(a) The registration of a certified reflexologist may be revoked or suspended by the division or the division may impose a civil penalty upon a finding that the person is guilty of any one (1) or more of the following:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-30-111

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 63-30-102
  • Division: means the division of health-related boards in the department of health. See Tennessee Code 63-30-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • reflexologist: means any person who engages in the practice of reflexology for compensation and who has completed a study of the principles of reflexology, anatomy and physiology generally included in a regular course of study of reflexology. See Tennessee Code 63-30-102
  • Reflexology: means the application of specific pressures to reflex points in the hands and feet only. See Tennessee Code 63-30-102
  • Registration: means satisfying the requirements for registration by the department of health. See Tennessee Code 63-30-102
  • 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
(1) The practitioner is guilty of gross health care liability or incompetence;
(2) The practitioner’s mental or physical health endangers public health or safety;
(3) The practitioner is guilty of false or deceptive advertising;
(4) The practitioner engages in unprofessional conduct;
(5) The practitioner falsifies any requirements for registration as set forth;
(6) The practitioner is convicted of a felony for the commission of an offense that bears directly on the practitioner’s fitness to practice competently, as determined by the division;
(7) The practitioner is subject to disciplinary action in another state; or
(8) The unauthorized practice of reflexology.
(b) Any person may file with the department of health’s office of investigations a written complaint against a registered reflexologist for any violation of this chapter.
(c) Complaints alleging violations of this chapter, or any rule duly promulgated pursuant to § 63-30-112, shall be filed with the division, and shall be resolved by the division in accordance with this chapter and the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. A file shall be maintained on each such complaint filed with the division and shall reflect all activities taken by the division in response to such complaint.
(d) An action taken under this section shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 1, part 1 of this title.
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