Tennessee § 33-2-415 - Provisional licenses.

§ 33-2-415. Provisional licenses.

The department may grant a provisional license for up to one (1) year to a service or facility if: The service or facility is making a diligent effort to comply with standards adopted under this part; The continued operation of the service or facility will not endanger the health or safety of its service recipients; The continued operation of the service or facility is necessary because care is not otherwise reasonably available for its service recipients; The service or facility has submitted an acceptable compliance plan specifying how and when deficiencies will be corrected; and The service or facility has substantially met the commitments made in the preceding year's compliance plan, if any. Failure to meet the commitments made in the compliance plan is a ground for revocation or suspension of the license. Copies of provisional licenses and compliance plans shall be maintained in a central location and are open to public inspection. Acts 1978, ch. 853, § 12; 1979, ch. 199, § 1; 1983, ch. 323, § 30; T.C.A., §§ 33-1811, 33-2-511 ; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; T.C.A. § 33-2-414 ; Acts 2001, ch. 299, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former § 33-2-415 , concerning requirement that department investigate reports of abuse, dereliction or deficiency in operation of facility, private cause of action, and departmental remedies, was transferred to § 33-2-416 by Acts 2001, ch. 299, § 1.