a license to practice as a veterinary technician.(2) Display of License - Every person licensed by the Board in this state shall display the license and renewal certificate in a conspicuous place in the licensee's office and, whenever required, show such license to the Board or its authorized representative.(3) Replacement License or Renewal Certificate - A license holder whose "artistically designed" license has been lost or destroyed may be issued a replacement document upon receipt of a written request in the Board's administrative office.(4) Verification - Requests for licensure verification must be made in writing to the Board's administrative office.(5) Use of Titles - Only a person who possesses a valid, unsuspended and unrevoked, Board-issued license to practice as a veterinary technician is authorized to use the title "Veterinary Technician," "Licensed Veterinary Technician" or "Technician," and to practice as a veterinary technician.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1730-03-.16
Original rule filed September 13, 1987; effective November 14, 1987. Repeal and new rule filed April 28, 1995; effective July 12, 1995. Amendment filed May 23, 2014; effective 8/21/2014.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-1-106, 63-1-109, 63-1-145, 63-12-106, 63-12-123, and 63-12-135.