Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-27-111: Prohibited practices - Criminal penalties

(a) No person shall by verbal claim, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way, claim to be a registered respiratory therapist, certified respiratory therapist or respiratory assistant unless such person possesses a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice respiratory care unless such person has been duly licensed under this chapter, except as provided in § 63-27-110 .

(c) Each violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.