Section 55-21-113 - Authority of nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physical therapist to issue certified statements of disability or deafness[Effective Upon Contingency; See Note](a) A nurse practitioner licensed under title 63, chapter 7, and a physician assistant licensed under title 63, chapter 19, shall have the same authority that a physician has under this part to issue certified statements of disability or deafness to accompany the application of disabled or deaf persons to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards and decals from the department, as described in this part, only if the authority is expressly included in the written protocol developed jointly by the supervising physician and the nurse practitioner, or the written protocol or collaborative agreement jointly developed by the supervising physician and the physician assistant, whichever is applicable, setting forth the range of services that may be performed by the nurse practitioner or physician assistant.(b) A physical therapist licensed under title 63, chapter 13, has the same authority that a physician has under this part to issue certified statements of disability to accompany the application of persons with disabilities to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards, and decals from the department, as described in this part.(c) A chiropractic physician licensed under title 63, chapter 4, has the same authority under this part to issue certified statements of disability to accompany the applications of persons with disabilities to obtain the appropriate registration, license plates, placards, and decals from the department, as described in this part, as a physician licensed under title 63, chapter 6 or 9.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1042,s 11, effective upon promulgation of rules governing the collaborative agreements of physician assistants with physicians; see T.C.A. § 63-19-106(h)(1).Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 519,s 1, eff. 3/1/2024.Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 89, s 1, eff. 3/31/2023. Acts 2009 , ch. 264, § 2.