Title 63, Professions Of The Healing Arts

(a) The commissioner of health shall:(1) Promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and reasonable for the enforcement of this chapter;(2) Establish continuing education requirements;(3) Establish standards for the training and practice of electrolysis;(4) Maintain a …

The commissioner shall set fees for applications, examinations, renewals, reciprocity, school licensure and other related matters.

A person who acts in good faith shall not be civilly liable for providing information to the commissioner or a designee of the commissioner on any matter relative to the practice of electrolysis. This section shall apply to any person who acts in good faith to provide information…

(1) An applicant for a license to be an electrologist must:(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Be of good moral character;(3) Have been graduated by an accredited high school or have completed equivalent recognized education;(4) Have completed an electrology education …

(1) To be eligible for licensing as an electrology instructor, in addition to the requirements of the registered electrologist, an applicant shall have:(1) Practiced electrolysis actively for at least five (5) of the last ten (10) years prior to the application;(2) Successfully p…

(a) Examinations for qualified applicants shall be offered at least once a year at the times and places determined by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. (b) Completed applications for examination must be received by the commissioner thirty (30) days prior to the exa…

(a) If a candidate fails a part or parts of an examination, the candidate may retake a failed section of the examination or retake a subsequent examination, after paying the reexamination fee and submitting the commissioner-approved form for reexamination at least thirty (30) day…

(a) Payment of the scheduled registration fee to the commissioner shall accompany an application. (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2), no electrologist shall be registered by the commissioner to practice without examination, unless a recognized out-of-state license i…

(a) The commissioner shall approve as a licensed electrology instructor without the required examination any person who meets the waiver requirements in § 63-26-115 and who has taught electrology for at least three (3) consecutive years prior to June 30, 1989. (b) The commissione…

(a) The commissioner may grant a waiver of examination; provided, that the applicant:(1) Provides adequate evidence that an electrology license was acquired after passing an electrology examination in another state, and that the examination was substantially equivalent to the exa…

(a) The commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant meeting the requirements of this chapter for the license designation as an electrologist, or an electrology instructor, or an approved school teaching electrology. (b) All licenses issued by the commissioner must be consp…

(a) In addition to other powers and duties, the commissioner has the authority to:(1) Set standards by which an electrology education program may be approved;(2) Review with the state board of education and the Tennessee higher education commission a progressive electrology educa…

(a) Each licensed electrologist and each licensed electrology instructor shall pay the scheduled annual renewal fee to the commissioner, payable in advance, for the following year on or before December 31 of each year that such renewal fee is due. (b) Each licensed electrology sc…

Any licensee who has retired, or may hereafter retire from practice in this state, shall not be made to register if such person files with the commissioner an affidavit on a form to be furnished by the commissioner. The affidavit shall state the date on which the person retired f…

It is unlawful for any person to practice or attempt to practice electrology in this state, unless such person has been issued a valid and current license to practice electrology. This section does not apply to a student who is practicing electrolysis as part of an approved elect…

(a) The commissioner has the authority to suspend, revoke or otherwise deny a license whenever a licensee is found guilty of any of the following acts or offenses:(1) Fraud in procuring a license;(2) Conviction of a felony;(3) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of narc…

All proceedings shall be in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

The commissioner is authorized and empowered to petition any circuit or chancery court having jurisdiction to enjoin any person who is practicing or attempting to practice electrology without possessing a valid license to practice, and to enjoin any person, firm or corporation fr…

The commissioner shall at all times have the power to call upon the district attorneys general in the various districts to assist the commissioner. It is hereby declared to be the duty of all district attorneys general throughout the state to assist the commissioner, upon the com…

(a) Any person who practices electrology without a license commits a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Each violation of this chapter constitutes a separate offense. (c) All civil penalties for a violation of this chapter shall be paid to the commissioner and given to the state treasurer …