(a) Nothing in §§ 63-11-201 – 63-11-203 shall be construed as permitting the use of those forms of psychotherapy that involve the administration or prescription of drugs or electroshock or in any way infringing upon the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of this state.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-11-204
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
(b) The psychologist, psychological examiner, senior psychological examiner, certified psychological assistant, or certified psychological testing technician who engages in psychotherapy must establish and maintain effective intercommunication with a psychologically-oriented physician, usually a psychiatrist, to make provision for the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems by a physician with an unlimited license to practice the healing arts in this state.(c) A psychologist, psychological examiner, senior psychological examiner, certified psychological assistant, or certified psychological testing technician must not attempt to diagnose, prescribe for, treat or advise a client with reference to problems or complaints falling outside the boundaries of psychological practice.(d) Sections 63-11-203 and 63-11-208(c) and (d) are subject to the limitations of this section.
