(a) While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner, registered with a registration system that complies with § 58-2-805 and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner’s registration is based, may practice and use the titles appropriate thereto in this state to the extent authorized by this part as if the practitioner were licensed in this state.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-2-806

  • Agency: means the Tennessee emergency management agency (TEMA). See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
  • Emergency: means an occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population, or substantial damage to or loss of property. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
  • Health practitioner: means an individual licensed under any chapter of titles 62, 63 or 68, or their counterparts in another state, to provide health services. See Tennessee Code 58-2-802
  • License: includes authorization under the laws of this state to an individual to provide health services based upon a national certification issued by a public or private entity. See Tennessee Code 58-2-802
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 58-2-802
(b) A volunteer health practitioner qualified under subsection (a) is not entitled to the protections of this part if the practitioner is licensed in more than one (1) state and any license of the practitioner is disciplinarily suspended, revoked, or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges, or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.
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