Tennessee Code 63-27-102 – Chapter definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-27-102
- assistant: means any person certified as such pursuant to this chapter, who has:
(A) Received on-the-job training equivalent to at least one thousand (1,000) hours of clinical training in respiratory care, during an eighteen (18) consecutive month period. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102 - Board: means the board of respiratory care. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
- Certified respiratory therapist: means any person who has obtained the credential "certified respiratory therapist" (CRT) or the credential "certified respiratory therapy technician" (CRTT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Division: means the division of health related boards as defined by §. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
- Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Practice of respiratory care: includes , under the supervision, control and responsibility of a licensed physician:
(a) The administration of pharmacologic agents and medical gasses necessary to diagnose, implement treatment, promote disease prevention, and provide rehabilitation to the cardiorespiratory system. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102 - Registered respiratory therapist: means any person who has obtained the credential "registered respiratory therapist" (RRT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
- Respiratory care practitioner: means a registered respiratory therapist, a certified respiratory therapist, or a respiratory assistant licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 63-27-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105