(a) The board may issue an externship certificate to practice chiropractic, to be used only under supervision of a licensed chiropractor, upon payment of a fee as set by the board, to a chiropractor who meets all qualifications and requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter and who has applied to take the examinations as provided in § 63-4-110.
(b) Externs will be allowed to perform all diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions as allowed providers licensed by this chapter.
(c) Externship is to last no longer than three hundred sixty-five (365) days from date of certificate issuance. Applicants who provide proof of illness or hardship that hindered their ability to comply with § 63-4-110 may, at the board's discretion, be allowed a second year of externship.
(d) The board may revoke an extern's certificate for violation of any portion of this chapter for failure to maintain proper supervision. “Supervision” is defined as direct oversight by a Tennessee licensed chiropractor. The supervisor shall be on the facility premises while the extern is conducting patient care.
(e) The board reserves the right to adopt any rules and regulations as the board may deem appropriate for externs and the administration of externship program.
(f) One hundred dollars ($100) shall be the administrative fee for applying to and participating in the externship program for each year of externship.
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