Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-02-.02 - TYPES AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSES

(1) Initial License. An initial license is issued to a facility or service to give the licensee an opportunity to implement minimum program requirements and to give the Department an opportunity to evaluate the facility's or service's compliance with licensure laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. Initial licenses will not exceed 12 months.

(2) Full License. A full license is valid for up to 12 months from the date of issuance and is issued to a facility or service when the licensee demonstrates compliance with all applicable licensure laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations as determined by the Department.

(3) Provisional License. A provisional license may be issued to a facility or service when it does not meet all of the requirements for a full license. The Department may grant a provisional license if all of the conditions below are satisfied:

(a) The facility or service is making a diligent effort to comply with all licensure laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. A "diligent effort to comply " is determined by past performances of the facility or service in meeting licensure laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and correcting deficiencies and by the facility's or service's commitments to correct existing deficiencies within time frames agreed to by the Department;

(b) The continued operation of the facility or service will not endanger the health or safety of individuals being served;

(c) The facility or service has submitted an acceptable compliance plan specifying how and when deficiencies will be corrected. The Department will consider the seriousness of the deficiencies and the past performances of the facility or service in determining whether the compliance plan is acceptable; and

(d) The facility or service has substantially met the commitments made in the preceding year's compliance plan, if any.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-02-.02

Original rule filed November 16, 1978; effective January 1, 1979. Amendment filed May 22, 1979; effective July 10, 1979. Amendment filed December 8, 1980; effective January 22, 1981. Amendment filed November 30, 1983; effective December 30, 1983. Repeal and new rule filed June 30, 1986; effective July 30, 1986. Amendment filed October 14, 1986; effective November 28, 1986. Repeal and new rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Repeal and new rule filed April 10, 2008; effective June 24, 2008. Repeal and new rule filed February 3, 2014; effective 5/4/2014.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-405, and 33-2-415.