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Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-7-120

Violations and penalties

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cantrell v. Knox County Board of Education (2001)

Most recently applied in Cantrell v. Knox County Board of Education (August 2001)

Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 29; 1976, ch. 501, § 11; T.C.A., § 63-757; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112.

(1) It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person, corporation or association to: Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license or record, or aid or abet therein;

(2) Practice nursing as defined by this chapter under cover of any diploma, license or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or assigned or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;

(3) Practice nursing as defined by this chapter unless duly licensed to do so under this chapter;

(4) Use in connection with the person's name any designation tending to imply that the person is a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse unless duly licensed so to practice under this chapter;

(5) Practice nursing during the time the person's license issued under this chapter is suspended or revoked;

(6) Conduct a school of nursing or a program for the training of practical nurses unless the school or program has been approved by the board; or

(7) Otherwise violate any provisions of this chapter.

(8) Legal procedure in prosecution of violations of this section shall be in accordance with general statutes.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.