This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) A person licensed as a health care professional in this state if:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-28-111

  • Licensed clinical perfusionist: means a person licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 63-28-102
  • Perfusion: means the functions necessary for the support, treatment, measurement or supplementation of the cardiovascular, circulatory or respiratory systems, or other organs, or a combination of such activities, and to ensure the safe management of physiologic functions by monitoring and analyzing the parameters of the systems under an order and under the supervision of a licensed physician, including:
    (A) The use of extracorporeal circulation, long-term cardiopulmonary support techniques including extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and associated therapeutic and diagnostic technologies. See Tennessee Code 63-28-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(A) The person does not represent to the public, directly or indirectly, that the person is licensed pursuant to this chapter, and does not use any name, title or designation indicating that the person is licensed pursuant to this chapter; and
(B) The person limits the person’s acts or practice to the scope of practice authorized by the appropriate licensing agency;
(2) A student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program if the perfusion services performed are:

(A) An integral part of the student’s course of study; and
(B) Performed under the direct supervision of a licensed clinical perfusionist assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area; or
(3) The practice of any legally qualified perfusionist employed by the United States government while in the discharge of the person’s official duties.
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