- 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.
- Externs will be allowed to perform all diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions as allowed providers licensed by this chapter.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- One hundred dollars ($100) shall be the administrative fee for applying to and participating in the externship program for each year of externship.