Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1240 - Human Services
Subtitle 1240-04 - Standards for Regulated Institutions
Chapter 1240-04-05 - Procedures Affecting Licenses of Child Care Agencies
Section 1240-04-05-.05 - RESTRICTED LICENSES FOR CHILD CARE AGENCIES

(a) In determining whether to deny, revoke or summarily suspend a license, the Department may choose to deny, revoke or suspend only certain authority of the licensee to operate and may permit the licensee to continue operation, but may restrict or modify the licensee's authority to provide certain services or perform certain functions, including, but not limited to: transportation or food service, enrollment of children at the agency, the agency's hours of operation, the agency's use of certain parts of the agency's physical facilities or any other function of the child care agency which the Department determines should be restricted or modified to protect the health, safety or welfare of the children.

(b) The restrictions shall be contained in the notice of denial or revocation or in the order of summary suspension entered by the Department and shall state the basis for the restriction and the specific areas of operation which are to be limited.

(a) If the licensee does not appeal the issuance of a restricted license or the summary suspension of authority to operate, it may petition the Department to request that the restrictions be removed or altered.

(b) If timely appeal is made, then, pending the hearing upon the restricted license, the child care agency may continue to operate pending the decision of the Child Care Agency Board of Review unless the license is summarily suspended as provided in Section .04(5).