Tennessee § 53-11-411 - Administrative decisions — Judicial review.

§ 53-11-411. Administrative decisions — Judicial review.

All final determinations, findings and conclusions of the department of safety, department of mental health and substance abuse services, department of health, or the board of pharmacy under part 3 of this chapter and this part, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4, are final and conclusive decisions of the matters involved. Any person aggrieved by the decision may obtain review of the decision in the circuit court of Davidson County upon petition for writ of certiorari. Findings of fact by the department of safety, department of mental health and substance abuse services, or department of health, or the board of pharmacy, if supported by substantial evidence, are conclusive. Acts 1971, ch. 163, § 38; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., § 52-1445; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010, ch. 1100, §§ 87, 88; 2012, ch. 575, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Amendments. The 2010 amendment, effective January 15, 2011, deleted “and developmental disabilities” following “mental health” in (a) and (c). The 2012 amendment substituted “department of mental health and substance abuse services” for “department of mental health” in (a) and (c). Effective Dates. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 157. January 15, 2011. Acts 2012, ch. 575, § 3. July 1, 2012. Cross-References. Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, title 4, ch. 5, part 1.