(a) The board has authority to administer oaths, to summon witnesses and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-11-212
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
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
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b)(1) The board shall be the sole agency in this state empowered to certify concerning competence in the practice of psychology to the division and the sole board empowered to recommend licensure or certification for the practice of psychology to the division.(2) No individual shall be issued a license or certificate for the practice of psychology who has not been previously certified at the appropriate level of practice by the board.(3) The board shall certify as competent to practice psychology all persons who shall present satisfactory evidence of attainments and qualifications under provisions of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the board and chapter 1 of this title.(4) Such certification shall be signed by the chair of the board under the board’s adopted seal.(c) It is the duty of the board chair under the direction of the board to aid the solicitors in the enforcement of this chapter and the prosecution of all persons charged with the violation of its provisions.
