(a) The department may grant a provisional license for up to one (1) year to a service or facility if:(1) The service or facility is making a diligent effort to comply with standards adopted under this part;(2) The continued operation of the service or facility will not endanger the health or safety of its persons supported;(3) The continued operation of the service or facility is necessary because care is not otherwise reasonably available for its persons supported;(4) The service or facility has submitted an acceptable compliance plan specifying how and when deficiencies will be corrected; and(5) The service or facility has substantially met the commitments made in the preceding year's compliance plan, if any.(b) Failure to meet the commitments made in the compliance plan is a ground for revocation or suspension of the license.(c) Copies of provisional licenses and compliance plans must be maintained in a central location and are open to public inspection.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
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