Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-13-.04 - APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW AGENCIES

(1) No person shall act as a design review agency under this Chapter without a valid letter of approval from the Department.

(2) An application for approval as a design review agency shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the Department. The applications shall be accompanied by:

(a) A non-refundable original application fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00); and

(b) A prospectus describing:

1. The applicant's qualifications to review plans, specifications, and building systems of modular building units or components for compliance with the standards;

2. The education and qualifications of the employees who would conduct the actual reviews of plans, specifications, and building systems;

3. The management and professional personnel (including an architect or engineer duly registered in the State of Tennessee) responsible for compliance with the provisions of this Chapter;

4. The applicant's experience in third-party design review;

5. The applicant's organizational structure; and

6. The relationship which the applicant would establish with approved construction inspection agencies to ensure that modular building units and components are produced in accordance with the standards.

(3) The Department shall be notified in writing of any change in the information furnished in an application, prior to and throughout licensure, within thirty (30) days of such change.

(4) The Department shall issue a letter of approval to qualified applicants.

(5) All approvals issued under this rule shall expire on June 30 of each year. An initial approval that is issued between April 1 and June 30 during any given year shall expire on June 30 of the following year.

(6) An application for renewal of an approval shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the Department, and accompanied by a non-refundable renewal application fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00).

(7) Any design review agency that fails to renew such design review agency's approval on or before its expiration date, June 30, and until August 31 shall be required to pay one-half (1/2) of the approval fee, in addition to the fee established in paragraph (6) of this rule.

(8) Any design review agency that has failed to renew such design review agency's approval as of September 1 of each year shall be required to apply for a new approval as prescribed in paragraph two (2) of this rule.

(9) Any change of ownership shall require a new approval.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-13-.04

Original rule filed September 17, 1986; effective November 1, 1986. Amendment filed June 10, 2004; effective August 24, 2004. Amendment filed June 15, 2009; effective August 29, 2009. Amendments filed March 31, 2021; effective 6/29/2021.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-36-302 through 68-36-305, 68-102-113, 68-126-302, and 68-126-305.