Tennessee § 68-14-316 - Inspection recording and scoring.
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§ 68-14-316. Inspection recording and scoring.
Inspection results for hotels and swimming pools shall be recorded on standard departmental forms that summarize the requirements of the law and of rules and regulations. The scoring system for inspections shall include a weighted point value for each requirement in which critical requirements are assigned values of four (4) and five (5) points, with less critical items having assigned values of one (1) and two (2) points. The rating score of the facilities shall be the total of the weighted point values for all violations subtracted from one hundred (100). A copy of the completed inspection report shall be furnished to the person in charge of the facility at the conclusion of the inspection. Acts 1985, ch. 171, § 20; 1996, ch. 555, § 1; 2013, ch. 182, § 32; T.C.A. § 68-14-317 . Compiler's Notes. Former § 68-14-316 was transferred to § 68-14-315 by Acts 2013, ch. 182, § 31, effective July 1, 2015. For the table of disposition regarding the transfers and amendments made by Acts 2013, ch. 182, effective July 1, 2015, please see the Compiler’s Notes under § 68-14-301 . Amendments. The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, transferred former § 68-14-317 to this section; in (a), deleted “, food service establishments” following “hotels” and inserted “of” near the end; inserted “for inspections” in (b)(1); and deleted (d) which read: “(d) The most current inspection report furnished to the operator or person in charge of the establishment shall be posted in a conspicuous manner. If any violation noted on the report is required to be corrected within ten (10) days of the issuance of the report and a routine follow-up inspection shows that the violation has been corrected within the period of time, then a final report without notation of the violation shall be furnished to the operator or person in charge of the restaurant and the report shall be posted in lieu of the original report.” Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 182, § 50. July 1, 2015; provided, that, for rulemaking purposes, the act shall take effect April 23, 2013. Cross-References. Inspection of food establishments, § 53-8-113 .
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