Tennessee § 47-18-5510 - Timing of certificate of registration.
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§ 47-18-5510. Timing of certificate of registration.
The administrator shall approve or deny an initial registration as a provider within one hundred twenty (120) days after an application is filed. In connection with a request pursuant to § 47-18-5506(19) for additional information, the administrator may extend the one hundred twenty-day period for not more than sixty (60) days. Within seven (7) days after denying an application, the administrator, in a record, shall inform the applicant of the reasons for the denial. If the administrator does not act on an application within the time prescribed in subsection (a), the applicant may appeal and request a hearing pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 3. Subject to §§ 47-18-5511(d) and 47-18-5534, a registration as a provider is valid for one (1) year. Acts 2009, ch. 469, § 1; 2015, ch. 339, § 26. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 469, § 1 purported to enact new part 54, §§ 47-18-5401 — 47-18-5441 ; however, part 54 was previously enacted by Acts 2009, ch. 198, and this part was redesignated as part 55, §§ 47-18-5501 — 47-18-5541 by the code commission. Amendments. The 2015 amendment deleted “denies an application for registration as a provider or” following “If the administrator” in (b). Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 339, § 31. July 1, 2015; May 4, 2015, for the purpose of rulemaking.
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