To be issued a certificate as a Registered Nurse First Assistant with privileges to hold oneself out as a Registered Nurse First Assistant or use the abbreviation RNFA, the applicant must meet all of the following requirements:
- (1) A current, unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse under T.C.A. Title 63, Chapter 7, or current unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse with the multistate licensure privilege to practice in Tennessee;
- (2) A current certification in perioperative nursing or a current, unencumbered Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certificate;
- (3) Successful completion of a Registered Nurse First Assistant education program that meets the education standard of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses for a Registered Nurse First Assistant;
- (4) Payment of the applicable fee;
- (5) Completion of the appropriate application signed under penalty of perjury.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-7-128, 63-7-207, and 63-7-402. Administrative History: New rules filed July 10, 2024; effective October 8, 2024.