Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following terms and acronyms shall have the following meaning ascribed to them: (1) Administrative Office - The office of the administrator assigned to the Board and Council located at 665 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, TN 37243. (2) Collaborative Care Plan - A written agreement, between a physician and a midwife in which both parties agree to discuss the care of the midwife’s client as stated in “Practice Guidelines” issued by the Tennessee Midwives Association on January 22, 2001 and amended on February 8, 2010 located at https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program- areas/health-professional-boards/midwifery-board/midwifery-board/policies-and-practice- guidelines.html. (3) Compensation - A payment, loan, advance, donation, contribution, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value. (4) CPR - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (5) Division - The Division of Health Related Boards, Tennessee Department of Health, from which the Council receives administrative support. (6) NARM - The North American Registry of Midwives. (7) Physician - A person who holds a license in the state of Tennessee to practice either medicine by the state Board of Medical Examiners or to practice osteopathic medicine by the Board of Osteopathic Examination.